| 1 | The Governmental Operations Committee recommends the following: |
| 2 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 3 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 4 | A bill to be entitled |
| 5 | An act relating to psychology specialties; creating s. |
| 6 | 490.0149, F.S.; providing a definition; specifying the |
| 7 | circumstances under which a psychologist may hold himself |
| 8 | or herself out as a certified psychology specialist, |
| 9 | board-certified psychology specialist, or psychology |
| 10 | diplomate; requiring the Board of Psychology to approve |
| 11 | certifying bodies; providing a condition for approval of |
| 12 | the certifying bodies; requiring the Board of Psychology |
| 13 | to establish an application and approval process by rule; |
| 14 | specifying that a person licensed under ch. 490, F.S., may |
| 15 | specify the types of services he or she provides; |
| 16 | providing an effective date. |
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| 18 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 20 | Section 1. Section 490.0149, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 21 | to read: |
| 22 | 490.0149 Specialties.-- |
| 23 | (1) As used in this section, the term "certified |
| 24 | psychology specialist," "board-certified psychology specialist," |
| 25 | or "psychology diplomate" means a psychologist with special |
| 26 | competency that is acquired through an organized sequence of |
| 27 | formal education, training, experience, and professional |
| 28 | standing and is recognized by a certifying body approved under |
| 29 | subsection (3). |
| 30 | (2) A person licensed as a psychologist may not hold |
| 31 | himself or herself out as a certified psychology specialist, |
| 32 | board-certified psychology specialist, or psychology diplomate |
| 33 | unless the person has received formal recognition as a certified |
| 34 | psychology specialist, board-certified psychology specialist, or |
| 35 | psychology diplomate from a certifying body approved under |
| 36 | subsection (3). |
| 37 | (3)(a) The board shall be responsible for approving the |
| 38 | certifying bodies that recognize certified psychology |
| 39 | specialists, board-certified psychology specialists, or |
| 40 | psychology diplomates. The certifying body shall require, as a |
| 41 | condition of recognition, the following criteria in order to be |
| 42 | approved by the board: |
| 43 | 1. A minimum of 3 years of experience as a psychologist. |
| 44 | 2. Peer review of applicants. |
| 45 | 3. Additional education which may include self-study. |
| 46 | 4. Adherence to standards established by the certifying |
| 47 | body. |
| 48 | (b) The board shall adopt, by rule under ss. 120.536(1) |
| 49 | and 120.54, an application and a process for the approval of |
| 50 | certifying bodies. |
| 51 | (4) A person licensed under this chapter may indicate the |
| 52 | services he or she offers and may indicate that his or her |
| 53 | practice is limited to one or more types of services when this |
| 54 | accurately reflects his or her scope of practice. |
| 55 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |