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S.F. No. 0049 |
Psychologist licensure. |
Sponsored By: Senator(s) Massie and Scott and Representative(s) Blake, Craft, Gingery and Hammons
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state board of psychology; amending the psychologists licensing act; providing for application of licensing act; removing separate licensing requirements related to school psychologists; revising the composition of the state board of psychology as specified; providing for issuance of temporary licenses to practice psychology as specified; revising the grounds and evidentiary standard for disciplinary actions as specified; authorizing the state board to employ specified personnel; and providing for an effective date.
12/29/2008 Bill Number Assigned
1/13/2009 S Received for Introduction
1/13/2009 S Introduced and Referred to S10
1/14/2009 S10 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Hastert, Hunnicutt, Landen, Schiffer and Scott
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/14/2009 S Placed on General File
1/15/2009 S Passed CoW
SF0049S2002/ADOPTED
Page 2-line 5 Before ", 33-27-122(a)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (e)".
Page 13-after line 24 Insert and renumber:
"(e) For purposes of this section, "conviction" means and includes a plea of guilty, nolo contendere and a verdict of guilty upon which a judgment of conviction may be rendered.". PERKINS, ROSS
SF0049S2003/ADOPTED
Page 1-line 14 Delete "(intro)".
Page 2-lines 13 through 24 Delete and insert:
"(iii) "Practice of psychology" means the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods and procedures, for the purpose of any one (1) or any combination of the following:
(A) Preventing,
or eliminating, evaluating or assessing symptomatic, maladaptive or undesired
behavior; and
of
(B) Enhancing interpersonal relationships, work
and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health and mental
health;.
Psychological services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups and the
public. The practice of psychology shall be construed within the meaning of
this definition without regard to whether payment is received for services
rendered. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to:
(C) Consulting in legal decision making;
(A)(D) Psychological testing and the
evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics such as intelligence,
personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes and neuropsychological
functioning;
(B)(E) Psychoanalysis, psychotherapy,
hypnosis, biofeedback and behavior analysis and therapy;
(C)(F) Diagnosis and treatment of mental
and emotional disorder or disability, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders
of habit or conduct, as well as of psychological aspects of physical illness,
accident, injury or disability; and
(D)(G) Psychoeducational evaluation,
therapy, remediation and consultation.".
Page 3-lines 1 through 4 Delete.
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"(b) After notice and a hearing, the board may suspend, place on probation, require remediation for a
specified time to be determined at the discretion of the board, restrict or
revoke any license to practice psychology or school psychology, deny an
application for licensure, or take any other action specified in the rules and
regulations whenever the board shall find by a preponderance of the evidence,
following a hearing conducted by the board pursuant to this act, that the
psychologist, school psychologist or applicant has engaged in conduct prohibited
by this act, rules or regulations promulgated by the board, or in any of revoke, refuse to renew, reprimand, censure, limit the scope
of practice, place on probation with or without terms, conditions or
limitations or suspend licenses to practice psychology for any of
the following acts or offenses:".
Page 12-lines 1 through 5 Delete. NICHOLAS, MASSIE
1/16/2009 S Passed 2nd Reading
1/19/2009 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Bebout, Coe, Decaria, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Massie, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Cooper, Dockstader, Hines, Larson, Meier and Townsend
Ayes 21 Nays 9 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/26/2009 H Received for Introduction
2/10/2009 H Introduced and Referred to H10
2/19/2009 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Bonner, Davison, Esquibel, K., Goggles, Hallinan, Harvey, Landon and Millin
Nays: Representative(s) Shepperson
Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/19/2009 H Rereferred to H02
2/20/2009 H02 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Berger, Hammons, Harshman, Jorgensen, Pedersen, Philp and Steward
Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/20/2009 H Placed on General File
SF0049HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 3 After "33-27-119" delete "(a),".
Page 5-line 23 Strike "school".
Page 9-line 15 After "completion of" delete balance of the line and insert "two (2) years of supervised professional experience which may be completed prior and subsequent to the granting of the degree required under paragraph (ii) of this subsection;".
Page 9-line 16 Delete entirely.
Page 11-lines 8 through 16 Delete entirely.
Page 11-line 19 Strike "or" insert "and".
Page 19-line 7 Delete "and (ix) is" insert "and 33-27-119(a) are". LANDON, CHAIRMAN
2/26/2009 H Passed CoW
2/27/2009 H Passed 2nd Reading
3/2/2009 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Excused: Representative(s) Carson and Shepperson
Ayes 58 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/2/2009 S Received for Concurrence
3/2/2009 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Peterson, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Bebout, Case, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Ross, Schiffer, Scott and Vasey
Ayes 21 Nays 9 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/2/2009 Assigned Number SEA No.0066
3/3/2009 S President Signed SEA No. 0066
3/3/2009 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0066
3/5/2009 Governor Signed SEA No. 0066
3/5/2009 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0154 Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.