Bill Text: CT HB05521 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Licensure Of Master's-level Psychologists.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Public Hearing 02/20 [HB05521 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05521-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5521
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 965
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. LOPES, 24th Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT REQUIRING LICENSURE OF MASTER'S-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 383 of the general statutes be amended to require licensure of master's-level psychologists who (1) possess a master's degree from a program of graduate study in psychology awarded by an institution of higher education, (2) have completed three years of full-time, post-degree supervised professional experience or its equivalent in part-time experience, (3) have passed an examination for professional practice in psychology, and (4) complete a minimum of seven hours of competence experience annually to retain licensure, to be licensed by the Department of Public Health.

Statement of Purpose:

To require master's-level psychologists to be licensed by the Department of Public Health.