Delaware House Bill 358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Passed on July 28 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-07-28 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill explicitly recognizes the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) and the American Psychological Association (APA) as qualifying accreditors of a psychology program for purposes of holding a professional license as a psychologist or registering as a psychological assistant in the State. Under current regulation, only APA programs qualify. PCSAS was founded in 2007, is incorporated in Delaware and is supported in part by funds from the University of Delaware. Its purpose is to raise the standards of mental health care by accrediting science-based clinical psychology programs that are at the leading edge of treatment development and the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practice. PCSAS has been recognized as a national accreditor of science-based clinical psychology programs by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (the same Council which recognizes the older APA).

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Profession Of Psychology.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]
Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2014-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-28	House	Signed by Governor
2014-06-30	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-06-25	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2014-06-19	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2014-06-18	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-06-18	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2014-06-11	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 10 On Its Merits
2014-06-05	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2014-05-29	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/680d4d0962580d1b85257cd8006398b7?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+358/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+358/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/1d449599d394724f85257cfb0076fbf3?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/201b13814d653ade85257d07007cf57b?OpenDocument