Bill Text: IL SB0062 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Changes the definition of "clinical psychologist" to a person licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0075 [SB0062 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB0062-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 098-0075
SB0062 Enrolled LRB098 00250 RLC 30254 b
AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 1-103 as
follows:
(405 ILCS 5/1-103) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-103)
Sec. 1-103. "Clinical psychologist" means a person
licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
psychologist registered with the Illinois Department of
Professional Regulation who meets the following
qualifications:
(a) has a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited
university, college, or professional school, and has two years
of supervised experience in health services of which at least
one year is postdoctoral and one year is in an organized health
service program; or
(b) has a graduate degree in psychology from a regionally
accredited university or college, and has not less than six
years of experience as a psychologist with at least two years
of supervised experience in health services.
(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.