Bill Text: IL SB3773 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Creates the Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and Disciplinary Board to serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary in matters relating to the licensure and discipline of prescribing psychologists. Removes provisions allowing the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board to make recommendations relating to the licensure and discipline of prescribing psychologists.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3773 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3773-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3773 Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 111, par. 5357
225 ILCS 15/7.1 new
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Creates the Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and Disciplinary Board to serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary in matters relating to the licensure and discipline of prescribing psychologists. Removes provisions allowing the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board to make recommendations relating to the licensure and discipline of prescribing psychologists.
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
amended by changing Section 7 and by adding Section 7.1 as
follows:
(225 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5357)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 7. Board. The Secretary shall appoint a Board that
shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary.
The Board shall consist of 11 persons: 4 of whom are
licensed clinical psychologists and actively engaged in the
practice of clinical psychology; 2 of whom are licensed
prescribing psychologists; 2 of whom are physicians licensed to
practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois who generally
prescribe medications for the treatment of mental health
disease or illness in the normal course of clinical medical
practice, one of whom shall be a psychiatrist and the other a
primary care or family physician; 2 of whom are licensed
clinical psychologists and are full time faculty members of
accredited colleges or universities who are engaged in training
clinical psychologists; and one of whom is a public member who
is not a licensed health care provider. In appointing members

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of the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the
adequate representation of the various fields of health care
psychology such as clinical psychology, school psychology and
counseling psychology. In appointing members of the Board, the
Secretary shall give due consideration to recommendations by
members of the profession of clinical psychology and by the
State-wide organizations representing the interests of
clinical psychologists and organizations representing the
interests of academic programs as well as recommendations by
approved doctoral level psychology programs in the State of
Illinois, and, with respect to the 2 physician members of the
Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to
recommendations by the Statewide professional associations or
societies representing physicians licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches in Illinois. The members shall be
appointed for a term of 4 years. No member shall be eligible to
serve for more than 2 full terms. Any appointment to fill a
vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term. A
member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a
duration of 2 years or more may be reappointed for a maximum of
one term and a member appointed to fill a vacancy for an
unexpired term for a duration of less than 2 years may be
reappointed for a maximum of 2 terms. The Secretary may remove
any member for cause at any time prior to the expiration of his
or her term.
The 2 initial appointees to the Board who are licensed

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prescribing psychologists may hold a medical or prescription
license issued by another state so long as the license is
deemed by the Secretary to be substantially equivalent to a
prescribing psychologist license under this Act and so long as
the appointees also maintain an Illinois clinical psychologist
license. Such initial appointees shall serve on the Board until
the Department adopts rules necessary to implement licensure
under Section 4.2 of this Act.
The Board shall annually elect a chairperson and vice
chairperson.
The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
authorized legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in
attending the meetings of the Board.
The Secretary shall give due consideration to all
recommendations of the Board.
The Board may make recommendations on all matters relating
to continuing education including the number of hours necessary
for license renewal, waivers for those unable to meet such
requirements and acceptable course content. Such
recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the
Department or an unreasonable restriction on those seeking
license renewal.
The 2 licensed prescribing psychologist members of the
Board and the 2 physician members of the Board shall only
deliberate and make recommendations related to the licensure
and discipline of prescribing psychologists. Four members

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shall constitute a quorum, except that all deliberations and
recommendations related to the licensure and discipline of
prescribing psychologists shall require a quorum of 6 members.
A quorum is required for all Board decisions.
Members of the Board shall have no liability in any action
based upon any disciplinary proceeding or other activity
performed in good faith as a member of the Board.
The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any member
for cause which in the opinion of the Secretary reasonably
justifies such termination.
(Source: P.A. 98-668, eff. 6-25-14; 99-572, eff. 7-15-16.)
(225 ILCS 15/7.1 new)
Sec. 7.1. Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board.
(a) The Secretary shall appoint a Prescribing Psychologist
Licensing and Disciplinary Board that shall serve in an
advisory capacity to the Secretary in matters relating to the
licensure and discipline of prescribing psychologists.
(b) The Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board shall consist of the following individuals
appointed by the Secretary:
(1) five individuals who are prescribing
psychologists, at least 3 of whom specialize in the
treatment of one of the following populations: (A)lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, (B) African

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American individuals, (C) Latino individuals, (D)
low-income communities, (E) rural communities, or (F)
physical or sexual assault victims;
(2) one individual who is a general practice physician;
(3) one individual who is a psychiatrist;
(4) one individual who is a public member working in
community mental health or mental health advocacy; and
(5) one individual who is a prescribing psychologist
training program professional.
The members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. No
member shall be eligible to serve for more than 2 full terms.
Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired
portion of the term. A member appointed to fill a vacancy for
an unexpired term for a duration of 2 years or more may be
reappointed for a maximum of one term and a member appointed to
fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a duration of less
than 2 years may be reappointed for a maximum of 2 terms. The
Secretary may remove any member for cause at any time prior to
the expiration of his or her term.
The 5 initial appointees to the Prescribing Psychologist
Licensing and Disciplinary Board who are licensed prescribing
psychologists may be licensed clinical psychologists who have
completed their masters in clinical psychopharmacology.
(c) The Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board shall annually elect a chairperson and vice
chairperson.

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(d) The members of the Prescribing Psychologist Licensing
and Disciplinary Board shall be reimbursed for all authorized
legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending the
meetings of the Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board.
(e) The Secretary shall give due consideration to all
recommendations of the Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board.
(f) The Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board may make recommendations on all matters
related to the licensure and discipline of prescribing
psychologists. Such recommendations shall not impose an undue
burden on the Department or an unreasonable restriction on
those seeking license renewal.
(g) Four members shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is
required for all Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board decisions.
(h) Members of the Prescribing Psychologist Licensing and
Disciplinary Board shall have no liability in any action based
upon any disciplinary proceeding or other activity performed in
good faith as a member of the Prescribing Psychologist
Licensing and Disciplinary Board.
(i) The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any
member for cause which in the opinion of the Secretary
reasonably justifies such termination.