(225 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 5354)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 4. Application of Act.

(a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the activities of and services of a student, intern or resident in psychology seeking to fulfill educational requirements or the experience requirements in order to qualify for a license under this Act, or an individual seeking to fulfill the postdoctoral experience requirements in order to qualify for licensure under this Act provided that such activities and services are under the direct supervision, order, control and full professional responsibility of a licensed clinical psychologist and provided that such student, intern, or resident be designated by a title "intern" or "resident" or other designation of trainee status. Supervised experience in which the supervisor receives monetary payment or other considerations from the supervisee or in which the supervisor is hired by or otherwise employed by the supervisee shall not be accepted by the Department as fulfilling the practicum, internship or 2 years of satisfactory supervised experience requirements for licensure. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as permitting such students, interns, or residents to offer their services as clinical psychologists to any other person or persons and to accept remuneration for such clinical psychological services other than as specifically excepted herein, unless they have been licensed under the provisions of this Act.

(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting persons licensed as clinical psychologists to engage in any manner in the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of this State. Persons licensed as clinical psychologists who render services to persons in need of mental treatment or who are mentally ill shall as appropriate initiate genuine collaboration with a physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all its branches.

(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as restricting an individual certified as a school psychologist by the State Board of Education, who is at least 21 years of age and has had at least 3 years of full-time experience as a certified school psychologist, from using the title school psychologist and offering school psychological services limited to those services set forth in the rules and regulations that govern the administration and operation of special education pertaining to children and youth ages 0-21 prepared by the State Board of Education. Anyone offering such services under the provisions of this paragraph shall use the term school psychologist and describe such services as "School Psychological Services". This exemption shall be limited to the practice of school psychology only as manifested through psychoeducational problems, and shall not be construed to allow a school psychologist to function as a general practitioner of clinical psychology, unless otherwise licensed under this Act. However, nothing in this paragraph prohibits a school psychologist from making evaluations, recommendations or interventions regarding the placement of children in educational programs or special education classes, nor shall it prohibit school psychologists from providing clinical psychological services under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. This paragraph shall not be construed to mandate insurance companies to reimburse school psychologists directly for the services of school psychologists. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to exclude anyone duly licensed under this Act from offering psychological services in the school setting. School psychologists providing services under the provisions of this paragraph shall not provide such services outside their employment to any child who is a student in the district or districts which employ such school psychologist. School psychologists, as described in this paragraph, shall be under the regulatory authority of the State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board.

(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the activities and use of the official title of "psychologist" on the part of a person not licensed under this Act who possesses a doctoral degree earned in a program concentrated primarily on the study of psychology and is an academic employee of a duly chartered institution of higher education insofar as such person engages in public speaking with or without remuneration, provided that such person is not in any manner held out to the public as practicing clinical psychology as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 2 of this Act, unless he or she has been licensed under the provisions of this Act.

(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to regulate, control, or restrict the clinical practice of any person licensed, registered, or certified in this State under any other Act, provided that such person is not in any manner held out to the public as rendering clinical psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act.

(f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the activities and use of the title "psychologist" on the part of a person who practices psychology and (i) who possesses a doctoral degree earned in a program concentrated primarily on the study of psychology; and (ii) whose services involve the development and application of psychological theory and methodology to problems of organizations and problems of individuals and groups in organizational settings; and provided further that such person is not in any manner held out to the public as practicing clinical psychology and is not held out to the public by any title, description or designation stating or implying that he or she is a clinical psychologist unless he or she has been licensed under the provisions of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)