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Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
Filed: 5/16/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1226
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1226 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is |
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| amended by adding Section 11.5 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 15/11.5 new) |
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| Sec. 11.5. Temporary authorization of practice by persons |
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| licensed in other jurisdictions.
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| (a) The Department, in its discretion, may issue a |
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| temporary permit authorizing the rendering of clinical |
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| psychological services, as defined in Section 2 of this Act, in |
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| this State for up to 10 calendar days per year, consecutively |
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| or in aggregate. This temporary permit may be issued to an |
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| individual who is licensed in good standing to practice |
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| psychology independently and at the doctoral level in another |
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| state, province, or territory. Any portion of a calendar day in |
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| which the psychologist provides services in this State is |
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| considered one working day. In no case shall a person |
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| practicing pursuant to this subsection (a) establish a |
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| permanent office location in Illinois, nor prepare or publish |
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| letterhead, business cards, or similar publicity materials |
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| listing an Illinois address or Illinois-based phone number. |
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| Time devoted to providing testimony in court or in deposition |
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| shall not be counted as part of the 10 calendar days allowed |
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| under this subsection (a). |
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| An applicant for a temporary permit under this subsection |
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| (a) must apply to the Department on forms and in the manner |
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| prescribed by the Department. The application shall require |
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| that the applicant submit to the Department (i) satisfactory |
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| proof that the applicant is licensed in good standing to |
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| practice psychology independently and at the doctoral level in |
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| another state, province, or territory, including the sworn |
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| statement of the applicant that his or her license is not |
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| encumbered in any manner by any licensing authority, (ii) the |
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| name of the state, province, or territory in which the |
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| applicant is licensed, and (iii) the applicant's license number |
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| or other appropriate identifier issued by the licensing |
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| authority to the applicant. |
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| (b) The Secretary may temporarily authorize an individual |
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| to practice clinical psychology who (i) holds an active, |
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| unencumbered license in good standing in another jurisdiction |
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| and (ii) has applied for a license under this Act due to a |
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| natural disaster or catastrophic event in the jurisdiction in |
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| which he or she is licensed. The temporary authorization |
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| granted under this subsection (b) expires upon the issuance of |
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| a license under this Act or upon the notification that |
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| licensure has been denied by the Department. |
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| (c) Any psychologist practicing pursuant to subsection (a) |
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| or (b) of this Section shall conform his or her practice to the |
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| mandates of and shall be subject to the prohibitions and |
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| sanctions, as well as the provisions on hearings and |
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| investigations, contained in this Act and any rules adopted |
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| thereunder while he or she is practicing in this State.".
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