Full Text of HB5691 96th General Assembly
HB5691eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is | 5 |
| amended by changing Sections 7 and 13 as follows: | 6 |
| (225 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5357) | 7 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017) | 8 |
| Sec. 7. Board. The Secretary shall appoint a Board that
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| shall serve in
an advisory capacity to the Secretary. | 10 |
| The Board shall consist of 7 persons, 4 of whom are
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| licensed clinical
psychologists, and actively engaged in the | 12 |
| practice of clinical psychology,
2 of whom are licensed | 13 |
| clinical psychologists and are full time faculty
members of | 14 |
| accredited colleges or
universities who are engaged in training | 15 |
| clinical psychologists, and one of
whom is a public member who | 16 |
| is not a licensed health care provider. In
appointing members | 17 |
| of the Board, the Secretary shall give due
consideration to the | 18 |
| adequate representation of the various fields of
health care | 19 |
| psychology such as clinical psychology, school psychology and
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| counseling psychology. In appointing members of the Board,
the | 21 |
| Secretary
shall give due consideration to recommendations by | 22 |
| members of the
profession of clinical psychology and by the | 23 |
| State-wide organizations
representing the interests of |
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| clinical psychologists and organizations
representing the | 2 |
| interests of academic programs as well as recommendations
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| approved doctoral level psychology programs in the State of | 4 |
| Illinois.
The members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. | 5 |
| No member shall be
eligible to serve for more than 2 full | 6 |
| terms. Any appointment to fill a
vacancy shall be for the | 7 |
| unexpired portion of the term. A member appointed
to fill a | 8 |
| vacancy for an unexpired term for a duration of 2 years or more | 9 |
| may be reappointed for a maximum of one term and a member | 10 |
| appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a | 11 |
| duration of less than 2 years may be reappointed for a maximum | 12 |
| of 2 terms. The Secretary
may remove any member for cause at | 13 |
| any time prior to
the expiration of his or her term. | 14 |
| The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
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| chairperson and vice chairperson. | 16 |
| The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
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| authorized legitimate and
necessary expenses incurred in | 18 |
| attending the meetings of the Board. | 19 |
| The Secretary shall give due consideration to all | 20 |
| recommendations of the
Board. In the event the Secretary | 21 |
| disagrees with or takes
action
contrary to the recommendation | 22 |
| of the Board, he or she
shall provide the
Board with a written | 23 |
| and specific explanation of his or
her actions. | 24 |
| The Board may make recommendations on all matters relating | 25 |
| to continuing education including the number of hours necessary | 26 |
| for license renewal, waivers for those unable to meet such |
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| requirements and acceptable course content. Such | 2 |
| recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the | 3 |
| Department or an unreasonable restriction on those seeking | 4 |
| license renewal. | 5 |
| Four A majority of the Board members currently appointed | 6 |
| shall constitute a
quorum. A quorum is required for all Board | 7 |
| decisions. A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not | 8 |
| impair the right of
a quorum to perform all of the duties of | 9 |
| the Board. | 10 |
| Members of the Board shall have no liability in any action | 11 |
| based upon any
disciplinary proceeding or other activity | 12 |
| performed in good faith as a member
of the Board. | 13 |
| The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any member | 14 |
| for cause which
in the opinion of the Secretary
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| justifies such termination. | 16 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-745, eff. 7-15-04; 94-870, eff. 6-16-06.) | 17 |
| (225 ILCS 15/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 5363) | 18 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017) | 19 |
| Sec. 13. License renewal; restoration. The expiration date | 20 |
| and renewal
period for each license
issued under this Act shall | 21 |
| be set by rule. Every holder of a license
under this Act may | 22 |
| renew such license during the 90-day period immediately
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| preceding the
expiration date thereof upon payment of the | 24 |
| required renewal fees and demonstrating compliance with any | 25 |
| continuing education requirements. The Department shall adopt |
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| rules establishing minimum requirements of continuing | 2 |
| education and means for verification of the completion of the | 3 |
| continuing education requirements. The Department may, by | 4 |
| rule, specify circumstances under which the continuing | 5 |
| education requirements may be waived . | 6 |
| A clinical psychologist who has permitted his or her | 7 |
| license to expire or
who
has had his or her license on inactive | 8 |
| status may have his or her
license restored
by
making | 9 |
| application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to | 10 |
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Department , as defined by rule, of his or her fitness to | 11 |
| have his or her license restored,
including evidence
certifying | 12 |
| to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
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| Department and by paying the required restoration fee. | 14 |
| If the clinical psychologist has not maintained an active | 15 |
| practice in
another jurisdiction satisfactory to the | 16 |
| Department, the Board shall
determine, by an evaluation program | 17 |
| established by rule, his or her fitness
to
resume active status | 18 |
| and may require the clinical psychologist to complete
a period | 19 |
| of supervised professional experience and may require | 20 |
| successful
completion of an examination. | 21 |
| However, any clinical psychologist whose license expired | 22 |
| while he or she
was (1)
in Federal Service on active duty with | 23 |
| the Armed Forces of the United
States, or the State Militia | 24 |
| called into service or training, or (2) in
training or | 25 |
| education under the supervision of the United States
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| preliminary to induction into the military service, may have |
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| his or her
license
renewed or restored without paying any | 2 |
| lapsed renewal fees if within 2
years after honorable | 3 |
| termination of such service, training or education he
or she | 4 |
| furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence to the | 5 |
| effect
that he
or she has been so engaged and that his or her | 6 |
| service, training or
education has been
so terminated. | 7 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-870, eff. 6-16-06.)
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