Public Act 0075 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0062 Enrolled LRB098 00250 RLC 30254 b

Public Act 098-0075

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.

Effective Date: 7/15/2013