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1996 SESSION
HB 621 Professional regulation; Board of Psychology.
Introduced by: Eric I. Cantor | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Professional regulations; practice of psychology; penalty. Consolidates the regulation of all psychologists under the Board of Psychology. In present law, clinical psychologists must obtain dual licensure, first being licensed by the Board of Psychology and then being recommended to the Board of Medicine for licensure as clinical psychologists by the Board of Psychology; however, the Board of Psychology currently licenses psychologists with a clinical services specialty. Upon the effective date of this bill, clinical psychologists will be licensed only by the Board of Psychology and a new category of licensure, i.e., applied psychology (those who do not have a specialty in clinical services) will be available. This bill also adds provisions on the confidentiality of investigative information, mandatory physical or mental exams for licensees under a disciplinary order, summary licensure suspension by telephone conference call, and the appointment of practice audit committees--all currently applicable to clinical psychologists under the Board of Medicine's statutes. These new provisions will, of course, be applicable to any licensee of the Board of Psychology. This bill will also require the Board of Medicine to appoint a five member committee to collaborate with the Board of Psychology in promulgating regulations for licensure of clinical psychologists. This bill revises the provision in the Board of Medicine's statutes (§ 54.1-2907) requiring reporting of practitioners who are being treated for mental disorders, chemical dependency or alcoholism to require the treated licensees of all health regulatory boards, (the Boards of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Funeral Services, Nursing Home Administrators, Optometry, Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Work, Psychology and Veterinary Medicine) to be reported to the appropriate regulatory board, unless judged competent to continue practicing. Section 54.1-3607, a grandfather provision for the Board of Psychology and its precursors, is repealed. Various enactments are included relating to transfer of functions, records, and grandfathering of clinical psychologists' licenses, etc.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 962265146 pdf
- 02/10/96 House: Committee substitute printed 964450146-H1 pdf
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 964450146-EH1 pdf
- 03/12/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB621ER) pdf
- 04/30/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0980) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 962265146
- 01/19/96 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/22/96 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
- 02/10/96 House: Reported from General Laws with sub. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/96 House: Committee substitute printed 964450146-H1
- 02/11/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Read second time
- 02/12/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 964450146-H1
- 02/12/96 House: Amendment by Mr. Cantor agreed to
- 02/12/96 House: Amendment by Mr. Cantor reconsidered
- 02/12/96 House: Amendment by Mr. Cantor withdrawn
- 02/12/96 House: Amendments by Mr. Cantor agreed to
- 02/12/96 House: Title replaced
- 02/12/96 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/ands 964450146-EH1
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 964450146-EH1
- 02/13/96 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/14/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/96 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/96 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB621ER)
- 03/20/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/21/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/10/96 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/96 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 980 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/30/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0980)