99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1554
 
Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Dave Syverson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
225 ILCS 15/13  from Ch. 111, par. 5363

     Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may contract with the Illinois Psychological Association to audit compliance with the continuing education requirements under this Section, including approving courses and verifying that licensees complete the continuing education requirements. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 13 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 15/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5363)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)
8    Sec. 13. License renewal; restoration. The expiration date 
9and renewal
period for each license
issued under this Act shall 
10be set by rule.  Every holder of a license
under this Act may 
11renew such license during the 90-day period immediately


12preceding the
expiration date thereof upon payment of the 
13required renewal fees and demonstrating compliance with any 
14continuing education requirements. The Department shall adopt 
15rules establishing minimum requirements of continuing 
16education and means for verification of the completion of the 
17continuing education requirements. The Department may contract 
18with the Illinois Psychological Association to audit 
19compliance with the continuing education requirements under 
20this Section, including approving courses and verifying that 
21licensees complete the continuing education requirements. The 
22Department may, by rule, specify circumstances under which the 
23continuing education requirements may be waived.  
 
 
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1    A clinical psychologist who has permitted his or her 
2license to expire or
who
has had his or her license on inactive 
3status may have his or her
license restored
by
making 
4application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to 
5the
Department, as defined by rule, of his or her fitness to 
6have his or her license restored,
including evidence
certifying 
7to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the

8Department and by paying the required restoration fee.
9    If the clinical psychologist has not maintained an active 
10practice in
another jurisdiction satisfactory to the 
11Department, the Board shall
determine, by an evaluation program 
12established by rule, his or her fitness
to
resume active status 
13and may require the clinical psychologist to complete
a period 
14of supervised professional experience and may require 
15successful
completion of an examination.
16    However, any clinical psychologist whose license expired 
17while he or she
was (1)
in Federal Service on active duty with 
18the Armed Forces of the United
States, or the State Militia 
19called into service or training, or (2) in
training or 
20education under the supervision of the United States

21preliminary to induction into the military service, may have 
22his or her
license
renewed or restored without paying any 
23lapsed renewal fees if within 2
years after honorable 
24termination of such service, training or education he
or she 
25furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence to the 
26effect
that he
or she has been so engaged and that his or her 
 
 
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1service, training or
education has been
so terminated.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1050, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.