Bill Text For HB1345 - Senate Floor Version

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  |BILL NO. 1345                        By: Banning, Waldron, and         |
 4|                                         McDugle of the House          |
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 6|                                         Newhouse of the Senate        |
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 9|       An Act relating to professions and occupations;                 |
  |       authorizing issuance of license by reciprocity;                 |
10|       amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1366, which relates to           |
  |       the Psychologists Licensing Act; providing for                  |
11|       issuance of license by reciprocity; and providing an            |
  |       effective date.                                                 |
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14|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:                  |
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15|    SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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16|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1363.1 of Title 59, unless there   |
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17|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:               |
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18|    The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists may enter   |
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19|into and implement agreements with other jurisdictions for the         |
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20|issuance of a license by reciprocity if the other jurisdiction's       |
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21|requirements for licensure are substantially equal to the              |
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22|requirements of the Psychologists Licensing Act.                       |
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23|    SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     59 O.S. 2021, Section 1366, is       |
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24|amended to read as follows:                                            |
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 1|    Section 1366.  The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of            |
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 2|Psychologists may issue a license pursuant to the provisions of the    |
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 3|Psychologists Licensing Act:                                           |
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 4|    1.  To a qualified applicant who has successfully passed the       |
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 5|examination prescribed by the Board and who has paid the fee           |
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 6|required by the rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the    |
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 7|Psychologists Licensing Act; or                                        |
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 8|    2.  Upon application to the Board and payment of the fees          |
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 9|required by the Board by rules of the Board promulgated pursuant to    |
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10|the provisions of the Psychologists Licensing Act, to any person who   |
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11|is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, or    |
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12|who holds a current Certificate of Professional Qualification in       |
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13|Psychology from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology     |
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14|Boards, or who is licensed as a psychologist by a state with whom      |
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15|the Board has established a formal written agreement of reciprocity.   |
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16|    SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.      |
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17|COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES            |
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