GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2007-468
HOUSE BILL 1488
AN ACT amending the psychology practice act to clarify requirements for permanent licensure.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 90-270.4(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e) Nothing Subject
to subsection (g) of this section, nothing in this Article shall be
construed to prevent a qualified members member of other
professional groups licensed or certified under the laws of this State from
rendering services within the scope of practice, as defined in the statutes
regulating those professional practices, provided they do the person
does not hold themselves himself or herself out to the public
by any title or description stating or implying that they are psychologiststhe
person is a psychologist or are licensed, certified, or registered
to practice psychology."
SECTION 2. G.S. 90-270.4(g) reads as rewritten:
"(g) Except as otherwise
provided in this Article, provided in subsection (c) of this section, if
a person who is otherwise exempt from the provisions of this Article and
not required to be licensed under this Article is or becomes licensed under
this Article, he or she shall be required to comply with all conditions,
requirements, and obligations imposed by Board rules or by statute upon and
statutes applicable to all other psychologists licensed under this Article.Article.
These requirements apply regardless of whether the person holds himself or
herself out to the public by any title or description stating or implying that
the person is a psychologist, a licensed psychological associate, or licensed
to practice psychology."
SECTION 3. G.S. 90-270.6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-270.6. Psychology Board; appointment; term of office; composition.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
Article, there is created a North Carolina Psychology Board, which shall
consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. At all times three members
shall be licensed psychologists, two members shall be licensed psychological
associates, and two members shall be members of the public who are not licensed
under this Article. Each member of the Board must reside in a different
congressional district at the time of the appointment. Due The Governor
shall give due consideration shall also be given to the adequate
representation of the various fields and areas of practice of psychology.psychology
and to adequate representation from various geographic regions in the State.
Terms of office shall be three years. All terms of service on the Board expire
June 30 in appropriate years. As the term of a psychologist member expires, or
as a vacancy of a psychologist member occurs for any other reason, the North
Carolina Psychological Association, or its successor, shall, having sought the
advice of the chairs of the graduate departments of psychology in the State,
for each vacancy, submit to the Governor a list of the names of three eligible
persons. From this list the Governor shall make the appointment for a full
term, or for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. Each Board member
shall serve until his or her successor has been appointed. As the term of a
member expires, or if one should become vacant for any reason, the Governor
shall appoint a new member within 60 days of the vacancy's occurring. No
member, either public or licensed under this Article, shall serve more than
three complete consecutive terms."
SECTION 4. G.S. 90-270.13(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Upon application and
payment of the requisite required fee, the Board shall
grant permanent licensure at the appropriate level to any person who, at the
time of application, is application meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) Is licensed
or certified as a psychologist by a similar psychology licensing board
in another jurisdiction, whose jurisdiction.
(2) The license
or certification is in good standing, who is standing.
(3) Is a
graduate of an institution of higher education, who passes any education.
(4) Who passes
an examination prescribed by the Board, and who meets Board.
(5) Meets the definition of a senior psychologist as that term is defined by the rules of the Board."
SECTION 5. G.S. 90-270.13 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1) Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Board shall grant permanent licensure at the appropriate level to any person who, at the time of application, meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is licensed or certified as a psychologist by a similar psychology licensing board in another jurisdiction.
(2) The license or certification is in good standing.
(3) Possesses a doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education.
(4) Passes an examination prescribed by the Board.
(5) Has no unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction at the time of application in this State.
(6) Holds a current credential for psychology licensure mobility, as defined in rules adopted by the Board."
SECTION 6. G.S. 90-270.13(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f) The Board may deny
licensure to any person otherwise eligible for permanent licensure under this subsection
section upon documentation of illegal, immoral, dishonorable, unprofessional,
or unethical conduct as specified in G.S. 90-270.15."
SECTION 7. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 25th day of July, 2007.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 3:11 a.m. this 29th day of August, 2007