00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 110                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the practice and licensing of psychologists."                                                       
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 08.86.162 is amended to read:                                                                      
04            Sec. 08.86.162. Qualifications for associates' examination. A person is                                    
05       entitled to take a psychological associate examination if the board finds that the person                         
06       [:]                                                                                                               
07                 (1)  has not engaged in dishonorable conduct related to the practice of                                 
08       counseling or psychometry;                                                                                        
09                 (2)  holds a master's degree with primary emphasis on psychology from                                   
10       an academic institution whose program of graduate study for a master's degree in                                  
11       psychology meets the criteria established by the board by regulation, with the                                    
12       equivalent of at least 48 semester credit hours of graduate course work directly related                          
13       to a specialized area of psychology in which licensure is requested, including a                                  
14       practicum; and                                                                                                
15                 (3)  [REPEALED                                                                                          

01                 (4)]  has the recommendation of an immediate supervisor if a licensed                                   
02       psychologist, or two licensed psychologists who hold doctoral degrees [; AND                                      
03                 (5)  HAS NOT WITHIN THE PRECEDING SIX MONTHS FAILED                                                     
04       AN EXAMINATION GIVEN BY THE BOARD].                                                                               
05    * Sec. 2. AS 08.86.180(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
06            (b)  This section does not apply to                                                                          
07                 (1)  a person employed as a school psychologist [BY A                                               
08       GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR PRIVATE                                                             
09       AGENCY WHO MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN SOME PHASE OF WORK                                                        
10       OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL NATURE IN THE COURSE OF THE PERSON'S                                                           
11       EMPLOYMENT], if the school district [EMPLOYER] maintains appropriate                                          
12       supervision of psychological activities and professional conduct, and if the person is                            
13       performing the psychological activities as part of the duties for which the person was                            
14       employed, is performing the activities solely within the facilities of the school district                    
15       [ORGANIZATION] in which the person is employed or under the supervision of the                                    
16       school district [ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE PERSON IS EMPLOYED], and                                           
17       does not render or offer to render psychological services to the public for                                       
18       compensation in addition to the salary the person receives from the school district                           
19       [ORGANIZATION];                                                                                                   
20                 (2)  an officer or employee of the United States government                                         
21       practicing psychology while in the discharge of the officer's or employee's official                          
22       duties;                                                                                                       
23                 (3)  a student, intern, or resident in psychology pursuing a course of                              
24       study approved by the board as qualifying training and experience for a psychologist,                             
25       if that person's activities constitute a part of that person's supervised course of study                         
26       and that person is designated by titles such as "psychology intern" or "psychology                                
27       trainee";                                                                                                         
28                 (4) [(3)]  a qualified member of another profession, in doing work of a                             
29       psychological nature consistent with that person's training and consistent with the code                          
30       of ethics of that person's profession, if the person does not hold out to the public by a                         
31       title or description of services incorporating the words "psychology," "psychological,"                           

01       "psychologist," "psychometry," "psychotherapy," "psychotherapeutic,"                                              
02       "psychotherapist," "psychoanalysis," or "psychoanalyst" or represent to be trained,                               
03       experienced, or qualified to render services in the field of psychology; or [.]                               
04                 (4)  [REPEALED                                                                                          
05                 (5)]  a physician engaged in the normal practice of medicine for which                                  
06       the physician is licensed under AS 08.64.                                                                         
07    * Sec. 3. AS 08.86.230(6) is amended to read:                                                                      
08                 (6)  "to practice psychology" means to render or offer to render [FOR A                                 
09       FEE] to individuals, groups, organizations, or the public for the diagnosis, prevention,                          
10       treatment, or amelioration of psychological problems and emotional and mental                                     
11       disorders of individuals or groups or for conducting research on human behavior, a                                
12       psychological service involving the application of psychological principles, methods,                             
13       and procedures of understanding, predicting, and influencing behavior, including                                  
14                      (A)  the principles pertaining to learning, perception,                                            
15            motivation, emotions, and interpersonal relationships;                                                       
16                      (B)  the methods and procedures of interviewing, counseling,                                       
17            psychotherapy, biofeedback, behavior modification, and hypnosis;                                             
18                      (C)  constructing, administering, and interpreting tests of mental                             
19            abilities, aptitudes, interests, attitudes, personality characteristics, emotions,                           
20            and motivations.