1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health professionals; allowing license conversion for certain 
1.3 	psychologists;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 148.907, subdivision 
1.4 	4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 148.907, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Converting from master's to doctoral level licensure. (a) To convert 
1.8 	from licensure as a licensed psychologist at the master's or master's equivalent level to 
1.9 	licensure at the doctoral level, a licensed psychologist shall have:
1.10 	(1) completed an application provided by the board;
1.11 	(2) had an official transcript documenting the conferral of the doctoral degree sent 
1.12 	directly from the educational institution to the board;
1.13 	(3) paid a nonrefundable fee;
1.14 	(4) successfully completed one full year or the equivalent in part time of supervised 
1.15 	psychological employment, which shall not include a predoctoral internship, after earning 
1.16 	a master's degree or a master's equivalent in a doctoral program;
1.17 	(5) successfully completed a predoctoral internship meeting the standards the board 
1.18 	has established by rule; and
1.19 	(6) earned a doctoral degree with a major in psychology from a regionally accredited 
1.20 	educational institution meeting the standards the board has established by rule.
1.21 	(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) shall not apply to a person who was licensed as a 
1.22 	licensed psychologist with a master's degree or master's equivalent in a doctoral program 
1.23 	prior to August 1, 1991, and subsequently earns a doctoral degree in psychology. The 
1.24 	board shall convert the license to the doctoral level when the licensed psychologist has:
2.1 	(1) completed an application provided by the board;
2.2 	(2) earned a doctoral degree with a major in psychology from a regionally accredited 
2.3 	educational institution;
2.4 	(3) had an official transcript documenting the conferral of the doctoral degree sent 
2.5 	directly from the educational institution to the board;
2.6 	(4) paid a nonrefundable fee;
2.7 	(5) passed the examination for professional practice in psychology at the doctoral 
2.8 	level; and
2.9 	(6) actively and regularly practiced as a licensed psychologist based on a master's 
2.10 	degree or master's equivalent in a doctoral program since August 1, 1991, and is in good 
2.11 	standing with no disciplinary action pending before the board.