1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health occupations; extending the duty to warn to individuals who are 
1.3 	completing their postdegree supervised employment in preparation for licensure 
1.4 	as a licensed psychologist;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148.975, 
1.5 	subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148.975, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this 
1.9 	section.
1.10 	(b) "Other person" means an immediate family member or someone who personally 
1.11 	knows the client and has reason to believe the client is capable of and will carry out the 
1.12 	serious, specific threat of harm to a specific, clearly identified or identifiable victim.
1.13 	(c) "Reasonable efforts" means communicating the serious, specific threat to the 
1.14 	potential victim and if unable to make contact with the potential victim, communicating 
1.15 	the serious, specific threat to the law enforcement agency closest to the potential victim or 
1.16 	the client.
1.17 	(d) For purposes of this section, "licensee" includes practicum psychology students, 
1.18 	predoctoral psychology interns, and individuals who have earned a doctoral degree 
1.19 	in psychology and are in the process of completing their postdoctoral supervised 
1.20 	psychological employment in order to qualify for licensure.