HB584 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill would make numerous revisions to the statute regulating the practice of psychology

The bill would define terms related to the practice; provide further for the privileged communications between psychologists and their clients; provide further for the membership of the Board of Examiners in Psychology; provide further for renewal and licensing fees of psychologists and psychological technicians; provide further for continuing education; provide further for licensing mobility and temporary and emergency disaster licensing; require legal citizenship or legal presence in the county; increase the fines for unauthorized practice of psychology; provide civil remedies for enjoining violations of the licensing act; provide for background check fee; provide further for complaints of licensees; and provide further for hearings of alleged violations

Relating to the practice of psychology; to amend Sections 34-26-1, 34-26-2, 34-26-21, 34-26-22, 34-26-40, 34-26-41, 34-26-42, 34-26-43, 34-26-43.1, 34-26-44, 34-26-45, 34-26-46, and 34-26-47, Code of Alabama 1975; so as to further define terms related to the practice of psychology; provide further for the privileged communications between psychologists and their clients; provide further for the membership of the Board of Examiners in Psychology; provide further for renewal and licensing fees of psychologists and psychological technicians; provide further for continuing education; provide further for licensing mobility and temporary and emergency disaster licensing; require legal citizenship or legal presence in the county; increase the fines for unauthorized practice of psychology; provide civil remedies for enjoining violations of the licensing act; provide for background check fee; provide further for complaints of licensees; and provide further for hearings of alleged violations.