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 1958 Commissioner, duties.

Board of Psychologist Examiners, appointment.

Recordkeeping.

L i c e n s e requirements.

Licenses without examination.

PUBLIC LAW 91-657-JAN. 8, 1971

[84 STAT.

SEC. 6. (A) The Commissioner shall be responsible for reviewing the applications of persons seeking licensure or certification for the practice of psychology in the District of Columbia, for the granting and renewal of such licenses and certificates, for the preparation and administration of oral and written examinations, and for other matters related to the purposes of this Act. (B) The Commissioner may appoint a Board of Psychologist Examiners. Each member of this Board shall be a citizen of the United States, licensed under the provisions of this Act, who shall either be a resident of the District of Columbia or have worked in the District of Columbia for at least two years preceding appointment to the Board. The initial appointees shall be psychologists eligible for licensure under the provisions of this Act. Subsequent appointees shall be persons licensed under the provisions of this Act. (C) The Commissioner shall maintain: (1) a record of licenses and certificates granted and refused and of licenses and certificates revoked or suspended which record shall be available to the public; and (2) a complete record of all hearings conducted pursuant to section 13(B) in connection with the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. A transcript of an entry in a record of hearing, properly certified, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. SEC. 7. The Commissioner shall grant a license to practice psychology to each applicant who submits satisfactory proof that— (A) he is of good moral character; (B) he holds either (1) a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited college or university and has completed two years of postgraduate experience acceptable to the Commissioner, such two years not to includeffectivernship, or (2) a doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in a field determined by the Commissioner to be related to psychology and has completed two years of postgraduate experience: Provided, That his experience and training are considered by the Commissioner to be comparable to the requirements set forth in (B)(1) of this subsection; (C) he has passed an examination, written or oral or both, the scope and form of which shall be determined by the Commissioner: Provided, That at any given examination session all examinations shall be uniform; and (D) his application has been accompanied by the fees required by the Commissioner. SEC. 8. Within one year from and after the effective date of this Act, a license shall be issued without examination to any applicant who is of good moral character, who either maintains a residence or office, or participates in psychological activities as determined by the Commissioner, within the District of Columbia, who has submitted an application for license accompanied by the required fee, and who holds— (A) a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited college or university or other doctoral degree acceptable to the Commissioner, and has completed at least two years of postgraduate experience not including terms of internship; or (B) a master's degree in psychology from an accredited college or university, and has engaged in psychological practice acceptable to the Commissioner for at least seven years after the attainment of his highest degree.

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