(3) Except as provided under R 338.2553(5), an applicant whose educational limited
license has lapsed may be relicensed under section 16201(3) or (4) of the code, MCL
333.16201, if the applicant satisfies subrule (1)(a) and (b) of this rule.
(4) An applicant that is or has been licensed, registered, or certified in a health
profession or specialty by another state, the United States military, the federal
government, or another country shall disclose that fact on the application form. The
applicant shall satisfy the requirements of section 16174(2) of the code, MCL 333.16174,
including verification from the issuing entity showing that disciplinary proceedings are
not pending against the applicant and sanctions are not in force at the time of application.
If licensure is granted and it is determined that sanctions have been imposed, the
disciplinary subcommittee may impose appropriate sanctions under section 16174(5) of
the code, MCL 333.16174.
History: 2015 AACS; 2019 AACS; 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 11, Eff. June 8, 2023.
PART 3. LIMITED LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS
R 338.2561 Application for licensure; limited licensed psychologist; requirements.
Rule 61. (1) Except as provided under R 338.2567, an applicant for limited licensure
under section 18223(2) of the code, MCL 333.18223, shall satisfy the requirements of the
code and the rules promulgated under the code, as well as all the following requirements:
(a) Provide the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the
department.
(b) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying completion of a master's
degree in psychology from an accredited educational institution that satisfies the
standards under R 338.2529(1) or (2). The degree required under this subdivision must
satisfy all the following requirements:
(i) Be an integrated, organized sequence of study that includes not less than 1 course in
assessment, 1 course in treatment, and 1 course in scientific and professional ethics and
standards. Effective June 30, 2009, the course in scientific and professional ethics and
standards must be not less than 3 semester hours or 15 hours of classroom instruction per
semester hour. If an applicant graduated before June 30, 2009, and the master's degree
included a graduate course in scientific and professional ethics of not less than 1 credit
hour, the applicant has complied with this paragraph.
(ii) Seventy-five percent of the hours of the required course work must be primarily
psychological in content. The thesis and practicum are excluded from what is considered
course work. The board may require the applicant to provide material it determines is
necessary to demonstrate the psychological content of a course. To be determined
psychological in content, a course must satisfy at least 1 of the following requirements:
(A) The subject of the material taught is psychological.
(B) The course is taught in a psychology department.
(c) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying the completion of a
practicum that satisfies all the following requirements:
(i) Was an integrated part of a master’s degree program that satisfies the requirements
under subdivision (b) of this subrule, or a substantially equivalent post master’s degree
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