Montana § 37-17-302 Qualifications

Montana Statutes

§ 37-17-302 — Qualifications

Montana·Title 37 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 17 PSYCHOLOGISTS·Part 3 Licensing

37-17-302 . Qualifications. The board shall license as a psychologist any person who pays the prescribed fee, passes the prescribed examination, and submits evidence that the person:

(1)is 18 years of age or older;

(2)is of good moral character;

(3)(a) has received a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from an accredited college or university having an appropriate graduate program approved by the American psychological association;

(b)has received a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited college or university not approved by the American psychological association and has successfully completed a formal graduate retraining program in clinical psychology approved by the American psychological association; or

(c)has received a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited

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37-17-302 . Qualifications. The board shall license as a psychologist any person who pays the prescribed fee, passes the prescribed examination, and submits evidence that the person:
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) is of good moral character;
(3) (a) has received a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from an accredited college or university having an appropriate graduate program approved by the American psychological association;
(b) has received a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited college or university not approved by the American psychological association and has successfully completed a formal graduate retraining program in clinical psychology approved by the American psychological association; or
(c) has received a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited college or university and has completed a course of studies that meets minimum standards specified in rules by the board; and
(4) has completed at the time of application a minimum of 2 years of supervised experience in the practice of psychology. One year of this experience must be postdoctoral but may not include more than 6 months of supervised research, teaching, or a combination of both.
(5) An individual who has completed the education requirements under this section but who has not completed the postdoctoral supervised psychology practice may apply for a provisional license to practice psychology pursuant to 37-1-144 and an approved supervision plan prescribed by board rule.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 8, Ch. 73, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 94, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 317, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3208(1), (2); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 347, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 671, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 362, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 279, L. 2025.