Existing law: (1) requires a person who wishes to obtain certain postdoctoral experience in psychology to register with the Board of Psychological Examiners as a psychological assistant; and (2) authorizes a person who is in a doctoral training program or certain doctorate-level training and who wishes to engage in a predoctoral internship or to perform professional activities under the supervision of a psychologist outside of a formal internship to register with the Board as a psychological intern or psychological trainee, respectively. (NRS 641.226) Section 13 of this bill: (1) provides for psychological assistants and psychological interns to instead obtain a provisional license; and (2) revises the provisions governing the registration of psychological trainees. Section 13 provides that a person seeking a provisional license as a psychological intern must have completed any courses required for his or her doctoral training program or doctorate-level training. Sections 1-12 and 14-28 of this bill make conforming changes to include, in addition to references to registration as a psychological trainee, references to the issuance of a provisional license as a psychological assistant or psychological intern.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 641.0263, 641.0265, 641.0267, 641.090, 641.100, 641.110, 641.1105, 641.117, 641.145, 641.173, 641.175, 641.2215, 641.226, 641.228, 641.230, 641.240, 641.242, 641.2705, 641.272, 641.274, 641.285, 641.312, 641.314, 641.316, 641.318, 641.320, 641.440, 458A.057
Reprint 1: 641.0263, 641.0265, 641.090, 641.100, 641.110, 641.1105, 641.117, 641.145, 641.173, 641.175, 641.2215, 641.226, 641.228, 641.230, 641.240, 641.242, 641.2705, 641.272, 641.274, 641.285, 641.312, 641.314, 641.316, 641.318, 641.320, 641.440, 458A.057
As Enrolled: 641.0263, 641.0265, 641.090, 641.100, 641.110, 641.1105, 641.117, 641.145, 641.173, 641.175, 641.2215, 641.226, 641.228, 641.230, 641.240, 641.242, 641.2705, 641.272, 641.274, 641.285, 641.312, 641.314, 641.316, 641.318, 641.320, 641.440, 458A.057
BDR: 641.0263, 641.0265, 641.0267, 641.090, 641.100, 641.110, 641.1105, 641.117, 641.145, 641.173, 641.175, 641.2215, 641.226, 641.228, 641.230, 641.240, 641.242, 641.2705, 641.272, 641.274, 641.285, 641.312, 641.314, 641.316, 641.318, 641.320, 641.440, 458A.057