Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
Filed: 4/27/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 851




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 851 on page 1, by 
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inserting after line 3 the following:
 

 
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    "Section 3. The Mental Health and Developmental 
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Disabilities Code is amended  by changing Section 1-122 as 
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follows:
 
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    (405 ILCS 5/1-122)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-122)
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    Sec. 1-122. Qualified examiner. "Qualified examiner" means 
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a person
who is:
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    (a) a Clinical
social worker as defined in this Act,
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    (b) a registered nurse with
a master's degree in 
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psychiatric nursing who has 3 years of clinical
training and 
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experience in the evaluation and treatment
of mental illness 
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which has been acquired subsequent to any training
and 
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experience which constituted a part of the degree program, or
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    (c) a
licensed
clinical professional counselor with a 
 


 






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master's or doctoral degree in
counseling or psychology or a 
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similar master's or doctorate program from a
regionally 
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accredited institution who has at least 3 years of supervised

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postmaster's clinical professional counseling experience
that 
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includes the
provision of mental health services for the 
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evaluation, treatment, and
prevention of mental and emotional 
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disorders, or .
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    (d) a licensed marriage and family therapist with a 
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master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from 
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a regionally accredited educational institution or a similar 
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master's program or from a program accredited by either the 
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Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy or 
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the Commission on Accreditation for Counseling Related 
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Educational Programs, who has at least 3 years of supervised 
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post-master's experience as a marriage and family therapist 
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that includes the provision of mental health services for the 
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evaluation, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional 
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disorders. 
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    A social worker who is a qualified examiner shall be a 
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licensed clinical
social worker under the Clinical Social Work 
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and Social Work Practice Act.
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(Source: P.A. 91-536, eff. 1-1-00.)".