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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB16-1379

Psychologists Continuing Professional Development Program

Type Bill
Session 2016 Regular Session
Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance State Government

Concerning the criteria under which the state board of psychologist examiners may award professional development credit for specific activities currently included in the continuing professional development program for licensed psychologists.

Bill Summary:

The act clarifies and amends portions of the continuing professional development program for licensed psychologists, enacted in 2015. The substantive amendments are as follows:
  • Credit hours awarded for teaching or giving presentations may be awarded more than once for the same material, but only once during the same licensure cycle;
  • Credit hours awarded for writing, editing, or reviewing a psychology publication are not limited to the first year of its publication or distribution; and
  • Credit hours awarded for review of a journal article are limited to review of an article in a professional psychological or scientific journal, at the request of the editorial staff.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Tracy Kraft-Tharp

Representative

Tracy Kraft-Tharp

Senator Beth Humenik

Senator

Beth Humenik

Committees

House

Health, Insurance, & Environment

Senate

Health & Human Services

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/04/2016 Signed Act PDF
04/27/2016 Final Act PDF
04/13/2016 Rerevised PDF
04/12/2016 Revised PDF
04/01/2016 Reengrossed PDF
03/31/2016 Engrossed PDF
03/16/2016 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/08/2016 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/02/2016 FN2 PDF
03/22/2016 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 16-1379, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1379 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-3, with one excused. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/18/2016 Senate Amendments REPASS
51
AYE
13
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/18/2016 Senate Amendments CONCUR
64
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/01/2016 Third Reading BILL
55
AYE
10
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/13/2016 Third Reading BILL
30
AYE
4
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
05/04/2016 Governor Governor Signed
04/27/2016 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/27/2016 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/26/2016 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/18/2016 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/18/2016 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/13/2016 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/12/2016 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/07/2016 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/01/2016 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/01/2016 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/31/2016 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/24/2016 House House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/16/2016 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/10/2016 144 Psychologists Continuing Profl Development Program PDF

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