Source: http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/frequently-asked-questions-faq/
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 20:43:15+00:00

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I am currently working on a graduate degree in psychology online through XYZ University and would like to find out what the requirements are for licensure. The program in which I am enrolled is not APA accredited. Will I be able to obtain a North Carolina state license to practice psychology with a degree from this institution?
What is the difference between health services and the practice of psychology?
Who may use the title, “psychologist,” in the State of North Carolina?
I am a provisionally licensed psychologist and have reached the end of the post-doctoral year. Am I now considered permanently licensed?
I am the director of a mental health facility that is initiating a postdoctoral fellowship in psychology. If I place a graduate student in the fellowship who is ABD and will finish his program in about six months, is he exempt from licensure?
I recently hired a person who graduated from a doctoral program in psychology and found out that she did not apply for a license within the 30 days provided for in the Practice Act. Can I just assign her the title “postdoctoral fellow” so that she can continue to practice and be in compliance with the law?
I recently attended an ethics workshop, and the presenter stated that a psychologist should keep records of services for at least 10 years. Is that correct?
I am a licensed psychologist, and I have been asked to provide supervision to a licensed psychological associate (LPA) who tells me that he is approved to receive level 3 supervision. What is the easiest way to identify my supervisory responsibilities to this individual?
I recently submitted a Supervision Contract Form, which was returned with the request that I complete the most recently printed version of the form. Why is this necessary, and how do I ensure that I am using the most current versions?
I am a school psychologist who holds a professional educator’s license to practice school psychology issued by the NC State Board of Education/Department of Public Instruction. I am interested in working for a contract agency as a service provider. The type of services provided are exclusively to public school systems (local education agencies, public charter schools). In this instance, my “regular salaried employer” would not be a state or local board of education, but would instead be the contracting agency. Does this type of practice require a license issued by the NC Psychology Board?
Yes, this type of practice would require that the psychologist be licensed by the North Carolina Psychology Board. Licensure only by the NC State Board of Education/Department of Public Instruction would not be sufficient for this type of practice.
Are LPAs permitted to form professional corporations or professional limited liability companies?
The Board office often receives questions with regard to whether Licensed Psychological Associates (LPAs) are permitted to form professional corporations or professional limited liability companies.
Under the NC Professional Corporations Act (NC Gen. Stat. § 55B-4), LPAs, as licensees of the Board (as defined by N.C. Gen. Stat § 55B-2(2)), may form professional corporations. This also applies to professional limited liability companies under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-2-02. The professional corporation or professional limited liability company must comply with provisions set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat § 55B-4. The licensee that is attempting to form the professional corporation or professional limited liability company shall obtain a certificate of registration from the Board, as set forth N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55B-10.
However, under N.C. Gen. Stat § 55B-14(c), LPAs are not permitted to form professional corporations or professional limited liability companies with individuals licensed by other licensing boards. LPAs may only form professional corporations or professional limited liability companies with other LPAs or with Licensed Psychologists.
The Board cannot advise on the legal or tax issues involved with the formation of professional corporations or professional limited liability companies. A licensee interested in forming a professional corporation or professional limited liability company should consider contacting an attorney and/or accountant regarding those issues. If a licensee has additional questions regarding the process to form a professional corporation or professional limited liability company, you may contact the Board office at info@ncpsychologyboard.org or (828) 262-2258.
In the case of employment to provide psychological services within an NC private school, is a license issued through the NC Psychology Board required, or is a license issued through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the area of school psychology sufficient?
Anyone who engages in the practice of psychology in North Carolina must first become licensed by the NC Psychology Board, unless such person meets a statutory exemption. Pursuant to G.S. 90-270.4(c), individuals licensed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (“DPI”) or local boards of education as school psychologists and serving as regular salaried employees of DPI or the local board of education are exempt from licensure only to perform the duties for which they serve DPI or the local board of education. The exemption from licensure does not cover school psychologists licensed by DPI or local boards of education who provide psychological services to students in private schools or to students outside of the school psychologist's duties for which they serve DPI or the local board of education.
In order to provide psychological services to students in private schools or to students outside of the school psychologist's duties for which they serve DPI or the local board of education, an individual must be licensed by the NC Psychology Board. In addition, the exemption from licensure does not cover school psychologists in contract positions with DPI or a local board of education, even if the school psychologist is licensed by DPI or a local board of education.

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