Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Arkansas Psychology Board › Rule 199.00.05-001 - Board Rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
SECTION 1.
GENERAL INFORMATION.
1.1.
Description of
		  Organization.
The Arkansas Psychology Board is composed of nine (9) members
			 appointed by the Governor of the State of Arkansas to staggered terms of five
			 (5) years. Appointments for all positions, except the Consumer Representative
			 and the Senior Citizen Representative, will be made from a list of nominees
			 submitted to the Governor by the Arkansas Psychological Association or the
			 Arkansas Association of Psychological Examiners, or by other interested
			 Arkansas licensed Psychologists or Psychological Examiners as documented by a
			 list which has attached thereto the signatures of at least twenty (20) licensed
			 Psychologists or Psychological Examiners. Membership of the Board will be
			 composed of one (1) academic Psychologist engaged in full-time teaching of
			 psychology at the graduate level at an approved institute of higher learning or
			 holding an active faculty appointment in an American Psychological Association
			 approved pre or post doctoral internship program;, four (4) practicing
			 Psychologists engaged in the full-time practice of psychology with at least one
			 (1) Psychologist engaged in the full-time, private practice of psychology, and
			 two (2) Psychological Examiners engaged in the fulltime practice of psychology.
			 Each Psychologist and Psychological Examiner must have been licensed to
			 practice psychology in Arkansas for at least five (5) years immediately
			 preceding appointment to the Board. The Consumer Representative and the Senior
			 Citizen Representative, appointed from the general public, subject to
			 confirmation by the Senate. (Chapter
			 97, Statute 17-97-210; Act 113 of
			 1977; Act 939 of 1979; Act 955 of 1995) who are not actively engaged in or
			 retired from the practice of psychology shall be voting members
			 at-large.
1.2.
Responsibilities of the Organization.
The Board is charged by law with regulating the practice of
			 psychology in the State of Arkansas including, but not limited to, examining
			 and passing upon the qualification of applicants for the practice of
			 psychology. The major responsibility of the State Board is to insure that the
			 people of the State of Arkansas are protected from misrepresentation, unethical
			 practice, and/or incompetence in the practice of psychology.
1.3.
Administration of the
		  Organization.
The Board is charged by law with administering its duties
			 consistent with the Act under which it was organized and authorized to regulate
			 the practice of psychology. Consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act
			 and in the interest of the public of the State of Arkansas, the following are
			 the major administrative responsibilities of the Board:
1.3. A Records. Records of the Board shall be
		  kept, maintained, and available for inspection according to the Freedom of
		  Information Act.
1.3. B. Public
		  Meetings. All Board meetings, except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
		  whether formal or informal, shall be open to the public.
1.3. C. Public Notice. The date, time, and
		  place of meetings shall be furnished to anyone requesting the information and
		  shall be routinely published.
1.3.
		  D. Forms. All forms and accompanying instructions shall follow
		  these Rules and Regulations.
1.3.
		  E. Directory. The Board shall publish a Directory available to the
		  public that includes the following:
1.3.E. (1)
		  Names of all licensed individuals in the State.
1.3.E. (2) Level of licensure, whether
		  Psychologist or Psychological Examiner.
1.3.E.
		  (3) Text of Arkansas Code Annotated, Sec
		  17-97-101, et
		  seq.
1.3.E. (4) A copy of these
		  Rules and Regulations.
1.3.E. (5)
		  Information on Continuing Education requirements for licensure.
1.3.E. (6) Other information considered
		  necessary by the Board to inform the public about the practice of psychology,
		  or needed by the public to make informed used of psychological services. (A
		  copy of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct of the
		  American Psychological Association adopted by the Board as part of these Rules
		  and Regulations shall be provided upon request to all individuals who do not
		  have a copy and cannot otherwise obtain a copy of the
		  principles.)
1.3. F
		  Newsletter. Persons licensed by this Board shall receive, at least annually, a
		  Newsletter that informs of state and national licensure and regulatory
		  issues.
1.3. G Opinions. Informal
		  opinions given by individual Board members do not reflect the opinion of the
		  full Board. Only opinions, decisions, or policies documented in the written
		  minutes of Board meetings shall be considered binding actions of the Board to
		  be published in the ABEP Newsletter.