Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 007 - ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Division 33 - Division of Health Related Boards and Commissions › Rule 007.33.20-016 - Arkansas Psychology Board Rule

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
ARKANSAS PSYCHOLOGY BOARD RULES 2020
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 full- time 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.
1.3.E. Directory. The Board shall provide a
			 Directory to the public upon request, which may be published in electronic form
			 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.
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
			 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. 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.