Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B19 - Board of Psychology › Chapter 64B19-13 - LICENSE RENEWAL, CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 64B19-13.003 - Continuing Psychological Education Credit

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Continuing
				psychological education credit will be granted for:
(a) Completion of graduate level courses in
				psychology provided by a university or professional school which is accredited
				by the American Psychological Association or regionally accredited, seven (7)
				continuing psychological education credits may be obtained for each one credit
				course, fourteen (14) continuing psychological education credits for each two
				credit course, and twenty-one (21) continuing psychological education credits
				for each three credit course, for a maximum of twenty-one (21) credits per
				renewal period;
(b) Completion of a
				colloquium, a presentation, a workshop or a symposium offered for continuing
				education credit by a doctoral psychology program or a psychology internship or
				residency which is accredited by the American Psychological Association; the
				amount of continuing psychological education credits will be granted as
				specified by the program, agency or institution offering or sponsoring these
				activities;
(c) Full attendance at
				workshops/seminars offered by providers approved by the American Psychological
				Association or any of its affiliates, or providers approved by the Board. A
				list of Board approved providers is available from the Board office upon
				request; continuing psychological education credits will be granted on an hour
				by hour basis;
(d) Simple
				attendance at a state, regional or national psychology convention or
				conference. Only five (5) credits will be allowed each biennium regardless of
				how many state, regional or national conventions or conferences are attended
				during that biennium; one (1) continuing psychological education credit will be
				granted per one conference day;
(e)
				Attainment of diplomate status or Board Certification in a specialty area
				within the practice of psychology from any certifying body, recognized by the
				Board pursuant to Section
				 490.0149, F.S., for which
				thirty-seven (37) continuing psychological education credits, not including the
				two-hour continuing education course on domestic violence required by Section
				 456.031(1),
				F.S., and the two-hour continuing education course on the prevention of medical
				errors required by Section
				 456.013(7),
				F.S., will be allowed only during the biennium during which the diplomate is
				first awarded;
(f) Presenting or
				moderating for the first time per biennium only a continuing psychological
				education program sponsored by a provider approved by the Board, except that
				credit will be limited to the number of credits allowed by the
				program;
(g) Each hour of
				attendance at a Board of Psychology meeting or Board of Psychology committee
				meeting. Only one credit will be granted for each hour of full attendance and
				only ten (10) credits will be allowed each biennium regardless of how many
				hours are attended during the biennium. Attendance at a Board or committee
				meeting shall also satisfy, hour by hour, the requirement of professional
				ethics and legal issues credit set out in subsection (3), of this
				rule;
(h) Serving on a Board
				Probable Cause Panel; Current and former members shall receive one credit hour
				for each hour of attendance, up to a maximum of ten (10) hours, for serving as
				a member on a Board probable cause panel. Service on a probable cause panel
				shall also satisfy the requirement of professional ethics and legal issues
				credits as set out in subsection (3) of this rule on an hour by hour basis.
				Members shall also receive up to a maximum of 5 hours of credit per biennium in
				the area of risk management, on an hour by hour basis, for serving on the
				Board's probable cause panel.
(i)
				Service as the Board's Continuing Education Liaison shall entitle the board
				member to receive one credit hour for each hour of review, up to a maxium of
				(10) hours.
(j) Service as the
				Board's Subject Matter Expert (SME) shall entitle the board member to receive
				one credit hour for each hour of review, up to a maxium of (10)
				hours.
(k) Completion of continuing
				education courses approved by any Board within the Division of Medical Quality
				Assurance of the Department of Health, provided that such courses enhance the
				psychological skills and/or psychological knowledge of the licensee;
(l) The provision of volunteer expert witness
				opinions for cases being reviewed pursuant to laws and standards relevant to
				the practice of psychology. Two hours of credit shall be awarded for each case
				reviewed up to a maximum of ten hours per biennium. In this regard, volunteer
				expert witnesses are expected to perform a review of the psychological,
				medical, legal, and/or ethical literature, as appropriate to the case being
				reviewed;
(m) Serving on American
				Psychological Association and/or Florida Psychological Association chapter,
				state, or national boards, editorial boards of peer reviewed journals related
				to psychology, scientific grant review teams; a maximum of five (5) continuing
				psychological education credits will be granted per renewal period;
(n) Teaching as an adjunct professor a
				graduate level course in psychology or related to psychology in a regionally
				accredited institution; a maximum of twenty (20) continuing education credits
				will be granted for the first time teaching per course for each renewal
				period;
(o) Publishing in the field
				of psychology (research, peer-reviewed articles, books, book chapters,
				textbooks or editor or co-editor of peer reviewed journals); a maximum of ten
				(10) continuing psychological education credits will be granted per publication
				per renewal period, not to exceed thirty (30) continuing psychological
				education credits per renewal period;
(p) Performance of Pro Bono Services - A
				licensee may receive up to six (6) hours per biennium of continuing education
				credit through the performance of pro bono services to the indigent as provided
				in section  456.013(9),
				F.S., or to underserved populations, or in areas of critical need within the
				state where the licensee practices. In order to receive credit under this rule,
				licensees must make a written request to the Board and receive approval prior
				to performing pro bono services in advance. One (1) hour credit shall be given
				for each two (2) hours worked. In the written request, licensees shall disclose
				the type, nature and extent of services to be rendered, the facility where the
				services will be rendered, the number of patients expected to be serviced, and
				a statement indicating that the patients to be served are indigent. If the
				licensee intends to provide services in underserved or critical need areas, the
				written request shall provide a brief explanation as to those
				facts.