North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 54 - PSYCHOLOGY › Section .2000 - SUPERVISION › Section 54 .2008 - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A Psychological
				Associate practicing psychology in North Carolina shall receive supervision for
				activities specified in
				G.S.
				90-270.139(e) and Rule .2006
				of this Section.
(b) A
				Psychological Associate whose professional practice is limited to those
				activities other than those specified in
				G.S.
				90-270.139(e) and Rule .2006
				of this Section as requiring supervision shall not be required to receive
				supervision.
(c) A Psychological
				Associate who is a regular salaried employee of the State Department of Public
				Instruction or a local board of education, and whose professional activities
				are limited only to those for which he or she is employed by that agency, shall
				not be required to receive supervision. This exemption shall not apply to
				individuals who contract with the Department of Public Instruction or local
				boards of education for the delivery of psychological services which otherwise
				require supervision in the schools.
(d) A Psychological Associate who engages in
				the practice of psychology in a jurisdiction other than North Carolina shall
				not be required to receive supervision as set forth in this Rule for those
				services rendered in another jurisdiction so long as said services in another
				jurisdiction are rendered in a manner consistent with that jurisdiction's legal
				requirements.
(e) A written,
				notarized supervision contract form shall be filed within 30 days of a change
				in the conditions specified in the supervision contract form on file with the
				Board and within 30 days after receiving written notification from the Board
				that the filing of a new form is necessary to provide for the protection of the
				public or the regulation of the practice of psychology. A supervision contract
				form shall document either that supervision is required and shall be received,
				or that supervision is not required. A separate supervision contract form shall
				be filed for each separate work setting. A work setting is considered as
				self-employment, employment under an umbrella agency, or employment at a
				stand-alone business entity. If receiving supervision from more than one
				supervisor to meet the supervision requirements set forth in this Rule, a
				separate supervision contract form shall be filed with each individual
				supervisor.
(f) A supervisor shall
				report to the Board that agreed upon supervision has occurred and shall file a
				final report upon termination of supervision. A report shall be submitted to
				the Board by the following time periods:
(1)
				within 30 days after receiving written notification from the Board that such is
				due;
(2) within 2 weeks of
				termination of supervision; and,
(3) within 2 weeks of a change in the
				conditions specified in the supervision contract form on file with the Board.
If not receiving supervision, it shall be the responsibility
				  of the Psychological Associate to report such to the Board.