La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXIII-806

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section LXIII-806 - Board Approval of Proposed CPD Offerings and Activities; CPD promotion and Advertisement

A. Any individual or entity may apply for board approval of a proposed CPD offering or activity as follows:

1. The individual or entity providing the proposed CPD offering or activity files a completed CPD Approval Application on the form provide by the board.

2. The individual or entity providing the proposed CPD offering or activity provides information sufficient to the board that the CPD meets requirements set forth under §801; and

3. Payment of the required application fee.

B. Board approval of a proposed CPD pursuant to Subsection E of this Section shall permit the individual or entity to offer the program one time. Subsequent offerings of the same activity shall require the individual or entity offering the CPD to submit an application for renewal of the approval on the form provided by the board with required renewal fee.

1. Upon receipt of written documentation of board CPD approval, the individual or entity providing the proposed CPD offering or activity may advertise as approved or endorsed by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

2. Course and activities approved by the board shall be posted on the board website and shall indicate the maximum number of credits which may be earned and the classification of the course.

C. CPD offerings and activities not approved by the board under Subsections B or E of this Section may generate acceptable CPD credits for licensees under the following circumstances:

1. The licensee submits a complete application for preapproval of the course or activity using the form provided by the board and payment of an application fee required under Chapter 6.

2. The course or activity submitted for approval shall only be considered for the licensee who submits the approval.

3. A licensee may not request approval of an activity after June 30 of their reporting year for the renewal of their license.

a. A provisionally licensed psychologist that fails to meet the CPD requirements by June 30 of their reporting year, including acceptable sponsorship, offerings and activities, shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 37:2356.2.

b. A licensed psychologist that fails to meet the CPD requirements by June 30 of their reporting year, including acceptable sponsorship, offerings and activities, shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 37:2357.A(2).

D. The licensee may choose to apply for preapproval of the following unsponsored activities. These activities shall be limited to 10 credits:

1. workshops/conferences without approved sponsor;

2. peer consultation and supervision. Acceptable consultation is regularly scheduled interactions with colleagues, licensed in a health care profession or other general applied psychology profession, in a structured and organized format. Examples include case consultation groups, journal clubs, research groups, and shadowing a colleague. Acceptable supervision is one-to-one general professional, specific case discussion, or skill training that is provided under Chapter 7 of this Part by a qualified supervisor. One hour of acceptable consultation or supervision equals one hour of credit. Documentation required to earn credit shall be a verification form providing evidence that it is a structured program of consultation with regularly scheduled meetings and showing the nature of the consultation, or in the case of supervision the supervised practice plan approved by the board; and The person providing the consultation, or facilitating the case consultation group, must attest, by signature, to the description of the program, number of hours met and that the verification form has been completed;

3.practice outcome monitoring-assessing patient/client outcomes via questionnaire(s) that is appropriate to the practice endeavor. One client equals one credit per reporting period. If requested, documentation required to earn credit shall be a verification form and a de-identified copy of the patient/client questionnaire;

4.professional activities-serving on an international, national, regional, or state psychological association board or committee; or board member of regulatory body related to the field of psychology. Professional activities shall not include lobbying activities. One year equals 10 credits;

5.registered attendance at conferences/conventions- attendance at a conference related to the field of psychology or a conference, that aids in the licensee's professional development. One conference day equals one credit. This credit is separate from traditional continuing education units that may be awarded by an approved sponsor at said conference. A certificate of attendance is required;

6.academic courses-a graduate-level course related to the psychologist's discipline and practice, taken for credit from a regionally accredited university or one pre-approved by the board. One three-hour course or equivalent equals 20 credits; or, one registered audit, documented by the university, equals five credits;

7.instruction-preparation and teaching of a semester-long graduate or undergraduate course, related to psychology, in a regionally accredited institution; or continuing education workshop presentation. Credit can only be received the first time teaching or presenting the material:

a. credit hours for preparing and teaching a workshop shall be calculated at four times the credit granted attendees, divided by the number of presenters;

b. credit hours for teaching a university course shall be calculated at 10 times the number of credit hours awarded the students. Documentation required to earn credit shall be the course syllabus or brochure;

8.publications-author of an article for peer-reviewed publications or author, editor or co-editor of a book/book chapter related to the field of psychology. One article equals 10 hours; one book/book chapter equals 10 credit hours. Documentation required to earn credit shall include a copy of journal abstract or a copy of the publication.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXIII-806

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 49666 (4/1/2023), Repromulgated LR 49872 (5/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2357.