Section R156-61-302b - Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements(1) An applicant for licensure as a psychologist under Subsection 58-61-304(1)(e) or mental health therapy under Subsections 58-61-304(1)(e) and (1)(f) shall complete a minimum of 4,000 hours of psychology training approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board. The training shall: (a) be completed in not less than two years; (b) be completed in not more than four years following the awarding of the doctoral degree unless the Division in collaboration with the Board approves an extension due to extenuating circumstances; (c) be completed while the applicant is enrolled in an approved doctoral program or licensed as a certified psychology resident; (d) be completed while the applicant is under the supervision of a qualified psychologist meeting the requirements under Section R156-61-302d; (e) if completed under the supervision of a qualified faculty member who is not an approved psychology training supervisor in accordance with Section R156-61-302d, the training shall not be credited toward the 4,000 hours of psychology doctoral clinical training; (f) be completed as part of a supervised psychology training program as defined in Subsection R156-61-102(4) that does not exceed: (i) 40 hours per week for full-time internships and full-time post doctoral positions; or (ii) 20 hours of part-time internships and part-time post doctoral positions; and (g) be completed while the applicant is under supervision of a minimum of one hour of supervision for every 20 hours of pre-doctoral training and experience and one hour for every 40 hours of post-doctoral training and experience. (2) In accordance with Subsection 58-61-301(1)(b), an individual engaged in a post-doctoral residency program of supervised clinical training shall be certified as a psychology resident. (3) An applicant for licensure may accrue any portion of the 4,000 hours of psychology doctoral degree training and experience required in Subsection 58-61-304(1)(e) in a pre-doctoral program. (4) An applicant who applies for licensure as a psychologist who completes the 4,000 hours of psychology doctoral degree training and experience required in Subsection 58-61-304(1)(e) in a pre-doctoral program or post-doctoral residency, and meets qualifications for licensure, may be approved to sit for the examinations, and upon passing the examinations will be issued a psychologist license. (5) An applicant for licensure as a psychologist who has commenced and completed all or part of the psychology or mental health therapy training requirements under Subsection R156-61-302b(1) outside the state, may receive credit for that training completed outside of the state if it is demonstrated by the applicant that the training is equivalent to the requirements for training under Subsections 58-61-304(1)(e) and (f), and Subsection R156-61-302b(1). Utah Admin. Code R156-61-302b
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-13, effective 6/15/2015