Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 26 - BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS
Article 2 - LICENSURE
Section R4-26-203.04 - Temporary License under A.R.S. Section 32-2073(B)

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-26-203.04

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. To be eligible to be issued a temporary license under A.R.S. § 32-2073(B), an individual shall:

1. Have completed the educational requirements specified in A.R.S. § 32-2071(A) through (C);

2. Have completed 1,500 hours of supervised professional experience as described in A.R.S. § 32-2071(F); and

3. Be participating in a supervised postdoctoral professional experience as described in A.R.S. § 32-2071(G).

B. An applicant seeking a temporary license under A.R.S. § 32-2073(B), shall submit an application packet to the Board that includes:

1. The application form required under R4-26-203 and all information required under R4-26-203(B) and (C) except that specified in R4-26-203(C)(3), (5), and (7);

2. The written training plan required under A.R.S. § 32-2071(G)(7) from the entity at which the supervised postdoctoral professional experience is occurring that includes at least the following:
a. Goal and content of each training experience,

b. Expectations regarding the nature, quality, and quantity of work to be done by the supervisee during the supervised postdoctoral professional experience,

c. Methods of evaluating the supervisee and the supervised postdoctoral professional experience,

d. Total number of hours to be accrued during the supervised postdoctoral professional experience,

e. Total number of face-to-face contact hours the supervisee is to have with clients or patients during the supervised postdoctoral professional experience,

f. Total number of hours of supervision the supervisee is to receive during the supervised postdoctoral professional experience,

g. Qualifications of all individuals who provide supervision during the supervised postdoctoral professional experience including documentation that each is qualified under the standards at A.R.S. § 32-2071(G),

h. Acknowledgment that ethics training is included in the training experience; and

3. A written request for approval to take the national examination specified under A.R.S. § 32-2072, if applicable, using a form approved by the Board and available in the Board office and on its website.

C. An individual issued a temporary license under A.R.S. § 32-2073(B) shall practice psychology only under supervision. It is unprofessional conduct for the holder of a temporary license issued under A.R.S. § 32-2073(B) to practice psychology without supervision.

D. A temporary license issued under A.R.S. § 32-2073(B) is valid for 36 months and is not renewable. If the Board denies an active license under R4-26-203 to the holder of a temporary license issued under A.R.S. § 32-2073(B), the temporary license terminates at the time of license denial.

E. The holder of a temporary license issued under A.R.S. § 32-2073(B) shall:

1. Comply fully with all provisions of A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 19.1, and this Chapter;

2. Not practice psychology outside the postdoctoral experience specified in the written training plan required under subsection (B)(2); and

3. Submit to the Board a proposed new training plan if the written training plan required under subsection (B)(2) is modified. The proposed new training plan shall be submitted within 10 days after the effective date of the modification.

F. The holder of a temporary license who was not previously approved to take the national examination may submit to the Board a written request for approval to take the national examination using a form approved by the Board and available in the Board office.

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