Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
The Board shall accept hours of clinical supervision
submitted by an applicant if the clinical supervision meets the requirements
specified in
R4-6-212
and
R4-6-404,
R4-6-504,
R4-6-604,
or
R4-6-706,
as applicable to the license for which application is made, unless an exemption
is granted as follows:
1. An
individual using supervised work experience acquired in Arizona may apply to
the Board for an exemption from the following requirements:
a. Qualifications of the clinical supervisor.
The Board may grant an exemption to the supervisor qualification requirements
in
R4-6-212(A)
and
R4-6-404,
R4-6-504,
R4-6-604,
or
R4-6-706,
as applicable to the license for which application is made, if the Board
determines the behavioral health professional who provided or will provide the
clinical supervision has:
i. Education,
training and experience necessary to provide clinical supervision;
ii. Complied with the educational
requirements specified in
R4-6-214;
and
iii. An active and unrestricted license issued under
A.R.S. Title 32 as a physician under Chapter 13 or 17 with certification in
psychiatry or addiction medicine or as a nurse practitioner under Chapter 15
with certification in mental health;
b. Employment of clinical supervisor. The
Board may grant an exemption to the requirement in
R4-6-212(B)
regarding employment of the supervisor by
the behavioral health entity at which the supervisee obtains hours of clinical
supervision if the supervisee provides verification that:
i. The supervisor and behavioral health
entity have a written contract providing the supervisor the same access to the
supervisee's clinical records provided to employees of the behavioral health
entity, that is signed and dated by both parties, and
ii. Supervisee's clients authorized the
release of their clinical records to the supervisor; and
c. Discipline-specific changes. The Board may
grant an exemption to a requirement in
R4-6-404,
R4-6-504,
R4-6-604,
or
R4-6-706,
as applicable to the license for which application is made, that changed on
November 1, 2015, and had the effect of making the clinical supervision
previously completed or completed no later than October 31, 2017, non-compliant
with the clinical supervision requirements. If the Board grants an exemption
under this subsection, the Board shall evaluate the applicant's clinical
supervision using the requirements in existence before November 1,
2015.
2. An individual
using supervised work experience acquired outside of Arizona may apply to the
Board for an exemption from the clinical supervision requirements in
R4-6-404,
R4-6-504,
R4-6-604,
or
R4-6-706,
as applicable to the license for which application is made. The Board may grant
an exemption for clinical supervision acquired outside of Arizona if the Board
determines that the behavioral health professional providing the supervision
met one of the following:
a. Complied with
the educational requirements specified in
R4-6-214,
b. Complied with the clinical supervisor
requirements of the state in which the supervision occurred, or
c. Was approved to provide supervision to the
applicant by the state in which the supervision occurred.
