California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.1 - Board of Psychology
Article 10 - Continuing Education
Section 1397.62 - Continuing Education Exemptions and Exceptions. [Effective Until December 31, 2022.]
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
This section is inoperative January 1, 2023, and repealed on December 31, 2023.
At the time of making application for renewal of a license, a psychologist may as provided in this section request an exemption or an exception from all or part of the continuing education requirements.
(a) The Board shall grant an exemption only if the psychologist verifies in writing that, during the two--year period immediately prior to the expiration date of the license, the licensee:
Verification of a physical disability under subsection (a)(2) shall be by a licensed physician and surgeon or, in the case of a mental disability, by a licensed psychologist or a board certified or board eligible psychiatrist.
(b) An exception to the requirements of Business and Professions Code section 2915(d) may be granted to licensed psychologists who are not engaged in the direct delivery of mental health services for whom there is an absence of available continuing education courses relevant to their specific area of practice.
(c) Psychologists requiring reasonable accommodation according to the Americans with Disabilities Act may be granted an exemption from the on-site participation requirement and may substitute all or part of their continuing education requirement with an American Psychological Association or accreditation agency approved independent learning continuing education program. A qualified individual with a disability must apply to the Board to receive this exemption.
(d) Any licensee who submits a request for an exemption or exception that is denied by the Board shall complete any continuing education requirements within 120 days of the notification that the request was denied.
1. New section
filed 12-29-94; operative 12-29-94 pursuant to Government Code Section
11346.2(d)
(Register 94, No. 52).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 4-30-98;
operative 5-30-98 (Register 98, No. 18).
3. Amendment of subsection
(e) filed 11-24-99; operative 12-24-99 (Register 99, No. 48).
4.
Amendment of section heading and section filed 7-21-2003; operative 8-20-2003
(Register 2003, No. 30).
5. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed
12-10-2004; operative 1-9-2005 (Register 2004, No. 50).
6. Amendment
of subsection (c) filed 11-16-2006; operative 12-16-2006 (Register 2006, No.
46).
7. Repealer and new section filed 2-16-2012; operative 1-1-2013
(Register 2012, No. 7).
8. Editorial correction of section heading
and history notes (Register 2018, No. 37).
9. Change without
regulatory effect amending section heading and repealing first paragraph filed
12-5-2018 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2018, No. 49).
10. Amendment of section
heading, new first paragraph and amendment of subsection (a) filed 6-29-2022;
operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 26). Transmission deadline specified in
Government Code section
11346.4(b)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
in Government Code section
11349.3(a)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2915(g) and 2930, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2915, Business and Professions Code.