California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.1 - Board of Psychology
Article 5.1 - Registered Psychological Assistants
Section 1391.6 - Supervisor's Responsibility
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Every supervisor of a registered psychological associate shall have the education, training, and experience in the areas of psychological practice for which they will supervise, and shall be responsible for supervising the psychological functions performed by the psychological associate and ensure that the associate complies with the provisions of the Code, the Board's regulations, and the ethical standards established by the American Psychological Association.
(b) The supervisor shall ensure that each client or patient is informed, prior to the rendering of services, that the associate is unlicensed and is under the direction and supervision of the supervisor. Each client or patient shall also be informed that the supervisor shall have access to the client's or patient's chart in fulfilling their supervisory duties.
(c) The supervisor shall be available to the associate 100% of the time the associate is performing psychological functions. The availability can be in-person, by telephone, by pager or by other appropriate technology.
(d) The supervisor shall ensure that a plan is in place to protect the client or patient in the event a client or patient crisis or emergency occurs during any time the supervisor is not physically present at the established site at which the supervisee is working. The supervisor shall ensure that the supervisee thoroughly understands the plan in the event a client or patient crisis or emergency occurs.
1. Amendment
filed 6-15-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
25).
2. Amendment filed 12-29-88; operative 12-29-88 (Register 89,
No. 2).
3. Change without regulatory effect pursuant to section
100, Title 1, California Code of
Regulations filed 3-5-90 (Register 90, No. 20).
4. Amendment filed
12-16-2004; operative 1-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 51).
5. Change without regulatory effect
amending subsection (a) filed 12-5-2018 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2018, No. 49).
6. Change without regulatory
effect amending section filed 11-29-2021 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Senate Bill 801 (Stats.2021, ch.
647) (Register 2021, No. 49).
7. Amendment of subsections (a)-(b),
(d) and NOTE filed 4-17-2023; operative 7-1-2023 (Register 2023, No.
16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2913 and 2930, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2913, Business and Professions Code.
