Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
A.
General. A
license that has expired is subject to the following reinstatement
provisions.
B.
Application Requirements. To be considered for
licensure reinstatement, an applicant must submit a completed reinstatement
application form, and the reinstatement fee.
C.
Required
statements. Each applicant for reinstatement shall certify the
following:
1. Every license, certificate,
listing or registration to practice psychology held by applicant is in good
standing;
2. Applicant has reported
to the Board any injunction or disciplinary action completed or pending against
her/his license, certificate, registration, or listing to practice psychology
or psychotherapy;
3. Applicant has
reported to the Board any malpractice judgment against her/him, any settlement
of a malpractice action or claim against her/him, and any malpractice action or
claim pending against her/him in which the malpractice alleged relates to
her/his practice of psychology or psychotherapy;
4. Applicant has reported to the Board any
inquiry/complaint pending, investigation being conducted by, or disciplinary
proceeding pending before the licensing, grievance, or disciplinary board of
any jurisdiction in which s/he is licensed, certified, registered, or listed to
practice psychology or psychotherapy in which the complaint, investigation, or
proceeding concerns her/his practice of psychology or psychotherapy.
D.
Pending discipline
or complaints. The Board may decline to issue a license to an
applicant for reinstatement if disciplinary action is pending or if there is an
unresolved complaint.
E.
Continuing Professional Competence. Pursuant to
section 12-245-307, C.R.S., effective
September 1, 2017, a licensed psychologist shall complete continuing
professional development in order to reinstate a license.
1. An applicant for reinstatement must comply
with all continuing professional development requirements pursuant to Rule 1.20
within the two years immediately preceding the application receipt
date.
2. An applicant for
reinstatement applying between September 1, 2017, and August 31, 2019, must
complete 1.67 continuing professional development hours per month for the
period the license was expired.
F.
Criteria. The
Board has established the following criteria for determining whether an
applicant for reinstatement has demonstrated her/his continued professional
competence as required by section
12-245-205(3),
C.R.S. An applicant must meet all applicable criteria to establish her/his
continued professional competence.
1.
License expired more than two years. An applicant
whose license has been expired more than two years shall pass a Board developed
jurisprudence examination and demonstrate her/his continued professional
competence by either:
a. Completion of an
average of twenty Professional Development Hours (PDH) pursuant to section
12-245-307(2)(b),
C.R.S., and Rule 1.20 for each year the license has been expired (1.67 for each
month); or
b.Retaking and passing
the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) national
examination; or.
c. If an applicant
for reinstatement has been licensed and performing work in another jurisdiction
that does not require continuing professional development then verification of
licensure from each jurisdiction is required as well as a written statement
detailing work experience related to the practice of psychology during the time
the Colorado license has been expired.
d. Any other means approved by the
Board.
