Indiana Administrative Code
Title 515 - ADVISORY BOARD OF THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Article 2 - ENDORSEMENT OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AS INDEPENDENT PRACTICE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Rule 2 - Exemptions from Endorsement
Section 2-1 - Criteria for exemption of school psychologists from endorsement

Universal Citation: 515 IN Admin Code 2-1

Current through December 25, 2024

Authority: IC 20-28-2-6; IC 20-28-12

Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-33-1

Sec. 1.

(a) The professional standards board (board) shall exempt an individual from the endorsement requirements of this article if the individual:

(1) is licensed on or before June 30, 1996, as a school psychologist by the board;

(2) is employed by a:
(A) developmental center;

(B) state hospital;

(C) public or private hospital;

(D) mental health center;

(E) rehabilitation center;

(F) private school; or

(G) public school;

at least thirty (30) hours per week during the contract period; and

(3) furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant:
(A) has received at least sixty (60) semester hours of graduate level course work in a school psychology program;

(B) has at least one thousand (1,000) supervised hours of school psychology;

(C) does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently;

(D) has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by a licensing or certification agency of another jurisdiction on the grounds that the applicant was not able to practice as a school psychologist without endangering the public; and

(E) has at least five (5) years of experience as a school psychologist within the ten (10) years preceding the date of application.

(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to a school psychologist who:

(1) is retired from full-time or part-time employment as a school psychologist; or

(2) has a:
(A) medical condition; or

(B) physical disability;

that restricts the mobility required for employment in a school setting.

(c) A school psychologist who is not excused from employment as described in subsection (b) or is not employed as described in subsection (a)(2) shall not provide services on a private basis to a person unless the school psychologist receives a referral from one (1) of the following:

(1) A developmental center.

(2) A public school or private school.

(3) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.

(4) A health service professional in psychology licensed under IC 25-33-Sec. 1.

(d) An individual seeking an exemption under this section must apply to the board before July 1, 1998.

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