EXTRA 38 Flashcards
Subpoena
Subpoena: First step contact patient to see if he/she wants to wave or invoke privilege.
Supervisor Employment and Availability
Supervisor Employment and Availability
Supervisor must be employed (full-time or part-time) by the facility in which the supervised works.
“Available” indicates availability by phone or pager or face-to-face.
5300
Danger to others. 180 day hold. Can renew as needed.
5250
14 day hold
Registered Psychologist
Only for post-doc
Must have doctorate and 1500 hrs of supervised professional experience.
Must work for nonprofit that receives 25% gov’t funding.
Registration in effect for 30 months.
Cannot be renewed with same agency.
Psychological Practice
“Psychological Practice”: providing individual, group, organisation, public with any psychological services involving application of psychological principles, methods and procedures of understanding, predicting, and influencing behaviour.
Does not include prescription medication, performing surgery, or ECT.
Coursework Required For License
Coursework Required For License:
Treatment of substance use (one semester/quarter)
Human sexuality (10 hours)
Child abuse (7 hours)
Spousal and partner abuse (2 hours)
Aging and long-term care (10 hours)
Suicide assessment and intervention (6 hours)
Registration of Psychological Assistant
Registration of Psychological Assistant
Psychological assistant must be registered with BOP
Must review registration annually
If delinquent, cannot practice. Must review within 60 days of expiration.
The psychological assistant must notify the BOP within 30 days of acquiring new supervisor.
Can be a psychological assistant for a total of 6 years (72 months).
Patient Notification of Supervisory Status
Patient notification of Supervisory Status
Primary supervisor responsible for informing patient of student status of supervised. Informed patient fees for services must be paid directly to primary supervisor or employer. This notification may occur in person by supervisor or in witness statement signed by the supervisor and given to patient.
Supervisor – Supervisory Agreement
Supervisor – Supervisory Agreement
Must identify: the primary supervisor/the supervising
Capacity in which supervised will perform (NP, Therapy)
Start date/completion date
Duties performed by supervisee
Address of each location at which duties will be performed
Goals and objectives
How often supervisor will be providing feedback
Custody and Parental Access to Records
Custody and Parental Access to Records
Legal custody only and physical custody is not required for a parent to ask to inspect a minor’s records. If the minor is not lawfully being treated w/o the consent of the parents.
Psychology License
Psychology License
Expired license must be renewed within 3 years of expiration.
A non-practicing psychologist may request license places on inactive status.
CE requirements: required to obtain 36 hours of CE renewal cycle, average 1.5 CE hours per month.
Inactive license are exempt from CE requirement. However, to reactivate must complete 36 hours continuing education training in law and ethics as well as other mandatory courses for the 2 year period to establish new license only 75% of hours can be “independent learning.”
Courses focusing on business are not counted as CE.
Each renewal cycle required to certify that have taken courses in law and ethics, no minimum number of hours indicated.
Primary creditors include APA, APA sponsorship, continuing medical education courses, CA Psychological Association, continuing medical education.
Upon renewal, psychologists are not required to prove that they have taken 36 CE courses. However, a random audit may occur by BOP requesting proof.
Supervisors must complete a minimum of 6 hours of supervision courses every 2 years. This does not apply to license requirement.
Mediation (NonD)
Mediation
Takes place when determine that there was no clear violation of the law but a misunderstanding occurred between parties.
5260
Second 14 day hold. Last 14 days hold. Next is 5270.15 30 day hold.
Supervision Issues
Supervision Issues
Supervisor can’t be paid by supervised
Supervisor can’t be related to supervisee.
Psychological Assistant may not rent office space from the supervisor or employee.
Psychological Assistant can’t take fees for services provided except as an employee of the person or organisation they re registered under.
If advertising, psychological assistant should indicate they re being supervised, registration number and the name and license # of supervisor.
5585.5
72 hold of a minor without parents consent due to lack of availability
SPE Log
SPE Log
Supervisee must keep written weekly log of SPE hours
Must include: services performed
Dates, number of hours worked
Hours of supervision received
Nature of supervision (E.G
The signature of supervisee and supervisor and a statement by the primary supervisor that the information is accurate
Board of Psychology (BOP)
Board of Psychology (BOP) consists of 9 members, 4 are public and 5 are licensed psychologists
Board members hold terms of 4 year and members may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms.
The governor appoints two of the public members n Senate rules committee and speaker of the assembly each appoint one public member.
The governor appoints all of the license numbers.
The Board elected president and Vice President
5270.15
30 day hold after a 5260
Supervision Requirements
Supervision Requirements
Must be provided with supervision for a minimum of 10% of total work week.
At least one hour must include face-to-face.
A maximum of 44 hours per week, including supervision time may be counted toward SPE.
Letter of Warning (NonD)
Letter of Warning
When a minor infraction has occurred, no hard has resulted, the BOP may send letter of warning.
The letter describes the complaint summarises the relevant law and warns that if the situation reoccurs formal action will result.
Supervise Professional Experience (SPE)
Supervise Professional Experience (SPE): an organised programme that consists of a planned, structures, and administered supervised comprehensive clinical training experiences.
Supervisor’s License
Supervisor’s License
Must be licensed psychologist
Psychological assistant may require 750 hours from a board-certified psychiatrist.
Formal Internship/Post-doc
Formal Internship/Post-doc
“Include” APA, APPIC, or CAPIC
5230
72 hours hold due to EtOH or drugs
Hours of SPE
Hours of SPE
1500 pre-doctoral, 1500 post doctoral
Pre-doctoral/Post-doctoral hours must be acquired within 30 months
If 3000 hours are complete post-doc, they must be completed within 60 months.
Does not need to be acquired under 1 supervisor, but can be accrued under 1 supervisor.
Employee and Exempt Settings
Employee and Exempt Settings
Both pre-doc and post-doc SPE may be accrued while working as an employee in an exempt setting.
Exempt settings include government facilities and many educational institutions.
Citation and Fine (NonD)
Used for less serious violations such as false advertising. Find range from $100 to $2,500 per violation. Citations or fine not considered a disciplinary action yet it becomes public record.
Non-disciplinary Action
Non-disciplinary Action
Include mediation, educational letter, letter of warning, educational review and citation and fine
Education Letter (NonD)
Education Letter
Used when there has been a minor departure from standard of care, yet no harm has actually occurred. BOP may send the provider a letter summarising complaint with recommendations to avoid behavior in the future
Minor and Consent For Therapy
Minor and Consent For Therapy
A minor must be 12 yers of older to consent to outpatient therapy and be deemed to be mature enough to participate intelligibly.
Minors and Rights of Parents to Inspect Records
Minors and Rights to Inspect Records
When lawfully treating a minor without parental consent, the minor patient is entitled to full rights of confidentiality and privileges. The minor’s parents are not entitled to a copy of the treatment records without authorisation from the minor.
5008
Gravely disable hold
Educational Review (NonD)
Educational Review
Voluntary, used when BOP has serious concerns about a licensee or a significant violation occurred, yet there was insufficient grounds to forward case to the attorney general. Licenses is invited to meet with the investigator, expert, of BOP staff to discuss issue of concern in an educational forum.
Psychological Assistant
Must have at least a master’s degree. May provide services under supervision of a licensed psychologist or board-certified psychiatrist.
Both psychologist and psychiatrist can supervise 3 psychological assistants at one time.
Crisis Emergency Plan
Crisis Emergency Plan
Plan must be in place by primary supervisor to protect patients in case of emergency.
Minor and Consent for Treatment Regarding Pregnancy/Sexual Assault
Minor and Consent
A minor of any age may consent to medical care related to pregnancy or sexual assault in the state of California.
Supervisor Payment
Supervisor Payment
Supervisor may not be paid for providing supervision
