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02-415
Board
of Examiners of Psychologists
2002-2003 Regulatory
Agenda
AGENCY
UMBRELLA-UNIT NUMBER: 02-415
AGENCY NAME: Department of Professional & Financial Regulation,
Office of Licensing & Registration, Board of Examiners of Psychologists
CONTACT
PERSON: Geraldine L. Betts, Board Administrator, 35 State House
Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0035. Tel. (207) 624-8625
EMERGENCY
RULES ADOPTED SINCE THE LAST REGULATORY AGENDA: None
EXPECTED
2002-2003 RULE-MAKING ACTIVITY: The Board's current rules, Chapters
1 through 7 will be repealed and new rules adopted in their place. The
Board expects to reorganize the structure of the rules and update all
rules for compliance with laws currently in place. It is expected that
the Board will review rules for consistency and to clarify terminology,
to streamline the licensure requirements and the processing of applications,
to revise and update examinations, continuing professional education
requirements, and reporting procedures, to clarify grounds for discipline
and standards of practice, and to update the code of ethics and standards
of professional conduct for practitioners. Outdated or duplicative rules
that may exist in rules established by the Office of Licensing and Registration
as authorized by 10 MRSA §8003 will be repealed.
CHAPTER
1: Introduction.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 MRSA §§3824, 3832, 3833, and 3835
PURPOSE: Establish standards for board meetings, recordkeeping, and
rules.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Within 180 days
AFFECTED PARTIES: Licensees
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not Contemplated
CHAPTER
2: Definitions.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 MRSA §§3824, 3832, 3833, and 3835
PURPOSE: Define and clarify terms used throughout the Board's rules.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Within 180 days
AFFECTED PARTIES: Licensees
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not Contemplated
CHAPTER
3: Licensure.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 MRSA §3824
PURPOSE: This chapter outlines eligibility for licensure for psychologists
and psychological examiners, application and exam procedures, types
of licensure, methods for reviewing credentials, and intervention privileges
for examiners.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Within 180 days
AFFECTED PARTIES: Licensees
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not Contemplated
CHAPTER
4: Standards of Practice.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 MRSA §§3824, 3832, 3833, and 3835
PURPOSE: Establish a code of ethics and standards of professional conduct
for psychologists and psychological examiners.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Within 180 days
AFFECTED PARTIES: Licensees
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not Contemplated
CHAPTER
5: Continuing Professional Education.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 MRSA §§3824, 3832, 3833, and 3835
PURPOSE: Establish requirements for continuing professional education
for license renewal.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Within 180 days
AFFECTED PARTIES: Licensees
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not Contemplated
CHAPTER
6: Fee Schedule.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 MRSA §§3824, 3832, 3833, and 3835
PURPOSE: The Board may repeal this rule because the Office of Licensing
and Registration has established fees for the Board directly pursuant
to 10 MRSA §8003(2-A)(D).
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Within 180 days
AFFECTED PARTIES: Licensees
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not Contemplated
CHAPTER
7: Enforcement, Disciplinary Procedures, and Appeals.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 MRSA §§3824, 3832, 3833, and 3835
PURPOSE: Establish standards for the handling of complaints and appeals.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Within 180 days
AFFECTED PARTIES: Licensees
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not Contemplated
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