Text Size - Small Medium Large


Printer Friendly Version

LICENSING COMMITTEE MEETING
NOTICE & AGENDA

Department of Consumer Affairs
1625 N. Market Blvd., HQ Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 574-8400

Committee Members
Jacqueline Horn, PhD, Chairperson
Andrew Harlem, PhD
Nicole J. Jones, Public Member
Stephen Phillips, JD, PsyD

Board Staff
Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer
Jeffrey Thomas, Assistant Executive Officer
Karen Johnson, Licensing
Jason Glasspiegel, Central Services Coordinator
Jacquelin Noonan, CE/Renewals Coordinator
Chris Siepert, Licensing Analyst

Legal Counsel
Norine Marks

The Board plans to webcast this meeting on its website on Monday, May 2, 2016. Webcast availability cannot, however, be guaranteed due to limitations on resources or technical difficulties that may arise. If you wish to participate or to have a guaranteed opportunity to observe, please plan to attend at a physical location. A link to the webcast will be available on the Board's Website at 9:00 a.m. Monday, May 2, 2016, or you may access it at: https://thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/. Links to agenda items with attachments are available at www.psychology.ca.gov, prior to the meeting date.

Monday, May 2, 2016

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or until completion of business

1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum

2. Public Comment(s) on Items Not on the Agenda. Note: The Committee cannot discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]

3. Approval of the Licensing Committee Minutes: February 7-8, 2016

4. Consider Previously Proposed Statutory Language Regarding Coursework in Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention

a. Review of Governor's Veto Message to AB 2198 (Levine)

b. Diagram of the Legislative Mandated Coursework

c. Survey Results Showing which Graduate Programs Include Suicide Risk Assessment Training

d. Review Proposed Draft Statutory Coursework Requirement

5. Consideration of Draft Guidelines to Delegate to Board Staff

a. Requests for Extensions of the 72-Month Registration Period for Psychological Assistant Registrations, and

b. 30 Consecutive Month Limit to Accrue 1,500 hours of Pre or Post Doctoral Supervised Experience

6. Pathways to Licensure: Review and Assess Current Licensing Requirements and Recommendations for Possible Amendment:

a. Review of Proposed Amendments to Sections of the Business and Professions Code: 2909, 2909.5, & 2911 (Exemptions); 2913 (Psychological Assistant), 2914 (Licensed Psychologist), 2915 (Continuing Education); 2940 & 2941 (Application and Examination Fees); 2942, 2943, & 2944 (Examination Time and Subjects); 2946 (Reciprocity and Temporary Practice); 2947 (Appointment of Commissioners); 2948 (Issuance of License)

b. Review of Proposed Amendments to Sections of Title 16, California Code of Regulations: 1381, 1381.1, & 1381.2 (Applications); 1381.4 (Failure to Appear for an Examination); 1381.5 (Failure to Pay Initial License Fee); 1387 (Supervised Professional Experience); 1387.1 & 1387.2 (Qualifications of Primary and Delegated Supervisors); 1387.3 (Non-Mental Health Services); 1387.4 (Out-of-State Experience); 1387.5 (SPE Log); 1388, 1388.6, 1389 & 1389.1 (Examinations-Waiver/Reconsideration); 1387.7, 1390, 1390.1, 1390.2, & 1390.3 (Registered Psychologists); 1387.6, 1391, 1391.1, 1391.2, 1391.3, 1391.4, 1391.5, 1391.6, 1391.7, 1391.8, 1391.10, 1391.11, & 1391.12 (Psychological Assistants)

CLOSED SESSION

7. Closed Session – The Licensing Committee Will Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(2) to consider applicants' qualifications for licensure and to make recommendations to the Board.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

8. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda and Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Licensing Committee Meetings.

Note: The Committee cannot discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]

9. Adjournment

All times are approximate and subject to change. The meeting may be canceled or changed without notice. For verification, please check the Board's Web site at www.psychology.ca.gov, or call (916) 574-7720. Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Items may be taken out of order, tabled or held over to a subsequent meeting, for convenience, to accommodate speakers, or to maintain a quorum.

Meetings of the Board of Psychology are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board or its committees, at the time the item is heard, but the President or Committee Chair may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak.

The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer, at (916) 574-7720 or email bopmail@dca.ca.gov or send a written request addressed to 1625 N. Market Boulevard, Suite N-215, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Links to agenda items, with exhibits are available at www.psychology.ca.gov, prior to the meeting date.