201 KAR 26:175. Continuing education.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 319.032(1)(f), 319.050,

319.053, 319.064, 319.071

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 319.032(1)(f)

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS

319.032(1)(f) requires the board to promulgate an administrative regulation

establishing a requirement for continuing education as a condition for renewal

of a license. This administrative regulation establishes the continuing

education requirements for renewal of a license.

 

      Section 1. Definitions. (1)

"Continuing education" means participation in an approved program

beyond the basic educational requirements that meet the requirements

established in Section 2(1) of this administrative regulation.

      (2) "Continuing education (CE)

hour" means a fifty-five (55) minute clock hour of instruction.

 

      Section 2. (1) Each license holder shall

document the completion of at least thirty (30) continuing education hours

approved by the board within each three (3) year renewal period. Commencing on

the first license renewal date after June 30, 2013, each license holder shall

document the completion of at least thirty-nine (39) continuing education hours

approved by the board within the three (3) year renewal period and for each

subsequent renewal period.

      (2) The continuing education shall:

      (a) Provide specific content planned and

evaluated to improve the license holder's professional competence;

      (b) Make possible the acquisition of new

skills and knowledge required to maintain competence;

      (c) Strengthen the habits of critical

inquiry and balanced judgment; and

      (d) Include a minimum of three (3) hours

in either ethical practice or risk management with each three (3) year renewal

period.

      (3) Continuing educational hours shall

not carry over from one (1) renewal period to the next.

      (4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph

(b) of this subsection, a licensed psychologist with the health service

provider designation who provides supervision to an applicant for licensure, or

a certified psychologist or a licensed psychological associate shall include as

part of the thirty (30) hours of continuing education required by subsection

(1) of this section a minimum of three (3) continuing education hours in the

area of supervision theory or techniques for each three (3) year renewal period.

      (b) The requirement established in

paragraph (a) of this subsection shall begin with the renewal period

immediately following the period in which the original supervisory training

required by 201 KAR 26:171, Section 4(1) and (2), is received.

 

      Section 3. Hours required to satisfy the

continuing education requirement shall be completed and reported at the time of

license renewal. The license holder shall:

      (1) Maintain and provide adequate records

including certificates of attendance and documentation of completion of the

required continuing education hours, or

      (2) Provide documentation through a

board-approved registry which shall certify the name and license number of the license

holder, date and title of each program and the number of hours earned, and

confirmation that the programs were given by a board-approved provider.

 

      Section 4. All continuing education

activities approved by the board shall be accepted toward the continuing

education requirements for renewal of a license. A license holder shall

determine prior to attending a specific continuing education program that the

program:

      (1) Has been approved by the board; or

      (2) Is offered or sponsored by an

organization approved by the board to sponsor continuing education programs.

 

      Section 5. Approved Sponsoring

Organizations and Approved Programs. (1) Participation in a continuing

education program that is offered or sponsored by an organization listed in

this subsection shall be accepted toward the requirement for continuing

education established in Section 2(1) of this administrative regulation:

      (a) The American Psychological

Association; American Medical Association; American Psychiatric Association;

National Association of Social Workers, or an affiliated state chapter;

      (b) A recognized state, regional,

national, or international psychological association; or

      (c) A state or provincial psychology

licensure board;

      (2) The following programs shall be

approved for continuing education:

      (a) A course for graduate-level academic

credit or a workshop in psychology or psychiatry offered by a national,

regional, or state accredited academic institution or an affiliated hospital or

medical center;

      (b) The Kentucky Mental Health Institute

or the Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies sponsored by the Kentucky

Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;

      (c) Interactional videoconferencing,

internet-based course or a home study course provided by an organization listed

in subsection (1) of this section.

      (3)(a) The board may approve an

organization that is not listed in Section 5(1) of this administrative

regulation as a sponsor of continuing education for a twelve (12) month period

if the organization:

      1. Files a written request for approval;

      2. Pays an initial application fee of

$250; and

      3. Proposes to sponsor continuing

education programs that meet the requirements established in Sections 2(1) and

6 of this administrative regulation.

      (b) An approved sponsor shall submit an

annual report of the continuing education programs offered during that year.

      (c) A sponsor that is approved pursuant

to paragraph (a) of this subsection may request renewal of its approval for

subsequent years by filing a $150 renewal fee annually.

      (4)(a) The board may approve a specific

continuing education program that is not listed in Section 5(2) of this

administrative regulation if the sponsor of the program:

      1. Files a written request for approval;

      2. Pays an application fee of fifty (50)

dollars; and

      3. Provides information about a continuing

education program that it proposes to sponsor which meets the requirements

established in Sections 2(1) and 6 of this administrative regulation.

      (b) The approval of a program pursuant to

paragraph (a) of this subsection shall permit the sponsor to offer the program

one (1) time. The sponsor shall submit a request for renewal and a ten (10)

dollar renewal fee for each subsequent request to offer the same approved

program.

 

      Section 6. A continuing education program

which satisfies the requirements for license renewal shall meet the following

criteria:

      (1) The program shall be:

      (a) Offered or sponsored by an

organization which has been approved by the board; or

      (b) A specific program approved by the

board;

      (2) The program shall:

      (a) Have a clearly-stated purpose and

defined content area; and

      (b) Be consistent with the overall goals

of continuing education as defined in Section 1 of this administrative

regulation;

      (3) A presenter shall be a professional

qualified in the defined content area;

      (4) The program's time shall be clearly

stated. Actual contact time shall be a minimum of one (1) continuing education

hour;

      (5) Attendance shall be recorded by the

program's sponsor;

      (6) Documentation of completion shall be

provided to the participant;

      (7) A participant shall complete an

evaluation of the program.

 

      Section 7. Equivalencies. (1) A

graduate-level psychology course taken at an accredited academic institution

shall earn continuing education hours on the following basis:

      (a) Each one (1) hour semester course

shall be the equivalent of fifteen (15) continuing education hours for the

purposes of meeting the requirements of this administrative regulation; and

      (b) Each one (1) hour quarter course

shall be the equivalent of nine (9) continuing education hours for the purposes

of meeting the requirements of this administrative regulation.

      (2) A person who teaches a three (3) hour

semester or quarter graduate-level course in psychology at an accredited

academic institution shall:

      (a) Earn six (6) continuing education

hours for teaching the course; and

      (b) Not receive:

      1. Credit more than once for teaching a

particular course during a renewal period; and

      2. More than nine (9) total continuing

education hours for these teaching activities.

      (3) A person who teaches an approved

continuing education workshop or program shall:

      (a) Earn continuing education hours on a

one (1) to one (1) basis; and

      (b) Not receive:

      1. Credit more than once for teaching a

particular workshop or program during a renewal period; and

      2. More than nine (9) total continuing

education hours for these teaching activities.

      (4) A person who completes home study or

internet-based courses shall not receive:

      (a) Credit for repeating a specific study

course during a renewal period; and

      (b) More than twelve (12) total continuing

education hours through home study or internet-based courses in a renewal

period.

      (5) A person who participates in

videoconferencing in an interactive setting shall:

      (a) Earn one (1) continuing education

hour for each clock hour of participation; and

      (b) Not receive more than twenty-four

(24) continuing education hours through interactive videoconferencing

participation. (20 Ky.R. 676; Am. 940; eff. 10-21-93; 24 Ky.R. 1127; 1664; eff.

2-17-98; 28 Ky.R. 1472; 1812; eff. 2-7-2002; 31 Ky.R. 1007; 1511; eff. 3-8-05;

37 Ky.R. 1523; eff. 3-4-2011.)