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Statutes > Alabama > Title34 > Chapter26 > 34-26-22Section 34-26-22
Certain powers and duties enumerated; annual registration fee; list of registered psychologists and psychological technicians; continuing education; rules and regulations.
(a) The Board of Examiners in Psychology shall have authority to administer oaths, to summon witnesses and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties. The board shall be the sole agency in this state empowered to certify concerning competence in the practice of psychology and the sole board empowered to recommend licensure for the practice of psychology. The board shall have the power to recognize areas of specialization for practice and supervision, and to ensure through rules and regulations and enforcement that licensees limit their practice to demonstrated areas of competence as documented by relevant professional education, training, and experience. No individual shall be issued a license for the practice of psychology who has not been previously certified at the appropriate level of practice by the board. The board shall certify as competent to practice psychology or as competent to practice as a psychological technician all persons who shall present satisfactory evidence of attainments and qualifications under provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board. The certification shall be signed by the chair of the board under the adopted seal of the board. The chair shall, under the direction of the board, aid the district attorneys in the enforcement of this chapter and the prosecutions of all persons charged with the violation of its provisions. Psychologists and psychological technicians licensed by the board shall be required to submit annually to the board a completed registration fee of up to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for psychologists and of up to one hundred dollars ($100) for psychological technicians as set by the board, after the first year. The list of registered psychologists and registered psychological technicians shall be made available to interested individuals or organizations at a nominal charge.
(b) By the year 1990 the board shall implement requirements through its rules and regulations that licensees shall engage in annual continuing education activities other than individual study to renew the license to practice. The board may charge a reasonable fee to register and keep records of licensees' continuing education credits. Failure to engage in continuing education or failure to pay fees for registration of continuing education credits will provide grounds for suspension of licensure.
(c) The board may promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the requirements of this chapter. The rules and regulations shall be adopted pursuant to the state administrative procedure statutes.
(Acts 1963, No. 535, p. 1147, §13; Acts 1979, No. 79-106, p. 127, §1(a); Acts 1987, No. 87-569, p. 893, §1; Acts 1988, No. 88-216, p. 332, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-387, p. 619, §3.)