(A)(1) On or before the thirty-first day of August of each even-numbered year beginning in 1998 and until the requirement set forth in division (A)(2) of this section applies, each person licensed under this chapter by the state board of psychology shall have completed, in the preceding two-year period, not less than twenty hours of continuing education in psychology or the number of hours determined under division (D) of this section.
(2) On or before the thirty-first day of August of each even-numbered year after the biennium in which this amendment takes effect, each person licensed under this chapter by the state board of psychology shall have completed, in the preceding two-year period, not less than twenty-three hours of continuing education in psychology, including not less than three hours of continuing education in professional conduct and ethics, or the number of hours determined under division (D) of this section.
(3) Each person subject to division (A)(1) or (2) of this section shall certify to the board, at the time of biennial registration pursuant to section 4732.14 of the Revised Code and on the registration form prescribed by the board under that section, that in the preceding two years the person has completed continuing psychology education in compliance with this section. The board shall adopt rules establishing the procedure for a person to certify to the board and for properly recording with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education completion of the continuing education.
(B) Continuing psychology education may be applied to meet the requirement of division (A) of this section if both of the following requirements are met:
(1) It is obtained through a program or course approved by the state board of psychology, the Ohio psychological association, the Ohio association of black psychologists, or the American psychological association or, in the case of a licensed school psychologist or a licensed psychologist with a school psychology specialty, by the state board of education, the Ohio school psychologists association, or the national association of school psychologists;
(2) Completion of the program or course is recorded with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education in accordance with rules adopted by the state board of psychology in accordance with division (A) of this section. The state board of psychology may disapprove any program or course that has been approved by the Ohio psychological association, Ohio association of black psychologists, American psychological association, state board of education, Ohio school psychologists association, or national association of school psychologists. Such program or course may not be applied to meet the requirement of division (A) of this section.
(C) Each person licensed under this chapter shall be given a sufficient choice of continuing education programs or courses in psychology, including programs or courses on professional conduct and ethics when required under division (A)(2) of this section, to ensure that the person has had a reasonable opportunity to participate in programs or courses that are relevant to the person’s practice in terms of subject matter and level.
(D) The board shall adopt rules providing for reductions of the hours of continuing psychology education required by this section for persons in their first registration period.
(E) Each person licensed under this chapter shall retain in the person’s records for at least three years the receipts, vouchers, or certificates necessary to document completion of continuing psychology education. Proof of continuing psychology education recorded with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to division (A) of this section shall serve as sufficient documentation of completion. With cause, the board may request the documentation from the person. The board also may request the documentation from persons licensed under this chapter selected at random, without cause. The board may review any continuing psychology education records recorded by the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education.
(F) The board may excuse persons licensed under this chapter, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(G) The state board of psychology shall approve one or more continuing education courses of study that assist psychologists and school psychologists in recognizing the signs of domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. Psychologists and school psychologists are not required to take the courses.
(A)(1) On or before the thirty-first day of August of each even-numbered year beginning in 1998 and until the requirement set forth in division (A)(2) of this section applies, each person licensed under this chapter by the state board of psychology shall have completed, in the preceding two-year period, not less than twenty hours of continuing education in psychology or the number of hours determined under division (D) of this section.
(2) On or before the thirty-first day of August of each even-numbered year after the biennium in which this amendment takes effect, each person licensed under this chapter by the state board of psychology shall have completed, in the preceding two-year period, not less than twenty-three hours of continuing education in psychology, including not less than three hours of continuing education in professional conduct and ethics, or the number of hours determined under division (D) of this section.
(3) Each person subject to division (A)(1) or (2) of this section shall certify to the board, at the time of biennial registration pursuant to section 4732.14 of the Revised Code and on the registration form prescribed by the board under that section, that in the preceding two years the person has completed continuing psychology education in compliance with this section. The board shall adopt rules establishing the procedure for a person to certify to the board and for properly recording with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education completion of the continuing education.
(B) Continuing psychology education may be applied to meet the requirement of division (A) of this section if both of the following requirements are met:
(1) It is obtained through a program or course approved by the state board of psychology, the Ohio psychological association, the Ohio association of black psychologists, or the American psychological association or, in the case of a licensed school psychologist or a licensed psychologist with a school psychology specialty, by the state board of education, the Ohio school psychologists association, or the national association of school psychologists;
(2) Completion of the program or course is recorded with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education in accordance with rules adopted by the state board of psychology in accordance with division (A) of this section. The state board of psychology may disapprove any program or course that has been approved by the Ohio psychological association, Ohio association of black psychologists, American psychological association, state board of education, Ohio school psychologists association, or national association of school psychologists. Such program or course may not be applied to meet the requirement of division (A) of this section.
(C) Each person licensed under this chapter shall be given a sufficient choice of continuing education programs or courses in psychology, including programs or courses on professional conduct and ethics when required under division (A)(2) of this section, to ensure that the person has had a reasonable opportunity to participate in programs or courses that are relevant to the person’s practice in terms of subject matter and level.
(D) The board shall adopt rules providing for reductions of the hours of continuing psychology education required by this section for persons in their first registration period.
(E) Each person licensed under this chapter shall retain in the person’s records for at least three years the receipts, vouchers, or certificates necessary to document completion of continuing psychology education. Proof of continuing psychology education recorded with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to division (A) of this section shall serve as sufficient documentation of completion. With cause, the board may request the documentation from the person. The board also may request the documentation from persons licensed under this chapter selected at random, without cause. The board may review any continuing psychology education records recorded by the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education.
(F) The board may excuse persons licensed under this chapter, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(G) The state board of psychology shall approve one or more continuing education courses of study that assist psychologists and school psychologists in recognizing the signs of domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. Psychologists and school psychologists are not required to take the courses.
(A)(1) On or before the thirty-first day of August of each even-numbered year beginning in 1998 and until the requirement set forth in division (A)(2) of this section applies, each person licensed under this chapter by the state board of psychology shall have completed, in the preceding two-year period, not less than twenty hours of continuing education in psychology or the number of hours determined under division (D) of this section.
(2) On or before the thirty-first day of August of each even-numbered year after the biennium in which this amendment takes effect, each person licensed under this chapter by the state board of psychology shall have completed, in the preceding two-year period, not less than twenty-three hours of continuing education in psychology, including not less than three hours of continuing education in professional conduct and ethics, or the number of hours determined under division (D) of this section.
(3) Each person subject to division (A)(1) or (2) of this section shall certify to the board, at the time of biennial registration pursuant to section 4732.14 of the Revised Code and on the registration form prescribed by the board under that section, that in the preceding two years the person has completed continuing psychology education in compliance with this section. The board shall adopt rules establishing the procedure for a person to certify to the board and for properly recording with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education completion of the continuing education.
(B) Continuing psychology education may be applied to meet the requirement of division (A) of this section if both of the following requirements are met:
(1) It is obtained through a program or course approved by the state board of psychology, the Ohio psychological association, the Ohio association of black psychologists, or the American psychological association or, in the case of a licensed school psychologist or a licensed psychologist with a school psychology specialty, by the state board of education, the Ohio school psychologists association, or the national association of school psychologists;
(2) Completion of the program or course is recorded with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education in accordance with rules adopted by the state board of psychology in accordance with division (A) of this section. The state board of psychology may disapprove any program or course that has been approved by the Ohio psychological association, Ohio association of black psychologists, American psychological association, state board of education, Ohio school psychologists association, or national association of school psychologists. Such program or course may not be applied to meet the requirement of division (A) of this section.
(C) Each person licensed under this chapter shall be given a sufficient choice of continuing education programs or courses in psychology, including programs or courses on professional conduct and ethics when required under division (A)(2) of this section, to ensure that the person has had a reasonable opportunity to participate in programs or courses that are relevant to the person’s practice in terms of subject matter and level.
(D) The board shall adopt rules providing for reductions of the hours of continuing psychology education required by this section for persons in their first registration period.
(E) Each person licensed under this chapter shall retain in the person’s records for at least three years the receipts, vouchers, or certificates necessary to document completion of continuing psychology education. Proof of continuing psychology education recorded with the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to division (A) of this section shall serve as sufficient documentation of completion. With cause, the board may request the documentation from the person. The board also may request the documentation from persons licensed under this chapter selected at random, without cause. The board may review any continuing psychology education records recorded by the Ohio psychological association or the state board of education.
(F) The board may excuse persons licensed under this chapter, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(G) The state board of psychology shall approve one or more continuing education courses of study that assist psychologists and school psychologists in recognizing the signs of domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. Psychologists and school psychologists are not required to take the courses.
