CHAPTER 13.5. Licensed Educational Psychologists [4989.10. - 4989.70.]

Chapter 13.5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 659, Sec. 20.

§§ 4989.10–4989.70 · 40 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 4989.10–4989.18 · 7 sections

   • § 4989.10 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Educational Psychologist Practice Act.
   • § 4989.12 The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter it shall be designated as the…
   • § 4989.13 A person engages in the practice of educational psychology when he or she performs or offers to perform or holds himself or herself out as able to perform this…
   • § 4989.14 (a) The practice of educational psychology is the performance of any of the following professional functions pertaining to academic learning processes or the…
   • § 4989.16 (a) A person appropriately credentialed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing may perform the functions authorized by that credential in a public school…
   • § 4989.17 (a) A licensee shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type prior to initiating psychological services, or as soon as practicably…
   • § 4989.18 The board may, by rules or regulations, adopt, amend, or repeal rules of professional conduct appropriate to the establishment and maintenance of a high…
2. ARTICLE 2. Licensure §§ 4989.20–4989.28 · 7 sections

   • § 4989.20 (a) The board may issue a license as an educational psychologist if the applicant satisfies, with proof satisfactory to the board, the following requirements:…
   • § 4989.22 (a) Only persons who satisfy the requirements of Section 4989.20 are eligible to take the licensure examination. (b) An applicant who fails the written…
   • § 4989.23 (a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a…
   • § 4989.23.1 (a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a…
   • § 4989.24 (a) The board shall not issue a license to a person who has been convicted of a crime in this or any other state or in a territory of the United States that…
   • § 4989.26 The board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if it appears he or she may be unable to practice safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency.…
   • § 4989.28 The board may deny an application for licensure if the applicant is or has been guilty of unprofessional conduct as described in Section 4989.54.
3. ARTICLE 3. Renewal and Continuing Education §§ 4989.30–4989.45 · 9 sections

   • § 4989.30 A license issued under this chapter shall expire no later than 24 months after its date of issue. The expiration date of the original license shall be set by…
   • § 4989.32 To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the expiration date of the license, take all of the following actions: (a) Apply for renewal on…
   • § 4989.34 (a) To renew a license, a licensee shall certify to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, completion in the preceding two years of not less than 36…
   • § 4989.36 A licensee may renew a license that has expired at any time within three years after its expiration date by taking all of the actions described in Section…
   • § 4989.38 A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the licensee, while it remains…
   • § 4989.40 A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article and shall not be renewed. The applicant may apply to the board for reinstatement of…
   • § 4989.42 A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. A former licensee may…
   • § 4989.44 (a) A licensee may apply to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive status. (b) A licensee on inactive status shall be subject to…
   • § 4989.45 (a) (1) The board shall issue, upon submission of a completed application as prescribed by this section and payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, a retired…
4. ARTICLE 4. Regulation §§ 4989.46–4989.52 · 7 sections

   • § 4989.46 A licensee shall give written notice to the board of a name change, providing both the old and new names. The written notice shall be submitted to the board…
   • § 4989.47 Any licensed educational psychologist who conducts a private practice under a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading, or…
   • § 4989.48 A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of practice when rendering professional clinical services in…
   • § 4989.49 “Advertising,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any public communication as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 651, the issuance of…
   • § 4989.50 Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to practice educational psychology or use any title or letters that imply that he or she is…
   • § 4989.51 (a) A licensed educational psychologist shall retain a client’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated. If the…
   • § 4989.52 All consideration, compensation, or remuneration received by the licensee shall be in relation to professional counseling services actually provided by the…
5. ARTICLE 5. Enforcement §§ 4989.54–4989.66 · 8 sections

   • § 4989.54 The board may deny a license or may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee if the person has been guilty of unprofessional conduct. Unprofessional conduct…
   • § 4989.55 (a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist, as defined in Sections 4989.14 and 4989.20, to…
   • § 4989.56 The board shall revoke the license of a licensee, other than one who is also licensed as a physician and surgeon, who uses or offers to use drugs in the course…
   • § 4989.58 The board shall revoke the license of a licensee upon a decision that contains a finding of fact that the licensee engaged in an act of sexual contact, as…
   • § 4989.60 A person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not, until the reinstatement of his or her license, engage in any activity to which the license…
   • § 4989.62 All proceedings by the board to suspend, revoke, or to take other disciplinary action against a licensee shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing…
   • § 4989.64 In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever a person has engaged, or is about to engage, in an act or practice that constitutes, or…
   • § 4989.66 A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
6. ARTICLE 6. Revenue §§ 4989.68–4989.70 · 2 sections

   • § 4989.68 (a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of educational psychologists: (1) The application fee for licensure shall be two…
   • § 4989.70 The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this chapter and at the same time pay the entire…