1. A. General provisions regarding supervised private practice:

   1. 1. A supervised private practice, the supervised licensee, and the supervised-private-practice supervisor shall be physically located in Arizona;
   2. 2. A supervised licensee shall have only one supervised-private-practice supervisor at any given time;
   3. 3. A supervised-private-practice supervisor shall not supervise more than five supervised private practices at any given time; and
   4. 4. Failure to comply fully with this Section may result in disciplinary action against both the supervised licensee and the supervised-private-practice supervisor.

2. B. Before providing behavioral health services in a supervised private practice, as defined at R4-6-101, the supervised licensee shall provide the following to the Board for review and receive the Board’s approval:

   1. 1. The name of the supervised licensee’s supervised-private-practice supervisor who meets the following:

      1. a. Is independently licensed by the Board in the same discipline as the supervised licensee and has practiced as an independently licensed behavioral health professional for at least two years after initial licensure in Arizona or another jurisdiction;
      2. b. Is in compliance with the supervised-private-practice supervisor educational requirements specified in R4-6-214; and
      3. c. Is not prohibited from providing clinical supervision by a Board consent agreement;

   2. 2. A copy of the agreement between the supervised-private-practice supervisor and supervised licensee demonstrating:

      1. a. The supervised licensee and supervised-private-practice supervisor will meet individually:

         1. i. For one hour for every 20 hours of direct client contact provided or at least one hour each month if fewer than 20 hours of direct client contact are provided in that month, and
         2. ii. At the location of the supervised private practice at least once every 60 calendar days;
      2. b. The supervised licensee will notify clients of the supervised-private-practice supervisor’s involvement in the client’s treatment and the means to contact the supervised-private-practice supervisor;
      3. c. The supervised-private-practice supervisor will submit supervision reports to the Board every six months;
      4. d. The supervised licensee and supervised-private-practice supervisor will provide 30-days’ notice to the other before terminating the agreement;
      5. e. The supervised licensee and supervised-private-practice supervisor will notify the Board within 10 days after providing the termination notice required under subsection (B)(2)(d); and
      6. f. The supervised licensee will cease providing behavioral health services within 30 days after termination of the agreement unless another agreement is provided to and approved by the Board; and
   3. 3. Beginning January 1, 2026, evidence the supervised licensee completed three clock hours of training in business operations specific to behavioral health care including how to ensure the supervised private practice complies with all provisions of A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 33.

3. C. Supervised licensee responsibilities. A supervised licensee providing behavioral health services in a supervised private practice, as defined at R4-6-101, shall:

   1. 1. Before providing any behavioral health services in the supervised private practice, submit evidence to the Board that the supervised licensee completed three clock hours of training in business operations specific to behavioral health care including how to ensure the supervised private practice complies with all provisions of A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 33 and this Chapter;
   2. 2. Not employ, contract with, provide clinical oversight of, or have any responsibility for the behavioral health services of another licensee;
   3. 3. Before Board approval of the supervised private practice, include notice in all advertising, marketing, and practice materials that clients are not being accepted; and
   4. 4. After Board approval of the supervised private practice, include notice in all advertising, marketing, and practice materials of the supervised-private-practice supervisor’s involvement in the supervised private practice and the means to contact the supervised-private-practice supervisor.

4. D. Supervised-private-practice supervisor responsibilities. A supervised-private-practice supervisor of a supervised private practice shall:

   1. 1. Before providing any supervision, submit evidence to the Board that the supervised-private-practice supervisor completed three clock hours of training regarding how to supervise a supervised private practice;
   2. 2. Supervise all clinical and non-clinical aspects of the supervised private practice;
   3. 3. Regularly review the clinical and non-clinical documentation maintained by the licensed supervisee and attest to the Board that the review was thorough and the documentation complete; and
   4. 4. Submit all required reports to the Board within two weeks after the reports are due.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 3032 (September 26, 2025), effective November 2, 2025 (Supp. 25-3).