1. (a) The Board of Examiners of Psychologists may do all of the following:

   1. (1) Promulgate rules and regulations, with appropriate notice to those affected and in accordance with the procedures specified in the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 101 of Title 29). Each rule or regulation must implement or clarify a specific section of this chapter.
   2. (2) Designate the application form to be used by all applicants, and to process all applications.
   3. (3) Designate the written standardized Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) to be taken by all applicants applying for licensure. Applicants who qualify for licensure by reciprocity must have achieved a passing score on the EPPP.
   4. (4) Provide for the administration of all examinations, including notice and information to applicants.
   5. (5) Establish minimum education, training, and experience requirements for licensure as psychologists or licensed psychology associates and for registration as doctoral-level psychological assistants or master’s-level psychological assistants.
   6. (6) Evaluate the credentials of all applicants applying for licensure as a psychologist or licensed psychology associate and all applicants applying for registration as a doctoral-level psychological assistant or master’s-level psychological assistant, in order to determine if each applicant meets the qualifications for licensing or registration set forth in this chapter.
   7. (7) Grant licenses to and renew the licenses of all individuals who meet the qualifications for licensure or license renewal under this chapter.
   8. (8) Register and renew the registration of all individuals who meet the qualifications for registration or registration renewal under this chapter.
   9. (9) Establish, by rule and regulation, continuing education standards required for license renewal and registration renewal.
   10. (10) Evaluate certified records to determine if an applicant for licensure or registration, who has been previously licensed, certified, or registered in another jurisdiction to engage in the practice of psychology, has committed any act or offense that would be grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter and if there are disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints pending against the applicants for the act or offense.

   11. (11) Refer to the Division of Professional Regulation, for investigation pursuant to § 8735(h) of Title 29, all complaints from licensees and the public concerning any of the following:

       1. a. Licensees.
       2. b. Registrants.
       3. c. The Board’s practices.
       4. d. The practice of psychology.
   12. (12) Assign a member of the Board to assist the Division of Professional Regulation, in an advisory capacity, with the investigation of the technical aspects of a complaint referred under paragraph (a)(11) of this section.
   13. (13) Conduct hearings and issue orders in accordance with procedures established under this chapter, Chapter 101 of Title 29, and § 8735(h) of Title 29. But if the provisions of Chapter 101 of Title 29 or § 8735(h) of Title 29 conflict with the provisions of this chapter, this chapter governs.
   14. (14) If it is determined after a disciplinary hearing that penalties or sanctions should be imposed, designate and impose the appropriate sanction or penalty after time for appeal has lapsed.
   15. (15) Suspend or revoke a supervising psychologist’s authorization to supervise a doctoral-level psychological assistant or a master’s-level psychological assistant, suspend or revoke a supervising licensed psychology associate’s authorization to supervise a master’s-level psychological assistant, and to otherwise discipline a supervising psychologist or a supervising licensed psychology associate whenever a doctoral-level psychological assistant or a master’s-level psychological assistant is in violation of this chapter or commits any of the acts or offenses that are grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter.
   16. (16) Determine the number of doctoral-level psychological assistants and master’s-level psychological assistants that a supervising psychologist may supervise, the number of master’s-level psychological assistants a supervising licensed psychology associate may supervise, and the requirements for the supervision.

2. (b) The Board shall do all of the following:

   1. (1) Promulgate regulations specifically identifying those crimes which are substantially related to the practice of psychology.
   2. (2) Determine if a licensee or registrant is subject to a disciplinary hearing, and if so, shall conduct the hearing in accordance with this chapter and the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 101 of Title 29).
   3. (3) Adopt the administration, grading procedures, and passing score of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB), or, if a national examination is not available, of a comparable alternative national or regional examination.

70 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 262, § 73; 85 Del. Laws, c. 317, § 5