Rule 510-8-.01. Continuing Education Requirements
- (1) A total of 40 credits of continuing education relevant to the licensee's professional activities are required biennially to renew a license. Six CE credits must be earned in professional ethics at a workshop attended either in person or a synchronous webinar. The renewal period runs from January 1 of an odd numbered year to December 31 of the following even numbered year. Time counted shall be a clock hour for each hour's CE credit. Each psychologist shall report biennially on the renewal application, under oath, the number of CE credits of continuing education he/she completed.
- (2) Psychologists who are licensed by examination or by endorsement during the first year of the biennium (between January 1 and December 31 of the odd numbered year) must obtain 20 CE credits of continuing education, 3 CE credits of which must be in professional ethics.
- (3) Psychologists who are licensed by examination or by endorsement during the second year of the biennium (between January 1 and December 31 of the even numbered year) will not be required to complete any continuing education credits to renew the license for the first time.
- (4) Psychologists with disabilities may petition the Board for accommodations that facilitate their satisfaction of these requirements. The request for an accommodation by an individual with a disability must be made in writing and received in the Board office by at least 2 months prior to the end of the renewal period along with the appropriate documentation, as indicated in the Request for Disability Guidelines.
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-19, 43-1-25, 43-39-5, 43-39-12, 43-39-15.
History. Original Rule entitled "Temporary License" adopted. F. July 18, 1986; eff. August 7, 1986.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Continuing Education Requirements" adopted. F. July 27, 1994; eff. August 16, 1994.
Amended: F. Mar. 29, 1996; eff. Apr. 18, 1996.
Amended: F. Nov. 27, 1996; eff. Dec. 17, 1996.
Amended: F. Feb. 25, 1997; eff. Mar. 17, 1997.
Amended: F. Aug. 11, 1997; eff. Aug. 31, 1997.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Apr. 2, 2001; eff. Apr. 22, 2001.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Oct. 29, 2003; eff. Nov. 18, 2003.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Jul. 30, 2013; eff. Jan. 1, 2015, as specified by the Agency.
Amended: F. Sept. 25, 2023; eff. Oct. 15, 2023.