PURPOSE: This rule implements the continuing education mandates.
- (1) Every psychologist licensed in Missouri shall, on or before February 1, 2002, and every two (2) years thereafter, complete or otherwise obtain for the immediately preceding two (2)-year reporting cycle at least forty
- (40) hours, or such other number of credits as herein provided, of accredited “continuing education credits”(herein CE credits) relevant to the practice of psychology.
- (2) At least fifteen (15) of the forty (40) continuing education (CE) credits must be completed within Category A (i.e., formal programs which meet the requirements of 20 CSR 2235-7.030(1)(A)); and the remaining twenty-five (25) CE credits must be completed in either Category A or in Category B (i.e., informal programs or hours which meet the requirements of 20 CSR 2235- 7.030(1)(B)).
- (3) Continuing education credits earned after November 30 for the immediately preceding reporting cycle shall be applied to the next two (2)-year reporting cycle. The first reporting cycle shall be for the period December 1, 1999 through and including November 30, 2001; and each reporting period thereafter shall run from the next December 1 to November 30 two (2) years later (i.e., December 1, 2001 through November 30, 2003, etc.).
- (4) A psychologist who is or becomes licensed during the middle of a reporting period shall be entitled to and shall receive a “pro-rata” reduction in the number of required credits at the rate of five (5) hours for every three (3) full months between the date of licensing and what would be the normal date of commencement for the reporting cycle.
- (5) If in any two (2)-year cycle, the number of continuing education credits earned from Category A in 20 CSR 2235-7.030 exceeds forty (40) credits, the excess credits over forty (40) may be carried over to the next two (2)-year cycle, up to a maximum of fifteen
- (15) hours.
AUTHORITY: section 337.050.12, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 235-7.010. Original rule filed Dec. 31, 1998, 20 CSR 2235-7 effective Aug. 30, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2235-7.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed July 9, 2008, effective Jan. 30, 2009. *Original authority: 337.050, RSMo 1977, amended 1981, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999.