Section 338.2553. Application for educational limited license; postdoctoral experience; requirements; supervision.

Rule 53. (1)  An individual shall obtain an educational limited license before engaging in the postdoctoral experience required under section 18223(1)(b) of the code, MCL 333.18223(1)(b), and R 338.2543(b).

(2)     An applicant for an educational limited license, in addition to meeting the requirements of the code and these rules, shall comply with both of the following:

(a)     Submit the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the department

(b)     Have documentation provided directly to the department from an educational program verifying the applicant meets the educational requirements in R 338.2543(a).

(3)     The postdoctoral experience shall comply with all of the following:

(a)     The experience shall consist of not less than 2,000 clock hours completed under the supervision of a licensed psychologist during a period of not more than 2 consecutive years.

(b)     The experience shall be accumulated at not less than 16 clock hours per week nor more than 40 clock hours per week.

(c)     In cases of hardship, the board may consider a request for an extension of the time period identified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this subrule.

(d)    The supervisee shall meet individually and in person with his or her supervisor weekly for a minimum of 4 hours a month, during which all active work functions and records of the supervisee are reviewed.

(e)     The supervisee shall function as a psychologist using generally accepted applications of psychological knowledge and techniques acquired during the supervisee’s education and training.

(f)    The experience shall be acquired in an organized health care setting, as defined in R 338.2521(1)(b), or other arrangement that the board determines to be substantially equivalent based on the supervisee’s function and supervision.

(g)     In cases of extreme hardship, a supervisee may request an alternative to the supervision arrangement specified in this subrule. The alternative supervision arrangement shall not be implemented before the board has approved it. In deciding whether to approve the proposed alternative supervision arrangement, the board shall consider the nature of the hardship and the reasonableness of the proposed alternative supervision arrangement.

(4)     An educational limited license shall be issued for 1 year and shall not be renewed more than 5 times.

History: 2015 MR 17, Eff. Sept. 15, 2015.