Section 338.2569. Application for temporary limited license for post-master's degree experience; requirements; supervision

(1) An individual shall obtain a temporary limited license before engaging in the post-master's degree experience required under R 338.2561(1)(c) and under section 18223(2) of the code, MCL 333.18223(2).

(2)     An applicant for a temporary 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 institution verifying the applicant meets the requirements in R 338.2561(1)(a) and (b) or R 338.2567.

(3)     An applicant who is granted a temporary limited license to complete the post- master’s degree experience may take the examination approved by the board under R 338.2563.

(4)     The post-master’s degree 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 psychologist who is licensed in this state, eligible for licensure in this state, or who is licensed or certified at the independent practice level in the state where the experience is obtained.

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

(c)     If a psychologist described in subdivision (a) of this subrule is unavailable, the applicant or supervisee may seek the approval of the board for supervision by a person who has been granted a master's degree in psychology and who has acquired not less than 3 years of post-master's degree experience in the practice of psychology, or another individual approved by the board. For the purposes of this rule, 3 years of post-master’s degree experience means 6,000 clock hours of post-master’s degree experience.

(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 is 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 or not to approve the alternative supervision agreement, the board shall consider the nature of the hardship and the reasonableness of the proposed alternative supervision agreement.

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