Register February 2022 No. 794
Chapter Psy 4
REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Psy 4.01 Biennial renewal.
Psy 4.017 Late renewal and reinstatement.
Psy 4.025 Continuing education.
Psy 4.035 Approved continuing education.
Psy 4.04 Postponement, waiver, and exemptions.
Psy 4.05 Record keeping and audits.
Psy 4.01
Psy 4.01
Biennial renewal. On or before September 30 of the odd-numbered year following issuance of the license, the licensee shall apply for renewal to the department and submit the fee specified in s.
440.08 (2) (a), Stats., and shall meet the continuing education requirements specified in s.
Psy 4.025.
Psy 4.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, September, 1991, No. 429, eff. 10-1-91; am.
Register, June, 1999, No. 522, eff. 7-1-99; correction made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2015 No. 720.
Psy 4.015
Psy 4.015
Definitions. In this chapter:
Psy 4.015(1)
(1) “Board" means Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board.
Psy 4.015(2)
(2) “Continuing education hour" means continuing education consisting of not less than 50 minutes.
Psy 4.015(3)
(3) “Ethics" means content consistent with one or more of the American Psychological Association's ethical principles of psychologists.
Psy 4.015(4)
(4) “Jurisprudence" means content relating to laws and regulations affecting the practice of psychology.
Psy 4.015(5)
(5) “Professional activity" means any of the following:
Psy 4.015(5)(a)
(a) Serving on the American Psychological Association or its affiliated state psychological association committee or board.
Psy 4.015(5)(c)
(c) Serving on the National Association of School Psychologists or its affiliated state association committee or board.
Psy 4.015(5)(d)
(d) Serving on the American Board of Professional Psychology committee or board.
Psy 4.015(5)(e)
(e) Serving on the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral Internship Centers committee or board.
Psy 4.015(5)(f)
(f) Serving on the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards committee or board.
Psy 4.015(6)
(6) “Risk management" means content relating to the reduction of probability of incurring legal, regulatory or malpractice actions in the practice of psychology.
Psy 4.015(7)
(7) “Trainee" means a person who is obtaining appropriate experience in psychological work under supervision pursuant to s.
455.04 (1) (d), Stats.
Psy 4.015 History
History: CR 13-103: cr.
Register December 2015 No. 720, eff. 1-1-16.
Psy 4.017
Psy 4.017
Late renewal and reinstatement. Psy 4.017(1)(1)
General. A person renewing an expired license may not reapply for a license using the initial application process.
Psy 4.017(2)
(2)
Renewal within 5 years. A person renewing the license within 5 years shall do all of the following:
Psy 4.017(2)(b)
(b) Certify the completion of 40 hours of continuing education during the last biennium.
Psy 4.017(3)
(3)
Renewal after 5 years. This subsection does not apply to license holders who have unmet disciplinary requirements. A person renewing the license after 5 years shall do all of the following:
Psy 4.017(3)(b)2.
2. Completion of 80 hours of approved continuing education, including 12 hours of ethics, risk management, or jurisprudence, within the preceding 2 years.
Psy 4.017(4)
(4)
Reinstatement. A person who has unmet disciplinary requirements and failed to renew the license within 5 years or whose license has been surrendered or revoked may apply to have the license reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
Psy 4.017(4)(a)
(a) Evidence of completion of the requirements in sub.
(3) if the license has not been active within 5 years.
Psy 4.017(4)(b)
(b) Evidence of completion of the disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
Psy 4.017(4)(c)
(c) Evidence of rehabilitation or change in circumstances warranting reinstatement.
Psy 4.017 History
History: CR 19-117: cr.
Register December 2020 No. 780, eff. 1-1-21;
EmR2101: emerg. am. (2) (b), eff. 1-1-21;
CR 21-015: am. (2) (b)
Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.
Psy 4.025(1)(1)
Unless granted a postponement or waiver under s.
Psy 4.04, every licensee shall complete at least 40 board approved continuing education hours in each biennial registration period, as specified in s.
455.06, Stats.
Psy 4.025(1)(a)
(a) A minimum of 6 hours of the required 40 continuing education hours shall be in ethics, risk management or jurisprudence.
Psy 4.025(1)(b)
(b) Continuing education hours completed in the topics of supervision or suicide prevention shall be calculated as 1.5 times the numbers of continuing education hours obtained.
Psy 4.025(2)
(2) Continuing education hours may apply only to the registration period in which the hours are acquired. If a license has been allowed to lapse, the board may grant permission to apply continuing education hours acquired after lapse of the license to a previous biennial period of licensure during which required continuing education was not acquired. In no case may continuing education hours be applied to more than one biennial period.
Psy 4.025(3)
(3) During the time between initial Wisconsin licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period, licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements.
Psy 4.035
Psy 4.035
Approved continuing education. Psy 4.035(1)(1)
The board shall approve all of the following programs and courses, if relevant to the professional practice of psychology:
Psy 4.035(1)(a)
(a) Continuing education programs and courses sponsored by an organization approved by one of the following:
Psy 4.035(1)(b)
(b) Continuing education programs and courses sponsored by one of the following:
