N.D. Admin Code 66-02-01-13 - Psychology resident and industrial-organizational psychology resident

1. A person intending to perform services as a psychology resident or an industrial-organizational psychology resident, prior to engaging in any practice related to the scope of psychology shall:

a. Initiate an application for licensure with the board on the application initiation form provided by the board;

b. Pay the application fee to the board; and

c. Ensure a supervisor has filed a completed supervisor form to the board.

2. The applicant shall complete the online application requirements set forth on the application initiation form and shall ensure the completed online application is submitted to the board within four months of the date of initiation of application.

a. A psychology resident or industrial-organizational psychology resident may sit for the required national written examination the board determines the applicant to be eligible for licensure upon completion of examinations and supervised experience requirements. The applicant will be informed of the results and may be re-examined at a subsequent examination upon again paying any required examination fee.

b. A psychology resident or an industrial-organizational psychology resident who has passed the national written examination may sit for the professional responsibility examination approved by the board. The applicant will be informed of the results and may be re-examined at a subsequent examination upon again paying any required examination fee.

c. The psychology resident or an industrial-organizational psychology resident and supervising psychologist or psychologists must update the online application report all completed supervised postdoctoral experience and ensure that the updated online application is forwarded to the board.

d. The board shall review recommendations related to the applicant's examinations and the applicant's supervised practice hours. An applicant must be licensed if a majority of the board approves the applicant for licensure.

e. A person may have psychology resident or industrial-organizational psychology resident status for up to three years from the date the residency is issued.

3. A psychology resident or industrial-organizational psychology resident must specify that individual's professional title in reports, letters, business cards, and public presentations, and inform service recipients of the supervisor's identity and contact information for the services provided.

4. Supervising psychologists of psychology residents must be licensed in good standing for at least three years. Supervising psychologists of psychology residents must have adequate training, knowledge, and skill to render competently, or have available consultation for, any psychological service their supervisee undertakes. All supervising psychologists must meet the continuing education requirements in section 66-03-01-04.

5. To verify completion of the residency, the supervising psychologist of the psychology resident or the industrial-organizational resident shall submit documentation to the board of the number and nature of supervised hours of experience.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 66-02-01-13

Effective September 1, 2000; amended effective April 1, 2007; July 1, 2012. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-360, April 2016, effective 4/1/2016. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 369, July 2018, effective 7/1/2018. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 375, January 2020, effective 1/1/2020.

General Authority: NDCC 43-32-08

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-32-20, 43-32-20.1, 43-32-30