PPLE (PA Psychology Law Exam) By The Numbers

1

hour(s) per week a postdoc may be supervised by a delegated supervisor

2

hours per week a supervisor must supervise a postdoc

2

hours, at least, per week that pre-doctoral interns must participate in learning activities

3

contact hours (50-60 min) in ethics required biennially for continuing education

3

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required biennially for continuing education

10

contact hours equals 1 CEU

10

hours toward CEU credits can be earned by scholarly writing; Full maximum for sole authorship of article or chapter - shared divides maximum by number of authors

15

teaching hours can count toward CEU, at a rate of 1 clock hour for 1 contact hour; can only claim same course or workshop once every four years.

15

semester hours required for graduate training in psychology

15

hours minimum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-doctoral hours for licensure

30

contact hours (50-60 min each) required biennially for continuing education

45

hours maximum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-doctoral hours for licensure

48

hours to make a written report of child abuse after having made immediate verbal report to ChildLine

375

hours, at least, that pre-doctoral interns must spend in direct patient contact

375

hours, maximum, that pre-doctoral interns may spend pursuing research during the pre-doctoral internship

450

hours of clinical contact, at least, that doctoral students must complete before beginning the pre-doctoral internship

1500

hours of pre-doctoral internship experience

1750

post-doctoral hours to be eligible for licensure

15

dollars is the verification fee

20

dollars to retake the PPLE after the first failure

25

dollars for Certification Fee

80

dollars to register a fictitious/corporate name with the Board

90

dollars to retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent failiures

105

dollars for Initial Application Fee

165

dollars for continuing education sponsor to apply

300

dollars is the Biennial Renewal Fee

1000

dollars is the fine if a psychologist knows another psychologist is mentally/physically/or drugedly incompetent and not in treatment

10

days to report a name or address change

14

days a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA without permission

30

days to notify patients and supervisees that license has been suspended or revoked

30

days to notify Board of conviction for felony or misdemeanor, or on next biennial renewal application, whichever comes first

30

days within which Board must hold hearing after automatically suspending license without hearing following immediate and clear danger to public health and safety

60

days before one can retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent failures

90

days (or more often) a postdoctoral supervisor must write evaluations/progress reports which will be submitted to the board

90

days to notify the Board of disciplinary action by another jurisdiction, or on biennial registration (whichever is sooner)

6

months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted temporary permission by PA board

6

months (or more) must be worked at given site to count those hours toward postdoctoral experience

12

months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted temporary permission PLUS an extension

4

years that CE records must be kept for (as board may decide to audit)

4

years that Board members serve a term

5

years that psychologist must maintain client records before disposing

5

years before a psychologist can apply for reinstatement of a revoked license

8

years maximum that Board members may serve (combining maximum terms)

10

years to earn postdoctoral experience for licensure

10

years that postdoctoral supervisor must keep supervision records for, or until supervisee is licensed

10

contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit obtained in excess can be carried over from one biennium to the next

0

contact hours (50-60 min) of CE in ethics that can be carried over to satisfy the next biennium's ethic's requirement

15

contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit may be obtained in home study so long as program is approved

5

dollars (multiplied by months late) is owed for reactivating lapsed license; does not preclude discipline by board.

60

dollars earned per diem by Board members when attending to the work of the Board

1000

dollars (maximum) and imprisonment of no more than six months for FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license

2000

dollars (minimum) or imprisonment of at least six months for SECOND (and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license

1000

dollars civil penalty that Board may levy on psychologist who practices without license

180

days maximum that a temporary suspension remains in place when board suspends license in light of immediate and clear danger to public health and safety

6

months (maximum) imprisonment and no more than $1,000 fine for FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license

6

months (minimum) imprisonment OR at least $2,000 fine for SECOND (and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license

2

years of supervised experience, at least, subsequent to a doctoral degree is necessary for licensure

4

years must pass before a psychologist can count instruction of identical course or workshop for CE credit

6

times the Board meets annually

9

members of the PA Psychology Board

6

members of the PA Psychology Board that are licensed psychologists

2

members of the PA Psychology Board that are members of the public

3

full-time supervisees (maximum) -- or part-time equivalent thereof -- that one supervisor can supervise simultaneously

15

days after the governor has submitted his budged to the General Assembly, the Board's annual budget is due to the G.A.

90

days is the recency with which criminal background and child abuse clearance must be generated as part of the license application process

90

days is how soon after being authorized by the Board that one must sit for the PPLE

30

days, if Board rejects right to sit for exams, to cure deficiency

10

years that must pass after conviction for a drug felony before one can pursue licensure or license reinstatement

3

consecutive meetings of the Board that, if missed, cause a Board member to forfeit his seat unless excused by Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs

2

consecutive statutorily mandated training seminars that, if missed by a public member of the Board, causes him to forfeit his seat unless excused by Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs