TENNESSEE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN PSYCHOLOGY MINUTES

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1 TENNESSEE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN PSYCHOLOGY MINUTES DATE: March 24-25, 2011 TIME: LOCATION: BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: 9:00 a.m., CST Health Related Boards Iris Room 227 French Landing, Suite 150 Nashville, TN Mark Sigler, Ph.D., Senior Psychological Examiner, Chair Anita Davis, Ph.D., Vice Chair Jeffrey Erickson, Ph.D. Pamela Auble, Ph.D. Patti van Eys, Ph.D. Rodney Sullivan, Ph.D. George Bercaw, M.A., Senior Psychological Examiner Brenda Hunter, Citizen Member Donald Brookshire, Psy.D. STAFF PRESENT: Sherry Owens, Board Administrator Rachel Appelt, Office of General Counsel Barbara Maxwell, Director of Psychology Board Dr. Sigler, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. A quorum was present. Minutes Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Ms. Hunter, to approve the December 6-7, 2010 minutes as amended. The motion Agreed Orders and Consent Orders Ms. Appelt presented an Agreed Order for Roy Kersey, Ph.D. for the Board s consideration and approval. Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, to approve the order. The motion Ms. Appelt presented a Consent Order for Darrell Smith, Ph.D. for the Board s consideration and approval. Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Sullivan, to approve the order. The motion 1

2 OGC Report There are seven (7) open disciplinary files in the Office of General Counsel. The Board reviewed Senate Bill 0390 and House Bill 749 regarding prescribing by psychologists and declined to take a position. The Board reviewed Senate Bill 0155 regarding the appointment of members to the Board of Examiners in Psychology. Mr. Bercaw made a motion, seconded by Dr. Erickson, to oppose this bill. The motion The Board reviewed Senate Joint Resolution 078 regarding making certain health-related boards more autonomous and took no position. The Board reviewed Senate Bill 0280 regarding notification of licensees when a complaint is filed against them and took no position. The Board reviewed Senate Bill 0505 regarding license display and took no position. The Board reviewed House Bill 0968 regarding licensing military spouses in an expedited manner and took no position. The Board reviewed House Bill 1070 regarding barring issuing licenses to persons convicted of a felony. Dr Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. Davis, to oppose this bill. The motion The Board reviewed House Bill 076 regarding funds transferred to other state departments or agencies of state government. Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. Sullivan to support the bill. The motion Investigative Report There are twenty-four (24) complaints against psychologists and five (5) against psychological examiners/senior psychological examiners. Disciplinary Report Five (5) practitioners are on probation, six (6) practitioners have had their licenses suspended/revoked, six (6) practitioners are under Board orders and one (1) practitioner s license was reprimanded. Administrative Report There are currently 1340 actively licensed psychologists, 526 actively licensed psychological examiners/senior psychological examiners and 19 actively licensed certified psychological assistants. 2

3 The continuing education audit from January 2010 through June 2010 is complete. Forty-two (42) psychologists were audited; thirty-six (36) were compliant. Eighteen (18) psychological examiners were audited, ten (10) were compliant. Financial Report For FY10 at June 30, 2010, the Board had direct expenditures of $63,056.18, revenues of $277,412.26, and direct expenditures of $77, Application Review Anna Settle, Ph.D. The Board reviewed a request from Dr. Settle regarding her post doctoral experience. Dr. Settle obtained her post doctoral experience in another state within nine (9) months. After discussion, Dr. van Eys made a motion, seconded by Dr. Davis, to approve Dr. Settle s post doctorate experience and approve her for licensure. The motion Karin Hunsaker, Sr. LPE Ms. Hunsaker submitted a reinstatement application and came before the Board to request that her civil penalty of $ for practicing without a license be decreased. Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bercaw, to require that Ms. Hunsaker retake the Ethics and Jurisprudence Exam, to require six (6) months monthly supervision, to complete fifteen (15) additional hours of continuing education in ethics and to reduce the civil penalty to $4, The motion Rule Amendments The Board discussed amending the continuing education rule regarding ethics and jurisprudence if continuing education is obtained out of state. Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, to draft a policy statement for the Board that allows the licensee to submit a statement that they have read and understand the statutes and laws of Tennessee. The motion Dr. Sigler stated the licensee must still obtain the three (3) hours of ethics as required by law. Discuss California APPIC Dr. Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys, to accept California APPIC as equivalent to APPIC and to prepare a policy statement in reference to the acceptance of California APPIC. The motion 3

4 ASPPB Mobility Carol Webb, PhD, from the ASPPB Mobility Committee discussed with the Board the national standards for licensure. Katrina Watts discussed the standards for the CPQ certificate. The Board thanked Dr. Webb and Ms. Watts for the information. Correspondence The Board reviewed a letter from Tom Biller, Ph.D., requesting a waiver of the civil penalty for failure to obtain the required amount of continuing education for Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, to waive the citation and penalty if the three (3) hours that he is deficient is made up within 90 days. The motion The Board reviewed a letter from Ted Hagen, II, Ph.D. requesting reinstatement of his license. Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys, to refer Dr. Hagen to TCAF for an evaluation to determine if he is competent to practice psychology. The motion The Board reviewed an from Daniel Maurer, Ph.D. requesting approval of an out of state post doctoral for licensure in Tennessee. Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys, to accept the 1900 hours of post doctoral experience he obtained out of state. The motion The Board reviewed a letter from Kathy Miller, P.E. requesting a waiver of the continuing education requirement for Dr. van Eys made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, that Ms. Sullivan complete nine (9) hours of Type 1 and 2 continuing education hours and be issued an agreed citation for non compliance. The motion The Board reviewed a letter from Kristen Reeslund, Ph.D. requesting that her provisional license be placed on hold due to maternity leave. Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Sullivan, to allow Dr. Reeslund s to provisional license to be placed on hold until she returns from maternity leave. The motion The Board reviewed a letter from Joseph Rogers, Ph.D. requesting a waiver of the continuing education requirement for Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys allowing Dr. Rogers to retire his license, and if he chooses not to retire, Dr. Rogers will have to make up the hours and be issued an Agreed Citation. The motion Telepsychology Dr. Erickson discussed the research he had done regarding telepsychology. The task force asked the Board to review this material and table this subject until the June 2011 meeting. ASPPB Conference Mr. Bercaw attended the April 2011 mid-year ASPPB Conference in Orlando Florida. 4

5 Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys to have Mr. Bercaw, Dr. Davis and Dr. van Eys attend the yearly meeting of the ASPPB in Chicago, IL on October 20-23, The motion Continuing Education The Board reviewed a summary of continuing education recommendations prepared by the subcommittee members, Dr. Davis, Dr. Erickson and Dr. van Eys. The Board discussed amending Rule (3)(7), which grants licensees twenty (20) Type II continuing education hours for passing the ABPP examination and twenty (20) Type II continuing education hours for passing the jurisprudence and ethics examination. The Board considered limiting the number of continuing education hours allowed online. A minimum of 12 of the 40 hours must be completed in person. The internet continuing education hours must be APA approved and will be considered Type I and only 28 hours can be online. The Board considered including a cultural diversity requirement of three (3) continuing education hours for licensure renewal. Suggestions were made requiring three (3) hours of the 40 hours to be focused on cultural diversity and allowing the requirement to be satisfied with Type I, II or III hours. Dr. van Eys presented the form for licensees to keep track of the continuing education. This form will be available online for the licensees to download. The Board tabled this issue to the June 2011 meeting and selected sub-committee members to study and propose language for a possible rule change. Continuing Education Audit The Board discussed having a review of the continuing education audits, by a consultant or outside person who would be qualified to make a decision on what is accepted and what is not accepted. The Board tabled this issue to the June Board meeting for further discussion with TPA and Elizabeth Miller, Health Related Boards Director. New Licenses Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. Sullivan, to approve the following newly licensed psychologists: Angie Allman Amanda Blackburn Nathan Brewster Erica Castleberry Christopher Dula Susan Fuhr Whitney Loring Amy Mariaskin David Miller 5

6 Adriana Morales Jerlym Porter Lee Ridens Audrey Townsel Monica Wallace Jacqueline Williams Bruce Young The motion Reinstated Licensees Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, to approve the license of Virginia Brinthaupt for reinstatement. The motion EPPP Examination Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Davis, to approve the passing scores of the EPPP examination for the following candidates: Nathan Brewster Erica Castleberry Lee Ridens Monica Wallace Susan Fuhr David Miller Jacqueline Williams Whitney Loring Anna Settle Marsha Slatten The motion Ethics and Jurisprudence Examination Dr. Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys, to approve the passing scores of the ethics and jurisprudence examination for the following candidates: Amanda Blackburnm Ph.D. Angie Allman, Ph.D. Elizabeth Saylor, Ph.D. Cabot Young, Ph.D. Stacy Thompson, Ph.D. Mardi Smith, Ph.D. Amy Mariaskin, Ph.D. Nathan Brewster, Ph.D. Teresa Graham, Ph.D. 6

7 David Miller, Ph.D. Jacqueline Williams, Ph.D. Jerlym Porter, Ph.D. Erica Castleberry, Ph.D. Adrianna Morales, Ph.D. Monica Wallace, Ph.D. Audrey Townsel, Ph.D. Lee Ridens, Ph.D. Susan Fuhr, Ph.D. Whitney Loring, Ph.D. Anna Settle, Ph.D. The motion Ethics and Jurisprudence Exam Task Force Report Dr. Davis stated she has received all of the ethics and jurisprudence examination information from last year and that Dr. Brookshire and Mr. Bercaw are working with her on developing new questions for the examination. Dr. Davis plans on having a complete report for the next meeting. With no other Board business to conduct on March 24, 2011, Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bercaw to adjourn the board meeting until March 25, 2011 Dr. Sigler, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. on March 25, File Review Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Erickson, to approve Katherine Heistand for licensure as a psychologist/hsp to be issued a provisional license and to sit for the EPPP exam and the ethics and jurisprudence exam. The motion Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. Sullivan, to approve Lori Church for licensure as a certified psychological assistant. The motion Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Sullivan, to defer action on the application of Richard Epstein, pending receipt of proof that the internship is APPIC equivalent. The motion Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Ms. Hunter, to approve Steven Passik for licensure as a psychologist with HSP designation, to issue a temporary license, and to sit for the ethics and jurisprudence exam. The motion Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. Erickson, to approve James Hirsch for licensure as a psychologist and to deny Dr. Hrisch for health service provider endorsement. The motion 7

8 Mr. Bercaw made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys to approve Susan Ryan for licensure as a psychologist with HSP designation and to sit for the ethics and jurisprudence exam. The motion Dr. van Eys made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, to approve Shawn Levstek for licensure as a psychologist/hsp, to be issued a provisional license and sit for the EPPP examination. The motion Dr. van Eys made a motion, seconded by Dr. Erickson, to approve Lucinda Long for licensure as a psychologist/hsp. The motion Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Sullivan, to approve Karen Bretz for licensure as a psychologist/hsp, to be issued a provisional license, and sit to for the EPPP examination subject to receipt of clarification of postdoctoral hours. The motion Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, to approve Lori Simms for licensure as a psychologist/hsp and to sit for the ethics and jurisprudence examination. The motion Dr. Davis made a motion, seconded by Dr. Erickson, to approve Thomas Alm for licensure as a psychologist/hsp and to sit for the EPPP examination. The motion Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. Davis, to approve Lisa Ingerski for licensure as a psychologist/hsp, and to sit for the ethics and jurisprudence examination. The motion Dr. Auble made a motion, seconded by Dr. van Eys, to approve Terra Brinkman for licensure as a psychologist/hsp and to sit for the ethics and jurisprudence examination. The motion Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Davis, to approve Rhiannon Ducey for licensure as a psychologist/hsp, to be issued a provisional license and to sit for the EPPP examination. The motion Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Auble, to approve Jennifer Harmon for licensure as a psychologist/hsp and to sit for the ethics and jurisprudence examination. The motion Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Davis, to approve Sarah Marler for licensure as a certified psychological assistant, contingent on the Board receiving additional information on supervision hours from Dr. Tidwell. The motion Other Board Business The 2012 Board dates are as follows: March 1 and 2, 2012 June 14 and 15, 2012 September 27 and 28,

9 December 13 and 14, 2012 All meetings will be at 9 a.m. central daylight time at 227 French Landing, Health Related Boards Conference Center, Nashville, TN With no other Board business to conduct, Dr. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bercaw, to adjourn at 11:00 a.m. The motion 9