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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please find attached a public notice and agenda for the
<b>August 4<sup>th</sup> Meeting</b> of the Consumer Protection Committee of the Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">RULEMAKING NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please find attached the following three documents:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1)
<b>Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing</b> and Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hearing</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: You may provide oral comments at the rulemaking hearing, which will take place at 10:00 a.m. on 10/20/14 at 3218 Pringle Road SE;
Salem, OR 97302.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Caption</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Changes the educational requirements for psychologist and psychologist associate licensure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Summary</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: The proposed amendment changes the educational requirements for psychologist licensure by modifying the definition of approved
doctoral program in psychology. The Board proposes to phase out its acceptance of doctoral degrees in psychology from programs at
<span class="history"><span style="color:black">regionally accredited or provincially/territorially chartered institutions but which are not accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or
</span></span>Canadian Psychological Association<span class="history"><span style="color:black"> (CPA).</span></span> Degrees from programs at regionally accredited institutions will qualify only if 1) the applicant enrolled in his or her program prior to
July 22, 2014 and applies by July 22, 2019; or 2) <span class="history"><span style="color:black">the program submitted an application to the APA or CPA for accreditation prior to the date the applicant’s degree was conferred, and has been granted a site visit
by the APA or CPA. The proposed amendment would also add a requirement of one continuous year in-residence at the master’s program as a qualification for licensure as a psychologist associate. There are some clarifying language changes as well.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2)
<b>Notice of Proposed Rulemaking </b>and Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Caption</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: One-time license renewal fee reduction for psychologists and psychologist associates pursuant to
<span style="color:black">ORS 291.055(3).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Summary</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: The<span style="color:black"> Board proposes to temporarily reduce license renewal fees for psychologists and psychologist associates.
The proposal will modify fees as follows: active status will be reduced from $750 to $255; semi-active status will be reduced from $375 to $127.50; and inactive status will be reduced from $100 to $34. The proposed reduction would be effective from January
1, 2015 through December 31, 2016 such that all licensees in a biennial birth month renewal schedule will receive a one-time reduction. On January 1, 2017, fees will return to the prior level.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3)
<b>Notice of Proposed Rulemaking </b>and Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Caption</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Clarifies post-doctoral supervised work experience requirements<span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Summary</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: The<span style="color:black"> Board proposes to make clarifying amendments to the post-doctoral supervised work experience requirements
for licensure as a psychologist. The change will specify that the 24 month time limit on the psychologist licensure requirement statutory exemption under ORS 675.090(2)(a) does not restart or reset. The proposal also reorganizes some content for clarity
and makes other helpful language changes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">How to Comment:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The agency requests public comment on whether the options should be considered for achieving the rule’s substantive goals while
reducing negative economic impact of the rule on business. Please send your written comments to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rules Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3218 Pringle Road SE, Ste. 130<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Salem, OR 97302<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Or email to: <a href="mailto:laree.felton@state.or.us">
laree.felton@state.or.us</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">* All comments must be received no later than
<u>5:00 p.m. on 10/20/14</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Website:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The above documents, along with rule text (for the
proposed rules, new language underlined, deleted language with strike-through), are available at
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OBPE"><span style="color:purple">www.oregon.gov/OBPE</span></a> under “Headlines.”</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You are receiving this notice because you are either a licensee, applicant/resident, or an interested person who has requested
to be on the Board's mailing list. This listserv does not allow replies.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OBPE Staff<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:green">Data Classification: Level 1, Published</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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