month, during which all active work functions and records of the supervisee are
reviewed.
(c) The supervisee shall function as a psychologist using generally accepted
applications of psychological knowledge and techniques acquired during the supervisee’s
education and training.
(d) The experience must be acquired in an organized health care setting, as defined in
R 338.2521(1)(e).
(e) In cases of extreme hardship, a supervisee may request an alternative to the
supervision arrangement specified in this subrule.
The alternative supervision
arrangement must not be implemented before the board has approved it. In deciding
whether to approve the proposed alternative supervision arrangement, the board shall
consider the nature of the extreme hardship and the reasonableness of the proposed
alternative supervision agreement. A request to the board for approval of an alternative
to the supervision arrangement must include, at a minimum, the following information:
(i) The amount of clock hours currently completed.
(ii) The amount of clock hours left to complete.
(iii) Whether a hardship request was made and, if so, the decision on the previous
request.
(iv) The cause for the hardship.
(v) Measures taken to remedy the hardship.
(vi) Whether the hardship still exists.
(vii) The names and addresses of all fully licensed psychologists the licensee
contacted or attempted to contact, including number of times, or attempts, or both.
(viii) The responses received from the fully licensed psychologists contacted.
(ix) The qualifications and experience of the proposed alternative supervisor.
History: 2015 AACS; 2019 MR 23, Eff. Dec. 6, 2019; 2021 MR 23, Eff. Dec. 7, 2021.
R 338.2571 Supervision requirements; reporting of supervision.
Rule 71. An individual who is granted a limited license under section 18223(2) of the
code, MCL 333.18223, and is required to be supervised by a licensed psychologist shall
satisfy all the following requirements:
(a) A licensee who has less than 10 years of experience as a limited licensed
psychologist, excluding experience as a temporary limited licensed psychologist, shall
meet individually and in-person or via 2-way real-time audiovisual technology that
allows direct, contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between the supervisor
and the supervisee for a minimum of 2 hours a month.
(b) A licensee who has 10 or more years of experience as a limited licensed
psychologist, excluding experience as a temporary limited licensed psychologist, shall
meet individually and in-person or via 2-way real-time audiovisual technology that
allows direct, contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between the supervisor
and the supervisee for a minimum of 1 hour a month.
(c) A licensee who seeks a variance from the supervision requirement described in
subrule (a) or subrule (b) of this rule, as provided under section 18223(2) of the code,
MCL 333.18223, shall provide a request for a variance to the board for consideration.
Reasons for a possible variance include, but are not limited to, issues regarding physical
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