Section 4.025. Continuing education.

 

(1)  Unless granted a postponement or waiver under s. Psy 4.04 , every licensee shall complete at least 40 board approved continuing education hours in each biennial registration period, as specified in s. 455.06 , Stats.

(a) A minimum of 6 hours of the required 40 continuing education hours shall be in ethics, risk management or jurisprudence.

(b) Continuing education hours completed in the topics of supervision or suicide prevention shall be calculated as 1.5 times the numbers of continuing education hours obtained.

(2)  Continuing education hours may apply only to the registration period in which the hours are acquired. If a license has been allowed to lapse, the board may grant permission to apply continuing education hours acquired after lapse of the license to a previous biennial period of licensure during which required continuing education was not acquired. In no case may continuing education hours be applied to more than one biennial period.

(3)  During the time between initial Wisconsin licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period, licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements.

(4)  Applicants from other states applying under s. 455.04 (1) (e) or (4) (f) , Stats., shall submit proof of completion of at least 40 board approved continuing education hours obtained within 2 years prior to application. An applicant who first obtained licensure as a psychologist or private practice school psychologist less than 2 years prior to submitting the Wisconsin application is not required to meet this subsection

CR 13-103 : cr. Register December 2015 No. 720 , eff. 1-1-16.