Health Service Provider Certification

PURPOSE: This rule defines the requirements for obtaining health service provider certification as set forth in sections 337.025.4, 337.025.5 and 337.033, RSMo. (1) Eligibility Requirements. (A) Any person lawfully licensed as a psychologist in this state as of August 28, 1989; provided, however, that this person shall limit his/her practice to demonstrated areas of competence as documented by relevant professional education, training and experience as defined in paragraph (3)(C)1. (B) Any person approved by the committee to sit for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) in this state prior to August 28, 1989, and who subsequently passes the examination and receives licensure as a psychologist prior to August 28, 1996; provided, however, that this person shall limit his/her practice to demonstrated areas of competence as documented by relevant professional education, training and experience as defined in paragraph (3)(C)1. (C) Any person lawfully licensed as a psychologist in this state after August 28, 1989, based upon a doctoral degree, who meets the educational requirements, as defined in 20 CSR 2235-2.005, and post-degree supervision requirements as defined in 20 CSR 2235-2.040. (D) Any person lawfully licensed in this state as a psychologist and who is— 1. A diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in one or more of the following specialty areas: A. Behavioral psychology; B. Clinical psychology; C. Clinical neuropsychology; D. Counseling psychology; E. Family psychology; F. Forensic psychology; G. Health psychology; H. Psychoanalysis in psychology; I. Rehabilitation psychology; and J. Educational/school psychology; or 2. A member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. (2) Representation. A psychologist may not represent or hold him/herself out as a psychological health service provider unless the psychologist has first received the psychologist health service provider certification from the committee or otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (1)(D). (3) Delivery of Psychological Health Services. (A) Pursuant to section 337.033.3, RSMo, the term relevant professional education and training for health service provider certification in the delivery of psychological health services for persons applying for licensure under section 337.025, RSMo is defined as follows: 1. Education—Possession of a doctoral degree with an emphasis, or concentration, in one of the health service provider delivery areas as defined in 20 CSR 2235-1.015(10); 2. Training—Supervised practicum or internship in the delivery of psychological health services as part of the graduate degree program; and 3. Experience—Supervised post-degree professional experience as defined in 20 CSR 2235-2.040. (B) A psychologist may obtain a psychological health service provider certificate and engage in the delivery of psychological health services provided s/he meets the eligibility requirements as set forth in subsection (1)(A), (B) or (C). (C) A psychologist may provide psychological health services without possessing a health service provider certificate; provided, s/he meets the following criteria: 1. Possession of a current and valid psychologist license in this state based upon the following relevant professional education, training, and experience pursuant to sections 337.021 and 337.033.1, RSMo: A. Education and training—section 337.021, RSMo. (I) For persons licensed prior to August 28, 1989, or who have been approved to sit for the examination prior to August 28, 1989, who subsequently obtain licensure pursuant to section 337.021, RSMo, possession of a master’s or doctoral degree from a program whose educational emphasis and training was in one of the designated health service provider delivery areas as defined in 20 CSR 2235-1.015(10), guidance and counseling, counselor education, mental health services, or such other program as the committee may from time-to-time approve. (II) For persons enrolled in a program prior to August 28, 1990, possession of a master’s or doctoral degree as defined in 20 CSR 2235-2.001 whose educational emphasis and training was in one of the designated health service provider delivery areas as defined in 20 CSR 2235-1.015(10), guidance and counseling, counselor education, mental health services, or such other program as the committee may from time-to-time approve and whose supervised practicum or internship was in the delivery of psychological health services as part of the graduate degree program; and B. Supervision—section 337.021, RSMo. (I) For persons licensed or approved to sit for the examination on the basis of a doctoral degree prior to August 28, 1989, one (1) year of post-degree supervised professional experience in the delivery of psychological health services and for persons licensed or approved to sit for the examination on the basis of a master’s degree prior to August 28, 1989, three (3) years of postdegree supervised professional experience in the delivery of psychological health services. (II) For persons obtaining licensure on the basis of a doctoral degree prior to August 28, 1996, one (1) year of post-degree supervised professional experience as defined in 20 CSR 2235-2.020 in the delivery of psychological health services; and for persons obtaining licensure on the basis of a master’s degree prior to August 28, 1996, three (3) years of post-degree supervised professional experience as defined in 20 CSR 2235-2.030 in the delivery of psychological health services; provided, however, that all requirements for initial licensure as defined in section 337.021.6, RSMo are completed prior to August 28, 1996. (4) Educational Requirements. (A) The educational requirements for individuals applying for licensure based upon section 337.025, RSMo for the purpose of obtaining health service provider certification shall be governed by sections 337.033.3 and 337.033.4, RSMo and 20 CSR 2235-2.005. (B) The educational requirements for individuals applying for licensure based upon a respecialization program in order to obtain health service provider certification shall be governed by sections 337.033.3 and 337.033.4, RSMo and 20 CSR 2235-2.005. (C) Any person licensed as a psychologist in this state based upon a master’s degree after August 28, 1989, with the exception of those individuals meeting the requirement of subsection (1)(B), may obtain health service provider certification by meeting the educational requirements as defined in 20 CSR 2235-2.005 in addition to obtaining postdoctoral degree supervision as set forth in 20 CSR 2235-2.040. (D) The educational, training, and experience requirements for individuals applying for health service provider certification that have been licensed by reciprocity pursuant to section 337.029, RSMo and/or by endorsement of score pursuant to 20 CSR 22352.065 shall be governed by section 337.029.3, RSMo. (5) Post-Degree Supervision Requirements. The postdoctoral degree supervised professional experience requirements for health service provider certification for an individual receiving licensure as a psychologist after August 28, 1989, pursuant to section 337.025, RSMo shall be governed by 20 CSR 2235-2.040. AUTHORITY: sections 337.033 and 337.050.9, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 235-3.020. Original rule filed Feb. 4, 1992, effective Dec. 3, 1992. Amended: Filed July 26, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000. Moved to 20 CSR 2235-3.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed July 9, 2008, effective Jan. 30, 2009. *Original authority: 337.033, RSMo 1989, amended 1998 and 337.050.9, RSMo 1977, amended 1981, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999.