PPLE - Pennsylvania Psychology Law Exam
3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required biennially for continuing education
10 contact hours equals 1 CEU
10 hours toward CEU credits can be earned by scholarly writing; Full maximum for
sole authorship of article or chapter - shared divides maximum by number of
authors
15 teaching hours can count toward CEU, at a rate of 1 clock hour for 1 contact
hour; can only claim same course or workshop once every four years.
15 semester hours required for graduate training in psychology
15 hours minimum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
30 contact hours (50-60 min each) required biennially for continuing education
45 hours maximum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
48 hours to make a written report of child abuse after having made immediate
verbal report to ChildLine
375 hours, at least, that pre-doctoral interns must spend in direct patient contact
375 hours, maximum, that pre-doctoral interns may spend pursuing research during
the pre-doctoral internship
450 hours of clinical contact, at least, that doctoral students must complete before
beginning the pre-doctoral internship
1500 hours of pre-doctoral internship experience
1750 post-doctoral hours to be eligible for licensure
15 dollars is the verification fee
20 dollars to retake the PPLE after the first failure
25 dollars for Certification Fee
, PPLE - Pennsylvania Psychology Law Exam
80 dollars to register a fictitious/corporate name with the Board
90 dollars to retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent failiures
105 dollars for Initial Application Fee
165 dollars for continuing education sponsor to apply
300 dollars is the Biennial Renewal Fee
1000 dollars is the fine if a psychologist knows another psychologist is
mentally/physically/or drugedly incompetent and not in treatment
10 days to report a name or address change
14 days a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA without permission
30 days to notify patients and supervisees that license has been suspended or
revoked
30 days to notify Board of conviction for felony or misdemeanor, or on next
biennial renewal application, whichever comes first
30 days within which Board must hold hearing after automatically suspending
license without hearing following immediate and clear danger to public health
and safety
60 days before one can retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent
failures
90 days (or more often) a postdoctoral supervisor must write evaluations/progress
reports which will be submitted to the board
90 days to notify the Board of disciplinary action by another jurisdiction, or on
biennial registration (whichever is sooner)
6 months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted temporary
permission by PA board
, PPLE - Pennsylvania Psychology Law Exam
6 months (or more) must be worked at given site to count those hours toward
postdoctoral experience
12 months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted temporary
permission PLUS an extension
4 years that CE records must be kept for (as board may decide to audit)
4 years that Board members serve a term
5 years that psychologist must maintain client records before disposing
5 years before a psychologist can apply for reinstatement of a revoked license
8 years maximum that Board members may serve (combining maximum terms)
10 years to earn postdoctoral experience for licensure
10 years that postdoctoral supervisor must keep supervision records for, or until
supervisee is licensed
10 contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit obtained in excess can be carried over
from one biennium to the next
0 contact hours (50-60 min) of CE in ethics that can be carried over to satisfy the
next biennium's ethic's requirement
15 contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit may be obtained in home study so long
as program is approved
5 dollars (multiplied by months late) is owed for reactivating lapsed license; does
not preclude discipline by board.
60 dollars earned per diem by Board members when attending to the work of the
Board
1000 dollars (maximum) and imprisonment of no more than six months for FIRST
offense of practicing without current valid license
2000 dollars (minimum) or imprisonment of at least six months for SECOND (and
subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
1000 dollars civil penalty that Board may levy on psychologist who practices without
license
3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required biennially for continuing education
10 contact hours equals 1 CEU
10 hours toward CEU credits can be earned by scholarly writing; Full maximum for
sole authorship of article or chapter - shared divides maximum by number of
authors
15 teaching hours can count toward CEU, at a rate of 1 clock hour for 1 contact
hour; can only claim same course or workshop once every four years.
15 semester hours required for graduate training in psychology
15 hours minimum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
30 contact hours (50-60 min each) required biennially for continuing education
45 hours maximum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
48 hours to make a written report of child abuse after having made immediate
verbal report to ChildLine
375 hours, at least, that pre-doctoral interns must spend in direct patient contact
375 hours, maximum, that pre-doctoral interns may spend pursuing research during
the pre-doctoral internship
450 hours of clinical contact, at least, that doctoral students must complete before
beginning the pre-doctoral internship
1500 hours of pre-doctoral internship experience
1750 post-doctoral hours to be eligible for licensure
15 dollars is the verification fee
20 dollars to retake the PPLE after the first failure
25 dollars for Certification Fee
, PPLE - Pennsylvania Psychology Law Exam
80 dollars to register a fictitious/corporate name with the Board
90 dollars to retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent failiures
105 dollars for Initial Application Fee
165 dollars for continuing education sponsor to apply
300 dollars is the Biennial Renewal Fee
1000 dollars is the fine if a psychologist knows another psychologist is
mentally/physically/or drugedly incompetent and not in treatment
10 days to report a name or address change
14 days a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA without permission
30 days to notify patients and supervisees that license has been suspended or
revoked
30 days to notify Board of conviction for felony or misdemeanor, or on next
biennial renewal application, whichever comes first
30 days within which Board must hold hearing after automatically suspending
license without hearing following immediate and clear danger to public health
and safety
60 days before one can retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent
failures
90 days (or more often) a postdoctoral supervisor must write evaluations/progress
reports which will be submitted to the board
90 days to notify the Board of disciplinary action by another jurisdiction, or on
biennial registration (whichever is sooner)
6 months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted temporary
permission by PA board
, PPLE - Pennsylvania Psychology Law Exam
6 months (or more) must be worked at given site to count those hours toward
postdoctoral experience
12 months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted temporary
permission PLUS an extension
4 years that CE records must be kept for (as board may decide to audit)
4 years that Board members serve a term
5 years that psychologist must maintain client records before disposing
5 years before a psychologist can apply for reinstatement of a revoked license
8 years maximum that Board members may serve (combining maximum terms)
10 years to earn postdoctoral experience for licensure
10 years that postdoctoral supervisor must keep supervision records for, or until
supervisee is licensed
10 contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit obtained in excess can be carried over
from one biennium to the next
0 contact hours (50-60 min) of CE in ethics that can be carried over to satisfy the
next biennium's ethic's requirement
15 contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit may be obtained in home study so long
as program is approved
5 dollars (multiplied by months late) is owed for reactivating lapsed license; does
not preclude discipline by board.
60 dollars earned per diem by Board members when attending to the work of the
Board
1000 dollars (maximum) and imprisonment of no more than six months for FIRST
offense of practicing without current valid license
2000 dollars (minimum) or imprisonment of at least six months for SECOND (and
subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
1000 dollars civil penalty that Board may levy on psychologist who practices without
license
