PPLE - Pennsylvania Psychology Law
Exam
1 - answer hour(s) per week a postdoc may be supervised by a delegated supervisor
2 - answer hours per week a supervisor must supervise a postdoc
2 - answer hours, at least, per week that pre-doctoral interns must participate in learning
activities
3 - answer contact hours (50-60 min) in ethics required biennially for continuing
education
3 - answer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required biennially for continuing
education
10 - answercontact hours equals 1 CEU
10 - answerhours 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 - answerteaching 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 - answersemester hours required for graduate training in psychology
15 - answerhours minimum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
30 - answercontact hours (50-60 min each) required biennially for continuing education
45 - answerhours maximum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
48 - answerhours to make a written report of child abuse after having made immediate
verbal report to ChildLine
375 - answerhours, at least, that pre-doctoral interns must spend in direct patient
contact
375 - answerhours, maximum, that pre-doctoral interns may spend pursuing research
during the pre-doctoral internship
,450 - answerhours of clinical contact, at least, that doctoral students must complete
before beginning the pre-doctoral internship
1500 - answerhours of pre-doctoral internship experience
1750 - answerpost-doctoral hours to be eligible for licensure
15 - answerdollars is the verification fee
20 - answerdollars to retake the PPLE after the first failure
25 - answerdollars for Certification Fee
80 - answerdollars to register a fictitious/corporate name with the Board
90 - answerdollars to retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent failiures
105 - answerdollars for Initial Application Fee
165 - answerdollars for continuing education sponsor to apply
300 - answerdollars is the Biennial Renewal Fee
1000 - answerdollars is the fine if a psychologist knows another psychologist is
mentally/physically/or drugedly incompetent and not in treatment
10 - answerdays to report a name or address change
14 - answerdays a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA without permission
30 - answerdays to notify patients and supervisees that license has been suspended or
revoked
30 - answerdays to notify Board of conviction for felony or misdemeanor, or on next
biennial renewal application, whichever comes first
30 - answerdays within which Board must hold hearing after automatically suspending
license without hearing following immediate and clear danger to public health and safety
60 - answerdays before one can retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent
failures
90 - answerdays (or more often) a postdoctoral supervisor must write
evaluations/progress reports which will be submitted to the board
,90 - answerdays to notify the Board of disciplinary action by another jurisdiction, or on
biennial registration (whichever is sooner)
6 - answermonths a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted
temporary permission by PA board
6 - answermonths (or more) must be worked at given site to count those hours toward
postdoctoral experience
12 - answermonths a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted
temporary permission PLUS an extension
4 - answeryears that CE records must be kept for (as board may decide to audit)
4 - answeryears that Board members serve a term
5 - answeryears that psychologist must maintain client records before disposing
5 - answeryears before a psychologist can apply for reinstatement of a revoked license
8 - answeryears maximum that Board members may serve (combining maximum terms)
10 - answeryears to earn postdoctoral experience for licensure
10 - answeryears that postdoctoral supervisor must keep supervision records for, or
until supervisee is licensed
10 - answercontact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit obtained in excess can be carried
over from one biennium to the next
0 - answercontact hours (50-60 min) of CE in ethics that can be carried over to satisfy
the next biennium's ethic's requirement
15 - answercontact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit may be obtained in home study so
long as program is approved
5 - answerdollars (multiplied by months late) is owed for reactivating lapsed license;
does not preclude discipline by board.
60 - answerdollars earned per diem by Board members when attending to the work of
the Board
1000 - answerdollars (maximum) and imprisonment of no more than six months for
FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license
, 2000 - answerdollars (minimum) or imprisonment of at least six months for SECOND
(and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
1000 - answerdollars civil penalty that Board may levy on psychologist who practices
without license
180 - answerdays maximum that a temporary suspension remains in place when board
suspends license in light of immediate and clear danger to public health and safety
6 - answermonths (maximum) imprisonment and no more than $1,000 fine for FIRST
offense of practicing without current valid license
6 - answermonths (minimum) imprisonment OR at least $2,000 fine for SECOND (and
subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
2 - answeryears of supervised experience, at least, subsequent to a doctoral degree is
necessary for licensure
4 - answeryears must pass before a psychologist can count instruction of identical
course or workshop for CE credit
6 - answertimes the Board meets annually
9 - answermembers of the PA Psychology Board
6 - answermembers of the PA Psychology Board that are licensed psychologists
2 - answermembers of the PA Psychology Board that are members of the public
3 - answerfull-time supervisees (maximum) -- or part-time equivalent thereof -- that one
supervisor can supervise simultaneously
15 - answerdays after the governor has submitted his budged to the General Assembly,
the Board's annual budget is due to the G.A.
90 - answerdays is the recency with which criminal background and child abuse
clearance must be generated as part of the license application process
90 - answerdays is how soon after being authorized by the Board that one must sit for
the PPLE
30 - answerdays, if Board rejects right to sit for exams, to cure deficiency
10 - answeryears that must pass after conviction for a drug felony before one can
pursue licensure or license reinstatement
Exam
1 - answer hour(s) per week a postdoc may be supervised by a delegated supervisor
2 - answer hours per week a supervisor must supervise a postdoc
2 - answer hours, at least, per week that pre-doctoral interns must participate in learning
activities
3 - answer contact hours (50-60 min) in ethics required biennially for continuing
education
3 - answer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required biennially for continuing
education
10 - answercontact hours equals 1 CEU
10 - answerhours 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 - answerteaching 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 - answersemester hours required for graduate training in psychology
15 - answerhours minimum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
30 - answercontact hours (50-60 min each) required biennially for continuing education
45 - answerhours maximum worked each week to be able to count toward total post-
doctoral hours for licensure
48 - answerhours to make a written report of child abuse after having made immediate
verbal report to ChildLine
375 - answerhours, at least, that pre-doctoral interns must spend in direct patient
contact
375 - answerhours, maximum, that pre-doctoral interns may spend pursuing research
during the pre-doctoral internship
,450 - answerhours of clinical contact, at least, that doctoral students must complete
before beginning the pre-doctoral internship
1500 - answerhours of pre-doctoral internship experience
1750 - answerpost-doctoral hours to be eligible for licensure
15 - answerdollars is the verification fee
20 - answerdollars to retake the PPLE after the first failure
25 - answerdollars for Certification Fee
80 - answerdollars to register a fictitious/corporate name with the Board
90 - answerdollars to retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent failiures
105 - answerdollars for Initial Application Fee
165 - answerdollars for continuing education sponsor to apply
300 - answerdollars is the Biennial Renewal Fee
1000 - answerdollars is the fine if a psychologist knows another psychologist is
mentally/physically/or drugedly incompetent and not in treatment
10 - answerdays to report a name or address change
14 - answerdays a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA without permission
30 - answerdays to notify patients and supervisees that license has been suspended or
revoked
30 - answerdays to notify Board of conviction for felony or misdemeanor, or on next
biennial renewal application, whichever comes first
30 - answerdays within which Board must hold hearing after automatically suspending
license without hearing following immediate and clear danger to public health and safety
60 - answerdays before one can retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent
failures
90 - answerdays (or more often) a postdoctoral supervisor must write
evaluations/progress reports which will be submitted to the board
,90 - answerdays to notify the Board of disciplinary action by another jurisdiction, or on
biennial registration (whichever is sooner)
6 - answermonths a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted
temporary permission by PA board
6 - answermonths (or more) must be worked at given site to count those hours toward
postdoctoral experience
12 - answermonths a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if granted
temporary permission PLUS an extension
4 - answeryears that CE records must be kept for (as board may decide to audit)
4 - answeryears that Board members serve a term
5 - answeryears that psychologist must maintain client records before disposing
5 - answeryears before a psychologist can apply for reinstatement of a revoked license
8 - answeryears maximum that Board members may serve (combining maximum terms)
10 - answeryears to earn postdoctoral experience for licensure
10 - answeryears that postdoctoral supervisor must keep supervision records for, or
until supervisee is licensed
10 - answercontact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit obtained in excess can be carried
over from one biennium to the next
0 - answercontact hours (50-60 min) of CE in ethics that can be carried over to satisfy
the next biennium's ethic's requirement
15 - answercontact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit may be obtained in home study so
long as program is approved
5 - answerdollars (multiplied by months late) is owed for reactivating lapsed license;
does not preclude discipline by board.
60 - answerdollars earned per diem by Board members when attending to the work of
the Board
1000 - answerdollars (maximum) and imprisonment of no more than six months for
FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license
, 2000 - answerdollars (minimum) or imprisonment of at least six months for SECOND
(and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
1000 - answerdollars civil penalty that Board may levy on psychologist who practices
without license
180 - answerdays maximum that a temporary suspension remains in place when board
suspends license in light of immediate and clear danger to public health and safety
6 - answermonths (maximum) imprisonment and no more than $1,000 fine for FIRST
offense of practicing without current valid license
6 - answermonths (minimum) imprisonment OR at least $2,000 fine for SECOND (and
subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
2 - answeryears of supervised experience, at least, subsequent to a doctoral degree is
necessary for licensure
4 - answeryears must pass before a psychologist can count instruction of identical
course or workshop for CE credit
6 - answertimes the Board meets annually
9 - answermembers of the PA Psychology Board
6 - answermembers of the PA Psychology Board that are licensed psychologists
2 - answermembers of the PA Psychology Board that are members of the public
3 - answerfull-time supervisees (maximum) -- or part-time equivalent thereof -- that one
supervisor can supervise simultaneously
15 - answerdays after the governor has submitted his budged to the General Assembly,
the Board's annual budget is due to the G.A.
90 - answerdays is the recency with which criminal background and child abuse
clearance must be generated as part of the license application process
90 - answerdays is how soon after being authorized by the Board that one must sit for
the PPLE
30 - answerdays, if Board rejects right to sit for exams, to cure deficiency
10 - answeryears that must pass after conviction for a drug felony before one can
pursue licensure or license reinstatement
