GA JURISPRUDENCE EXAMS SCRIPT ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔*Maintance of Records - ✔✔Must keep adult records for 7 years
Must keep records for minors for three years past the age of majority (so must keep
records until the time that the minor would be 21, even if you stopped seeing them at
age 10)
✔✔Rules about Impairment - ✔✔Psychologists should not continue a professional
relationship (clinically or supervisory) when they are or could be reasonably expected to
be impaired due t mental, emotional, physiological, pharmalogical or substance abuse
conditions
if this is the case, a written statement should be submitted to board describing these
incidents- may be subject to an exam
-board can ask psychologist to submit to exam with provider of their choosing and
records are admissible in hearing (including psych records)- they may also request
existing records
-if person fails to undergo examination or provide records, the board can suspend
license
*licensee can appeal decisions by appealing to superior court in the country where the
division director is
✔✔*Rules about Telehealth Practice - ✔✔new laws seem to indicate that if an out of
state psychologist practices in GA without a GA state license- they will be reported to
their own state board
✔✔Rules about Forensic assessment - ✔✔- must state limits of data and conclusions
when appropriate
- Must actually see pt and conduct eval prior to writing report or passing conclusions
, - if cannot see person than psychologist must state limitations of conclusions based on
limited information
- must avoid multiple roles but can do it when not avoidable, however in these cases
psychologists must clarify roles and limits to confidentiality
✔✔* License Renewal - ✔✔- all licenses expire on 12/31 on even numbered years and
can be renewed for 2 years
- application for renewed license is due every 2 years (on even numbered years) and all
requirements must be complete
- you have 6 months after expiration to pay late fee and renew the license, otherwise is
considered lapsed and is revoked
- Licenses not renewed within 6 months of expiration may be reinstated at Board's
discretion with application and penalty fee
- Have 1 yr to have a lapsed license reinstated, failure to apply for reinstatement after 1
yr may require new all application for licensure by exam waiver
✔✔Inactive status of License (definition) - ✔✔- person has a current license but who will
not practice or use the title of "psychologist" can apply for "inactive status"
-if a psychologist has an inactive license in GA, but is active in other states and want to
re-activate GA license, must prove 40 CEU in past 2 yrs to reactivate
- if psychologist has an inactive GA license and no active licenses anywhere else, they
must also take the Jurisprudence & Oral Exams for GA again
✔✔*General Rules for CEs - ✔✔- must report CE hrs under oath and report of complete
CE is due at time of licensure renewal
- need 40 clock hrs of CEUs for every 2 years to renew license
- need 3 hrs each in both ethics and psychopharm for license to be renewed
- 1st year diversity requirement (3 CEU)
- must maintain CEU documentation for at least 4 years
*board MUST publish new rules about CEs one year before they go into effect
✔✔Area I for CEU - ✔✔- academic courses/structured didactics (including readings
- supervision counts if accompanied by readings and part of a regularly set practice
- grand rounds if it is a series with readings and counts for over 10 hrs
- must be in-person
✔✔Area II for CEU - ✔✔- Conventions
1 day = 3 CEU hrs
But can earn up to 6 in a day if 3 are from a workshop
*must be in-person
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔*Maintance of Records - ✔✔Must keep adult records for 7 years
Must keep records for minors for three years past the age of majority (so must keep
records until the time that the minor would be 21, even if you stopped seeing them at
age 10)
✔✔Rules about Impairment - ✔✔Psychologists should not continue a professional
relationship (clinically or supervisory) when they are or could be reasonably expected to
be impaired due t mental, emotional, physiological, pharmalogical or substance abuse
conditions
if this is the case, a written statement should be submitted to board describing these
incidents- may be subject to an exam
-board can ask psychologist to submit to exam with provider of their choosing and
records are admissible in hearing (including psych records)- they may also request
existing records
-if person fails to undergo examination or provide records, the board can suspend
license
*licensee can appeal decisions by appealing to superior court in the country where the
division director is
✔✔*Rules about Telehealth Practice - ✔✔new laws seem to indicate that if an out of
state psychologist practices in GA without a GA state license- they will be reported to
their own state board
✔✔Rules about Forensic assessment - ✔✔- must state limits of data and conclusions
when appropriate
- Must actually see pt and conduct eval prior to writing report or passing conclusions
, - if cannot see person than psychologist must state limitations of conclusions based on
limited information
- must avoid multiple roles but can do it when not avoidable, however in these cases
psychologists must clarify roles and limits to confidentiality
✔✔* License Renewal - ✔✔- all licenses expire on 12/31 on even numbered years and
can be renewed for 2 years
- application for renewed license is due every 2 years (on even numbered years) and all
requirements must be complete
- you have 6 months after expiration to pay late fee and renew the license, otherwise is
considered lapsed and is revoked
- Licenses not renewed within 6 months of expiration may be reinstated at Board's
discretion with application and penalty fee
- Have 1 yr to have a lapsed license reinstated, failure to apply for reinstatement after 1
yr may require new all application for licensure by exam waiver
✔✔Inactive status of License (definition) - ✔✔- person has a current license but who will
not practice or use the title of "psychologist" can apply for "inactive status"
-if a psychologist has an inactive license in GA, but is active in other states and want to
re-activate GA license, must prove 40 CEU in past 2 yrs to reactivate
- if psychologist has an inactive GA license and no active licenses anywhere else, they
must also take the Jurisprudence & Oral Exams for GA again
✔✔*General Rules for CEs - ✔✔- must report CE hrs under oath and report of complete
CE is due at time of licensure renewal
- need 40 clock hrs of CEUs for every 2 years to renew license
- need 3 hrs each in both ethics and psychopharm for license to be renewed
- 1st year diversity requirement (3 CEU)
- must maintain CEU documentation for at least 4 years
*board MUST publish new rules about CEs one year before they go into effect
✔✔Area I for CEU - ✔✔- academic courses/structured didactics (including readings
- supervision counts if accompanied by readings and part of a regularly set practice
- grand rounds if it is a series with readings and counts for over 10 hrs
- must be in-person
✔✔Area II for CEU - ✔✔- Conventions
1 day = 3 CEU hrs
But can earn up to 6 in a day if 3 are from a workshop
*must be in-person
