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WA State Law | Questions And Answers
Latest Update 2023/2024 . Assured Success
Top Ranked. Dowload To Score A+
Functions of the Licensing Board - ✓✓✓1. Adopt the rules that the legislature passes
and apply them
2. Require that you can't practice without malpractice insurance
3. Mandate: to protect the public
4. Review credentials: course work, hours
5. Administer jurisdiction exam
6. Organize and oversee complains, determine to charge, punish or dismiss
Define RCW's - ✓✓✓shorthand for a general law (statute) passed by the legislature or
by an initiative
Define WAC's - ✓✓✓shorthand for an administrative regulation (rule) adopted by a
state agency or board with rule-making authority
Responsibility of the Examining Board of Psychology - ✓✓✓1. Adopt rules
2. Examine qualifications
3. Administer examinations
4. Adopt a code of ethics
5. Require psychologists to maintain professional liability insurance
6. Investigate complaints
Qualifications for a License - ✓✓✓1. Good moral character
2. Doctoral degree from regionally accredited institution
3. 2 years of supervised experience
4. Pass exams
Unprofessional Conduct - ✓✓✓1. Failure to maintain confidentiality
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2. Violating the ethical code
3. Failure to inform research subjects
4. Practice in an area not trained/incompetent
5. Failure to exercise appropriate supervision
6. Use fraud of deceit in securing a license
7. Failure to maintain liability insurance
8. Violate any state statute governing psychology
9. Gross overcharging for services
Uniform Disciplinary Act - ✓✓✓1. Consists of 2 panels of psychologists that Investigate
all complaints
2. Take emergency action: order license suspension
3. Review all complaints and decide on investigation or not
4. If found in violation: charging, adjudication
Rules Requiring Reports - ✓✓✓1. Ever license holder is to report to the appropriate
disciplinary authority for any conviction, determination or finding that another license
holder has committed and act of unprofessional conduct
2. May not practice their profession with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a
mental or physical condition
Denial of Patient's Request for Records - ✓✓✓1. Knowledge of the healthcare info
would be injurious to the health of the patient
2. Could be reasonably expected to cause danger to the life or safety of the individual
Abuse of Children - ✓✓✓1. Sexual abuse or exploitation, injury that causes harm to the
child's health, welfare or safety
2. Child means under the age of 18
3. Reporting doesn't apply if abuse or neglect occurred during childhood and the person
has become an adult, and the perpetrator no longer has access to children
4. Report must be made at first opportunity, but no longer than 48 hours
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WA State Law | Questions And Answers
Latest Update 2023/2024 . Assured Success
Top Ranked. Dowload To Score A+
Functions of the Licensing Board - ✓✓✓1. Adopt the rules that the legislature passes
and apply them
2. Require that you can't practice without malpractice insurance
3. Mandate: to protect the public
4. Review credentials: course work, hours
5. Administer jurisdiction exam
6. Organize and oversee complains, determine to charge, punish or dismiss
Define RCW's - ✓✓✓shorthand for a general law (statute) passed by the legislature or
by an initiative
Define WAC's - ✓✓✓shorthand for an administrative regulation (rule) adopted by a
state agency or board with rule-making authority
Responsibility of the Examining Board of Psychology - ✓✓✓1. Adopt rules
2. Examine qualifications
3. Administer examinations
4. Adopt a code of ethics
5. Require psychologists to maintain professional liability insurance
6. Investigate complaints
Qualifications for a License - ✓✓✓1. Good moral character
2. Doctoral degree from regionally accredited institution
3. 2 years of supervised experience
4. Pass exams
Unprofessional Conduct - ✓✓✓1. Failure to maintain confidentiality
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2. Violating the ethical code
3. Failure to inform research subjects
4. Practice in an area not trained/incompetent
5. Failure to exercise appropriate supervision
6. Use fraud of deceit in securing a license
7. Failure to maintain liability insurance
8. Violate any state statute governing psychology
9. Gross overcharging for services
Uniform Disciplinary Act - ✓✓✓1. Consists of 2 panels of psychologists that Investigate
all complaints
2. Take emergency action: order license suspension
3. Review all complaints and decide on investigation or not
4. If found in violation: charging, adjudication
Rules Requiring Reports - ✓✓✓1. Ever license holder is to report to the appropriate
disciplinary authority for any conviction, determination or finding that another license
holder has committed and act of unprofessional conduct
2. May not practice their profession with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a
mental or physical condition
Denial of Patient's Request for Records - ✓✓✓1. Knowledge of the healthcare info
would be injurious to the health of the patient
2. Could be reasonably expected to cause danger to the life or safety of the individual
Abuse of Children - ✓✓✓1. Sexual abuse or exploitation, injury that causes harm to the
child's health, welfare or safety
2. Child means under the age of 18
3. Reporting doesn't apply if abuse or neglect occurred during childhood and the person
has become an adult, and the perpetrator no longer has access to children
4. Report must be made at first opportunity, but no longer than 48 hours
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