BOARD MEETING
CORRECTED NOTICE & AGENDA
Doubletree Hotel
1646 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-6800
Board Members
Stephen Phillips, JD, PsyD, President
Nicole J. Jones, Vice-President
Lucille Acquaye-Baddoo
Alita Bernal
Michael Erickson, PhD
Jacqueline Horn, PhD
Legal Counsel
Norine Marks
Board Staff
Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer
Sandra Monterrubio, Enforcement Program Manager
Cherise Burns, Central Services Manager
Stephanie Cheung, Licensing Unit Manager
Jacquelin Everhart, Continuing Education/Renewals Coordinator
Karen Johnson, Licensing Coordinator
November 17-18, 2016
The Board plans to webcast this meeting on its website. Webcast availability cannot, however, be guaranteed due to limitations on resources or technical difficulties that may arise. If you wish to participate or to have a guaranteed opportunity to observe, please plan to attend at the physical location. Adjournment, if it is the only item that occurs after a closed session, may not be webcast. A link to the webcast will be available on the Board’s Website at 8:30 a.m. on November 17, 2016, or you may access it at: https://thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/. Links to agenda items with attachments are available at www.psychology.ca.gov prior to the meeting date.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
9:00 a.m. – OPEN SESSION
Unless noticed for a specific time, items may be heard at any time during the period of the Board meeting.
The Board welcomes and encourages public participation in its meetings. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board at the time the item is heard. If public comment is not specifically requested, members of the public should feel free to request an opportunity to comment.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
2. President’s Welcome
3. Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda. Note: The Board May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During this Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]
4. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes: April 4, 2016
5. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes: August 18-19, 2016
7. Enforcement Report (S. Monterrubio)
8. Executive Officer’s Report (A. Sorrick)
9. Outreach and Education Committee Report and Consideration and Possible Action on Committee Recommendations – (Bernal – Chairperson, Acquaye-Baddoo, Horn)
b) Communications Plan Update (A. Bernal)
c) Social Media Update (A. Bernal)
d) Website Update (A. Bernal)
e) Report on SOLID’s Presentation Regarding Focus Group on User-Friendliness of Board Website (A. Bernal)
f) Update on Newsletter (A. Bernal)
g) Outreach Activities Update (A. Bernal)
h) Access to Mental Healthcare in the State of California Campaign Update (A. Bernal)
2) Report on Discussion of Lack of Third Party Payer Reimbursement for Telehealth Services – Access to Mental Healthcare Campaign (DMHC, DHCS)
BREAK FOR LUNCH
10. Discussion Regarding Composition and Use of Subcommittees; Applicable Notice Requirements
1:30 p.m. – Petition Hearing
11. Petition for Reinstatement – Charles Stockton
12. CLOSED SESSION
The Board will Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(3) to Discuss Disciplinary Matters Including the Above Petition, Petitions for Reconsideration, Stipulations, and Proposed Decisions.
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
RECESS FOR THE DAY
Friday, November 18, 2016
9:00 a.m. – OPEN SESSION
13. CLOSED SESSION
The Board will Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(a)(1) to Conduct its Annual Evaluation of its Executive Officer
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
14. Legislation Update (N. Jones)
a) Bills with Positions
1) Chaptered
A) AB 796 (Nazarian) Health Care Coverage: Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
B) SB 1193 (Hill) Psychology: Board of Psychology: Personnel
2) Vetoed
A) AB 2017 (McCarty) College Mental Health Services Program
B) AB 2086 (Cooley) Workers Compensation: Neuropsychologists
3) Failed Passage
b) Watched Bills
1) Chaptered
2) Vetoed
3) Failed Passage
A) AB 2507 (Gordon) Telehealth: Access
B) SB 1033 (Hill) Medical Board: Disclosure of Probationary Status
C) SB 1101 (Wieckowski) Alcohol and Drug Counselors: Regulation
D) SB 1155 (Morrell) Professions and Vocations: Licenses: Military
E) SB 1194 (Hill) Professions and Vocations: Boards: Competitive Impact
F) SB 1204 (Hernandez) Health Professions Development: Loan Repayment
G) SB 1217 (Stone) Healing Arts: Reporting Requirements: Liability
H) SB 1334 (Stone) Crime Reporting: Health Practitioners: Trafficking
c) Legislative Proposals for the 2017 Legislative Session
1) Omnibus Proposal – Amendments to Business and Professions Code Sections 2290.5 (Telehealth; Patient Consent; Hospital Privileges and Approval of Credentials for Providers of Telehealth Services) and 2987 (Fee Schedule)
2) Enforcement Proposal – Amendments to BPC Section 2962 Regarding Disclosure of Records (Denial, Suspension and Revocation)
3) Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention Coursework Requirements – Addition of BPC Section 2915.4 (Coursework in Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention)
d) Legislative Items for Future Meeting. The Board May Discuss Other Items of Legislation in Sufficient Detail to Determine Whether Such Items Should be on a Future Board Meeting Agenda and/or Whether to Hold a Special Meeting of the Board to Discuss Such Items Pursuant to Government Code section 11125.4.
15. Regulatory Update and Review: Possible Action (N. Jones)
a) Review and Consideration of Changes to 16 CCR Sections 1391.1, 1391.2, 1391.5, 1391.6, 1391.8, 1391.10, 1391.11, 1391.12, 1392.1 – Psychological Assistants
b) Update on 16 CCR Sections 1387(b)(10)(11) and 1387.1 – Verification of Experience and Supervision Agreement Forms
a) Proposed Additions to California Code of Regulations, Title 16, to Address Standards of Practice for Telehealth
b) Proposed Amendments to Business and Professions Code Section 2290.5 Regarding Telehealth
17. Licensing Report (K. Johnson)
18. Continuing Education Report (J. Everhart)
19. Licensing Committee Report and Consideration and Possible Action on Committee Recommendations – (Horn – Chairperson, Jones, Phillips)
a) Discussion of Requests for Extensions to Accrue Continuing Education and Exceptions to the CE Requirements.
b) Review of and Discussion on Proposed New Statutory Language Regarding Coursework in Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention
c) Review and Assessment of Current Licensing Requirements, Recommendation to Stakeholders for Consideration: Proposed Amendments to Existing Sections of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations: 1381, 1381.1 & 1381.2 (Applications); 1381.4 (Failure to Appear for an Examination); 1381.5 (Failure to Pay Initial License Fee); 1382, 1382.3, 1382.4, 1382.5, 1382.6 (pre-licensing courses); 1386 (Education); 1387 (Supervised Professional Experience); 1387.1 & 1387.2 (Qualifications of Primary and Delegated Supervisors); 1387.3 (Non-Mental Health Services); 1387.4 (Out-of-State Experience); 1387.5 (SPE Log); 1388, 1388.6, 1389 & 1389.1 (Examinations-Waiver/Reconsideration); 1387.7, 1390, 1390.1, 1390.2 & 1390.3 (Registered Psychologists); 1387.6, 1391, 1391.1, 1391.2, 1391.3, 1391.4, 1391.5, 1391.6, 1391.7, 1391.8, 1391.10, 1391.11 & 1391.12 (Psychological Assistants); 1392.1 (Psychological Assistant Fees)
d) Discussion, Review and Consideration of the Proposed Revisions to Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations; Sections 1397.60, 1397.61, 1397.62, 1397.67, 1397.69, 1397.70 (CE/CPD)
20. President’s Report (S. Phillips)
21. Election of Officers
22. Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings. Note: The Board May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During This Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]
ADJOURNMENT
Except where noticed for a time certain, all times are approximate and subject to change. The meeting may be canceled or changed without notice. For verification, please check the Board’s Web site at www.psychology.ca.gov, or call (916) 574-7720. Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Items may be taken out of order, tabled or held over to a subsequent meeting, and items scheduled to be heard on Thursday may be held over to Friday, items scheduled to be heard on Friday may be moved up to Thursday, for convenience, to accommodate speakers, or to maintain a quorum.
Meetings of the Board of Psychology are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board at the time the item is heard, but the President may, at his discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak.
The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer, at (916) 574-7720 or email bopmail@dca.ca.gov or send a written request addressed to 1625 N. Market Boulevard, Suite N-215, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.
