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NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING

The State Capitol, Room 112
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 324-0333

February 27-28, 2020

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 a 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 9:30 a.m. February 27, 2020, 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, February 27, 2020.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

AGENDA

9:30 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 at 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. 1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
2. President’s Welcome
    a) Swearing in New Board Members
    b) Acknowledgement of Dr. Jacqueline Horn (S. Foo/S. Phillips)
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. President’s Report (S. Foo)
   a) Dates and Locations of 2020 Board and Committee Meetings
   b) Committee Updates
5. Executive Officer’s Report (A. Sorrick)
   a) Personnel Update
6. DCA Executive Office Update
7. Discussion and Possible Approval of the Board Meeting Minutes: October 3-4, 2019
8. Discussion and Possible Approval of the Board Meeting Minutes: November 8, 2019

10:30 a.m. - Petition Hearing

9. Petition for Early Termination of Probation – Molly O’Griffin, PsyD

CLOSED SESSION

10. The Board will Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section
    11126(c)(3) to Discuss Disciplinary Matters Including the above petition, Proposed Decisions, Stipulations, Petitions for Reconsideration, and Remands.

BREAK FOR LUNCH (TIME APPROXIMATE)

1:30 p.m. - Petition Hearing

11. Petition for Early Termination of Probation – Joshua Craig, PsyD

CLOSED SESSION

12. The Board will Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section
    11126(c)(3) to Discuss Disciplinary Matters Including the above petition, Proposed Decisions, Stipulations, Petitions for Reconsideration, and Remands.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

RECESS FOR THE DAY

Friday, February 28, 2020

9:30 a.m. - OPEN SESSION

13. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
14. 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)].      
15. Budget Report (J. Glasspiegel/DCA Budget Office)
16. Licensing Report (S. Cheung)
17. Continuing Education and Renewals Report (J. Glasspiegel)
18. Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Update (S. Foo)
    1. Board Sponsored Legislation for the 2020 Legislative Session: Review and Possible Action
       1. SB 275 (Pan) – Amendments to Section 2960.1 of the Business and Professions Code Regarding Denial, Suspension and Revocation for Acts of Sexual Contact
       2. Pathways to Licensure Statutory Revisions – Amendments to Sections 27, 2909, 2909.5, 2910, 2911, 2913, 2914, 2915, 2915.5, 2915.7, 2940, 2942, 2943, 2946, and 2960 of the Business and Professions Code, and Section 1010 of the Evidence Code.
    2. Review and Consideration of Proposed Legislation
       1. Review of Bills with Active Positions Taken by the Board
          1. AB 1145 (Garcia) Child abuse: reportable conduct.
          2. SB 53 (Wilk) Open meetings.
          3. SB 66 (Atkins) Medi-Cal: federally qualified health center and rural health clinic services.
       2. Review of Bills with Recommended Watch Status
          1. AB 8 (Chu) Pupil health: mental health professionals.
          2. AB 71 (Melendez) Employment standards: independent contractors and employees.
          3. AB 184 (Mathis) Board of Behavioral Sciences: registrants and licensees.
          4. AB 193 (Patterson) Professions and vocations. 
          5. AB 289 (Fong) California Public Records Act Ombudsperson.
          6. AB 312 (Cooley) State government: administrative regulations: review.
          7. AB 396 (Eggman) School employees: School Social Worker Pilot Program.
          8. AB 536 (Frazier) Developmental services.
          9. AB 544 (Brough) Professions and vocations: inactive license fees and accrued and unpaid renewal fees
          10. AB 565 (Maienschein) Public health workforce planning: loan forgiveness, loan repayment, and scholarship programs.
          11. AB 613 (Low) Professions and vocations: regulatory fees.
          12. AB 768 (Brough) Professions and vocations.
          13. AB 770 (Garcia, Eduardo) Medi-Cal: federally qualified health clinics: rural health clinics.
          14. AB 798 (Cervantes) Maternal Mental Health.
          15. AB 895 (Muratsuchi) Pupil Mental Health Services Program Act.
          16. AB 1058 (Salas) Medi-Cal: specialty mental health services and substance use disorder treatment.
          17. AB 1201 (Boerner Horvath) Unfair Practices Act.
          18. AB 1271 (Diep) Licensing examinations: report.
          19. AB 1601 (Ramos) Office of Emergency Services: behavioral health response.
          20. SB 181 (Chang) Healing arts boards.
          21. SB 201 (Wiener) Medical procedures: treatment or intervention: sex characteristics of a minor.
          22. SB 331 (Hurtado) Suicide prevention: strategic plans.
          23. SB 660 (Pan) Postsecondary education: mental health counselors. 
          24. SB 700 (Roth) Business and professions: noncompliance with support orders and tax delinquencies.
    3. Update on California Psychological Association Legislative Proposal Regarding New Registration Category for Psychological Testing Technicians

19. 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
20. Regulatory Update, Review, and Consideration of Additional Changes (Foo)
    1. 16 CCR Section 1394 – Substantial Relationship Criteria;
       Section 1395 – Rehabilitation Criteria for Denials and Reinstatements;
       Section 1395.1 – Rehabilitation Criteria for Denials Suspensions or Revocations
    2. 16 CCR Section 1396.8 – Standards of Practice for Telehealth
    3. 16 CCR Sections 1391.1, 1391.2, 1391.5, 1391.6, 1391.8, 1391.10, 1391.11, 1391.12, 1392.1 – Psychological Assistants
    4. 16 CCR Sections 1381.9, 1381.10, 1392 – Retired License, Renewal of Expired License, Psychologist Fees
    5. 16 CCR Sections 1381.9, 1397.60, 1397.61, 1397.62, 1397.67 – Continuing Professional Development
    6. 16 CCR Sections 1391.13, and 1391.14 – Inactive Psychological Assistant Registration and Reactivating a Psychological Assistant Registration
21. Update on Sunset Review (Phillips – Chairperson, Foo)
22. Review and Consider Feedback Regarding ASPPB Closure of Practice Guidelines
23. Review and Consideration of Changes to the Board’s Administrative Procedures Manual
24. Update Regarding Mathews v. Becerra - California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) and Mandated Reporting - Penal Code Sections 261.5, 288, and 11165.1
25. Enhanced EPPP – A Board Member Experience (S. Casuga)
26. 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 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.

In the event a quorum of the Board is unable to attend the meeting, or the Board is unable to maintain a quorum once the meeting is called to order, the president may, at his discretion, continue to discuss items from the agenda and to vote to make recommendations to the full board at a future meeting [Government Code section 11125(c)].

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.

The Board of Psychology protects consumers of psychological services by licensing psychologists, regulating the practice of psychology, and supporting the evolution of the profession.