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NOTICE OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING

Thursday, November 18, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., or until completion of business

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Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by November 11, 2021, to bopmail@dca.ca.gov for consideration.

NOTE: The Committee will hold this public meeting through teleconferencing and will make this public meeting accessible telephonically to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the state body, pursuant to Gov. Code § 11133 as added by AB 361.

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, for convenience, to accommodate speakers, or to maintain a quorum.

Thursday, November 18, 2021

AGENDA

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. or until Completion of Business

Unless noticed for a specific time, items may be heard at any time during the period of the Committee meeting.

The Committee welcomes and encourages public participation at its meetings. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Committee at the time the item is heard.

1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
2. Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
3. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda. Note: The Committee 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 the Telepsychology Committee Minutes: May 7, 2021
5. Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Committee Meetings. Note: The Committee 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

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.

In the event a quorum of the committee is unable to attend the meeting, or the committee is unable to maintain a quorum once the meeting is called to order, the President or Chair of the meeting may, at his or her discretion, continue to discuss items from the agenda and to vote to make recommendations to the full committee at a future meeting.

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 or its committees, at the time the item is heard, but the President or Committee Chair may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Board members who are present who are not members of the Committee may observe but may not participate or vote. Members of the public are not required to submit their name or other information to attend the meeting.

This meeting is being held via WebEx Events. 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. Links to agenda items, with exhibits are available at www.psychology.ca.gov, prior to the meeting date.

The goal of this committee is to develop regulatory language for the practice of psychology that is conducted remotely within the State of California and interstate practice that is conducted remotely. This is a rapidly developing area of the profession, and technology has outpaced the current guidelines.