Md. Code Regs. 10.36.02.05-1

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 10.36.02.05-1 - Peer Consultation Groups

A. A psychologist may earn CE credit for participation in a peer consultation group.

B. A peer consultation group shall:

(1) Meet to discuss the clinical practice of psychology;

(2) Assign a recording secretary to keep attendance and record a brief summary of what was discussed at the meeting;

(3) Meet for no less than 1 hour for every session; and

(4) Consist of no fewer than three psychologists and no more than six psychologists.

C. The recording secretary:

(1) Shall provide a copy of the meeting summary to each psychologist in attendance and keep a copy in a file maintained by the recording secretary;

(2) Shall complete, sign, and provide to each psychologist member a certificate at the end of the reporting period that verifies attendance and specifies the number of hours the psychologist participated in the peer consultation group;

(3) Shall ensure that another peer consultation group participant act as a substitute recording secretary at any group meeting at which the recording secretary is absent; and

(4) May be a role fulfilled by different psychologist participants during the life of the peer consultation group.

D. A psychologist participating in a peer consultation group:

(1) Shall provide the certificate of attendance to the Board at the time of renewal to verify participation in the peer consultation group;

(2) Shall provide copies of the meeting summaries to the Board in the event of a CE audit;

(3) Shall only receive CE credit for hours of peer consultation group meetings actually attended; and

(4) May participate in more than one peer consultation group, in which case hours of participation in all peer consultation groups shall be added together to calculate CE credit.

E. CE hours for participating in a peer consultation group may be earned as follows:

(1) One CE hour for 7 to 13 hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period;

(2) Two CE hours for 14 to 20 hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period;

(3) Three CE hours for 21 to 27 hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period; and

(4) Four CE hours for 28 or more hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period.

F. Extra hours of participation in a peer consultation group may not be carried over to the next reporting period for CE credit.

Md. Code Regs. 10.36.02.05-1

Regulations .05-1 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 1, 2000 (27:3 Md. R. 325); adopted permanently effective May 1, 2000 (27:8 Md. R. 798)
Regulations .05-1 adopted effective December 31, 2009 (36:26 Md. R. 1995)
Regulation .05-1 adopted effective 42:10 Md. R. 684, eff.5/25/2015