2007 Minnesota Statutes

148.925 SUPERVISION.
    Subdivision 1. Supervision. For the purpose of meeting the requirements of this section,
supervision means documented in-person consultation, which may include interactive, visual
electronic communication, between either: (1) a primary supervisor and a licensed psychological
practitioner; or (2) a primary or designated supervisor and an applicant for licensure as a licensed
psychologist. The supervision shall be adequate to assure the quality and competence of the
activities supervised. Supervisory consultation shall include discussions on the nature and content
of the practice of the supervisee, including, but not limited to, a review of a representative sample
of psychological services in the supervisee's practice.
    Subd. 2. Postdegree supervised employment. Postdegree supervised employment means
required paid or volunteer work experience and postdegree training of an individual seeking to
be licensed as a licensed psychologist that involves the professional oversight by a primary
supervisor and satisfies the supervision requirements in subdivisions 3 and 5.
    Subd. 3. Individuals qualified to provide supervision. (a) Supervision of a master's level
applicant for licensure as a licensed psychologist shall be provided by an individual:
(1) who is a psychologist licensed in Minnesota with competence both in supervision in the
practice of psychology and in the activities being supervised;
(2) who has a doctoral degree with a major in psychology, who is employed by a regionally
accredited educational institution or employed by a federal, state, county, or local government
institution, agency, or research facility, and who has competence both in supervision in the
practice of psychology and in the activities being supervised, provided the supervision is being
provided and the activities being supervised occur within that regionally accredited educational
institution or federal, state, county, or local government institution, agency, or research facility;
(3) who is licensed or certified as a psychologist in another jurisdiction and who has
competence both in supervision in the practice of psychology and in the activities being
supervised; or
(4) who, in the case of a designated supervisor, is a master's or doctorally prepared mental
health professional.
(b) Supervision of a doctoral level applicant for licensure as a licensed psychologist shall be
provided by an individual:
(1) who is a psychologist licensed in Minnesota with a doctoral degree and competence both
in supervision in the practice of psychology and in the activities being supervised;
(2) who has a doctoral degree with a major in psychology, who is employed by a regionally
accredited educational institution or is employed by a federal, state, county, or local government
institution, agency, or research facility, and who has competence both in supervision in the
practice of psychology and in the activities being supervised, provided the supervision is being
provided and the activities being supervised occur within that regionally accredited educational
institution or federal, state, county, or local government institution, agency, or research facility;
(3) who is licensed or certified as a psychologist in another jurisdiction and who has
competence both in supervision in the practice of psychology and in the activities being
supervised;
(4) who is a psychologist licensed in Minnesota who was licensed before August 1, 1991,
with competence both in supervision in the practice of psychology and in the activities being
supervised; or
(5) who, in the case of a designated supervisor, is a master's or doctorally prepared mental
health professional.
    Subd. 4. Supervisory consultation for a licensed psychological practitioner. Supervisory
consultation between a supervising licensed psychologist and a supervised licensed psychological
practitioner shall be at least one hour in duration and shall occur on an individual, in-person basis.
A minimum of one hour of supervision per month is required for the initial 20 or fewer hours
of psychological services delivered per month. For each additional 20 hours of psychological
services delivered per month, an additional hour of supervision per month is required. When
more than 20 hours of psychological services are provided in a week, no more than one hour of
supervision is required per week.
    Subd. 5. Supervisory consultation for an applicant for licensure as a licensed
psychologist. Supervision of an applicant for licensure as a licensed psychologist shall include at
least two hours of regularly scheduled in-person consultations per week for full-time employment,
one hour of which shall be with the supervisor on an individual basis. The remaining hour may be
with a designated supervisor. The board may approve an exception to the weekly supervision
requirement for a week when the supervisor was ill or otherwise unable to provide supervision.
The board may prorate the two hours per week of supervision for individuals preparing for
licensure on a part-time basis. Supervised psychological employment does not qualify for
licensure when the supervisory consultation is not adequate as described in subdivision 1, or in
the board rules.
    Subd. 6. Supervisee duties. Individuals preparing for licensure as a licensed psychologist
during their postdegree supervised employment may perform as part of their training any
functions specified in section 148.89, subdivision 5, but only under qualified supervision.
    Subd. 7. Variance from supervision requirements. (a) An applicant for licensure as a
licensed psychologist who entered supervised employment before August 1, 1991, may request a
variance from the board from the supervision requirements in this section in order to continue
supervision under the board rules in effect before August 1, 1991.
(b) After a licensed psychological practitioner has completed two full years, or the
equivalent, of supervised post-master's degree employment meeting the requirements of
subdivision 5 as it relates to preparation for licensure as a licensed psychologist, the board
shall grant a variance from the supervision requirements of subdivision 4 or 5 if the licensed
psychological practitioner presents evidence of:
(1) endorsement for specific areas of competency by the licensed psychologist who provided
the two years of supervision;
(2) employment by a hospital or by a community mental health center or nonprofit mental
health clinic or social service agency providing services as a part of the mental health service plan
required by the Comprehensive Mental Health Act;
(3) the employer's acceptance of clinical responsibility for the care provided by the licensed
psychological practitioner; and
(4) a plan for supervision that includes at least one hour of regularly scheduled individual
in-person consultations per week for full-time employment. The board may approve an exception
to the weekly supervision requirement for a week when the supervisor was ill or otherwise unable
to provide supervision.
(c) Following the granting of a variance under paragraph (b), and completion of two
additional full years or the equivalent of supervision and post-master's degree employment
meeting the requirements of paragraph (b), the board shall grant a variance to a licensed
psychological practitioner who presents evidence of:
(1) endorsement for specific areas of competency by the licensed psychologist who provided
the two years of supervision under paragraph (b);
(2) employment by a hospital or by a community mental health center or nonprofit mental
health clinic or social service agency providing services as a part of the mental health service plan
required by the Comprehensive Mental Health Act;
(3) the employer's acceptance of clinical responsibility for the care provided by the licensed
psychological practitioner; and
(4) a plan for supervision which includes at least one hour of regularly scheduled individual
in-person supervision per month.
(d) The variance allowed under this section must be deemed to have been granted to an
individual who previously received a variance under paragraph (b) or (c) and is seeking a new
variance because of a change of employment to a different employer or employment setting. The
deemed variance continues until the board either grants or denies the variance. An individual who
has been denied a variance under this section is entitled to seek reconsideration by the board.
History: 1991 c 255 s 11; 1992 c 513 art 6 s 31-33; 1993 c 206 s 17; 1996 c 424 s 15; 1997
c 134 s 4; 1999 c 109 s 6; 2000 c 363 s 4-8; 2003 c 122 s 4; 2005 c 147 art 3 s 8