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Florida Laws & Rules Examination for Psychologists with Verified Answers., Exams of Legal medicine

Florida Laws & Rules Examination for Psychologists with Verified Answers. Licensure by Endorsement Requirements - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1. Application and fee $200 2. Holds a valid license in another state (requirements must be more stringent), is a diplomate, OR has doctoral degree + 20 yrs of experience within last 25 rs 3. Pass FLRE

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Florida Laws & Rules Examination for
Psychologists with Verified Answers.
Licensure by Endorsement Requirements - Correct Ans: ✔✔
1. Application and fee $200
2. Holds a valid license in another state (requirements must be more
stringent), is a diplomate, OR has doctoral degree + 20 yrs of experience
within last 25 rs
3. Pass FLRE
"Licensed Psychologist" - Correct Ans: ✔✔
1. Words included on all professional advertisements (business cards
ARE NOT professional advertisements)
2. Must conspicuously display license
"Provisional Psychologist Licensee" - Correct Ans: ✔✔
1. Words must be included on all promotional material (cards,
brochures, stationary, advertisements, and signs)
2. Must conspicuously display license
Licensed School Psychologist, Private Sector Services - Correct Ans:
✔✔
1. Must inform cl in writing prior to provision of services availability of
free services from school district.
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Florida Laws & Rules Examination for

Psychologists with Verified Answers.

Licensure by Endorsement Requirements - Correct Ans: ✔✔

  1. Application and fee $
  2. Holds a valid license in another state (requirements must be more stringent), is a diplomate, OR has doctoral degree + 20 yrs of experience within last 25 rs
  3. Pass FLRE "Licensed Psychologist" - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  4. Words included on all professional advertisements (business cards ARE NOT professional advertisements)
  5. Must conspicuously display license "Provisional Psychologist Licensee" - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  6. Words must be included on all promotional material (cards, brochures, stationary, advertisements, and signs)
  7. Must conspicuously display license Licensed School Psychologist, Private Sector Services - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  8. Must inform cl in writing prior to provision of services availability of free services from school district.
  1. Cl may not be student of schools to which SP currently assigned
  2. As dual practitioner, may not function as independent evaluator
  3. Does not promise 24 hr service or on-call services
  4. Does not promote private practice through school district
  5. Does not utilize materials belonging to school district No requirement for licensure - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  6. salaried employee of gvmt agency; dev disability facility or program etc. as long as the employee is practicing within training bounds and is not held out to the public as a psychologist
  7. Salaried employee providing services for no charge and not held out to be a psychologist
  8. Is a student accumulating experience (must be designated by title "trainee" or "intern"
  9. Certified in school psychology by DoE and is working in an educational institution
  10. Not a resident of the state, working <5 days/month and ,15 days/year, licensed in another state
  11. Religious representative Practice of Hypnosis - Correct Ans: ✔✔Requires 10 additional training hours Practice of Sex Therapy - Correct Ans: ✔✔Requires 150 additional training hours

BoP- Public Comment - Correct Ans: ✔✔

  1. Limited to 5 minutes
  2. Notify Board of interest in writing
  3. if >3 people, must designate representative EPPP - Correct Ans: ✔✔Minimum passing score is 500 FLRE - Correct Ans: ✔✔Minimum passing score is 32/40 (80%) Post Doctoral Requirements - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  4. 2K hours supervised experience (20 hrs/week for 2 years or 40 hrs/week for 1 year), 900 must be direct client contact
  5. Must use title "psychology resident" or "post-doctoral fellow" 3.Consultation reports and summaries shall be cosigned by supervisor
  6. There may be no conflict of interest or relationship between supervisor and resident
  7. 2 hrs of clinical supervision/week (1 hr must be face-to-face) Supervisor Responsibilities - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  8. Enter an agreement detailing applicant's obligations and remuneration
  • supervisor's responsibilities
  1. Determine that fellow was capable of providing competent and safe service
  2. Maintain professional responsibilities
  1. 2 hrs of supervision (1 FTF)
  2. Prevail in all professional disagreements
  3. Is informed of all services performed by fellow
  4. Advise board of any complaints against fellow Application Closure-Extension - Correct Ans: ✔✔Request in writing additional 12 mos and demonstrate good faith effort to comply but has been unable to due to unusual hardship Denial of Licensure - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  5. Attempting to obtain license through fraud or bribery
  6. sexual misconduct *May be permanent denial OR denied for 2 years to allow for rehabilitation Plea of Nolo Contendere - Correct Ans: ✔✔Creates rebuttable presumption of guilt of the underlying criminal charges. The presumption cannot be overcome absent clear and convincing evidence of applicant's innocence of the underlying criminal charges Limited Licensure - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  7. Retired or plan to retire in 6 mos; working with underserved or critical need pop living within 20 mile radius of any site which has no other psychologist practicing.
  1. Pay any owed delinquency fees/change of status fees
  2. Proof that completed 40 hrs CE/ biennium in which licensee was in retired status and for last biennial period in active status Reactivation of Retired Status License (>5 years) - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  3. Written request and Fee $
  4. Biennial Licensure fee $295 for ALL BIENNIALS OUT OF ACTIVE STATUS
  5. Pay any owed delinquency fees/change of status fees
  6. Retake and pass FLRE in preceeding year before applying
  7. Proof that completed 40 hrs CE/ biennium in which licensee was in retired status and for last biennial period in active status Reactivation of Inactive Status License - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  8. Written request and Fee $
  9. Biennial Licensure fee $295 for ALL BIENNIALS OUT OF ACTIVE STATUS
  10. Pay any owed delinquency fees/change of status fees
  11. Proof that completed 40 hrs CE/ biennium in which licensee was in inactive status and for last biennial period in active status Delinquency- Fee - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  12. Inactive/Active License $400 (+ $295)
  13. Limited License $25 (+$25)

CE Provider Requirements - Correct Ans: ✔✔

  1. Application/Renewal Fee $250 due by May 31 of every even numbered year
  2. Must be renewed every biennial
  3. Must be taught by an individual with at least 2 years of education or research in or practical application of subject matter
  4. Must enhance psych skills or knowlege
  5. Must submit a narrative description of the program Duplicate License (true copy) fee - Correct Ans: ✔✔$ Change of Status/Retired Status Fee - Correct Ans: ✔✔$ Notice of change of address - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  6. Written or electronic notification within 45 days
  7. Fine $ CE Credit - Correct Ans: ✔✔1. Grad level courses (1 CR=7 CE; 2 CR= 14 CE; 3 CR=21 CE; Max 21 CE/biennium)
  8. Colloquium, presentation, workshop, symposium (# of credits they offer)
  9. Full attendance workshop/seminar (hour by hour basis)
  10. Convention or Conference (1 CE/day; Max 5 CE)
  1. Domestic violence 2/40 every 3rd biennium (6 years) *Keep copies of proof for 2 years in case BoP request Maintenance of CE Provider Status - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  2. Require each participant to remain for entire program
  3. Provide each program attendee with evaluation form
  4. Retain originals of evaluation forms for 3 years
  5. 1 CE hr = 50 min
  6. Notify BoP of address change within 2 weeks
  7. If significant change in program, notify the board 30 days in advance
  8. Conduct minimum 1 program/year Probable Cause Panel - Correct Ans: ✔✔2 Members (No more than 1 member may be lay member) Sexual Misconduct - Correct Ans: ✔✔Prohibited due to unequal distribution of power regardless of assertion of consent by client Fines - Correct Ans: ✔✔Must be paid within 30 days Minor Misconduct; Notice of Non-compliance - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  9. Failing to include "licensed psychologist"
  1. Failing to respond within 30 days to a written communication from the department re: investigation
  2. Failing to notify board of change of address and place of practice after 45 days but within 60 days $500 Citations - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  3. Practicing on an inactive/delinquent license <3 mos
  4. Failing to respond within 30 days to a written communication from the department $250 Citations - Correct Ans: ✔✔Failing to notify board of change of address and place of practice after 60 days but within 90 days $100 Citations - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  5. Failure to display license
  6. Worthless bank check
  7. Failing to report conviction or plea of nolo contendere within 30 days but ultimately reported in fewer than 91 days
  8. Failing to identify type of license Mediation permitted - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  9. Misleading advertisement
  10. Failing to explain confidentiality and nature of evaluation
  11. Misrepresenting credentials
  1. Guardian ad litem may not also be evaluator Specialty Certifying Body (ABPP) - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  2. Independent, national in scope, incorporates standards of the profession.
  3. Clearly describes purposes, bylaws, policies and procedures
  4. Has established standards for specialized practice
  5. Has implemented and documented a comprehensive assessment procedure designed to measure competency (oral exam and peer review of practice samples; may include written exam) Record keeping requirements - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  6. Must contain demographics, presenting problem or referral question, dates and types of service.
  7. May include test data, hx, progress notes, copies of correspondence, relevant notes concerning conversations with significant persons other than pt.
  8. Record entries must be made within 10 days following each visit Disposal of records- change/termination of practice - Correct Ans: ✔✔Provide notice in newspaper of greatest circulation for 4 consecutive weeks denoting date of termination and location where records can be retrieved Disposal of records- death of provider - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  1. Ensure retention of records for 2 years and 2 months
  2. Within 1 month of death, publish in newspaper of greatest circulation the notice for 4 consecutive weeks. Include address where records can be retrieved.
  3. After 24 months from death, post another notice for 4 consecutive weeks indicating records will be destroyed one month from last date of publication. Include address where records can be retrieved.
  4. Destroy all unclaimed records Releasing records - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  5. May not be contingent upon payment for services
  6. May be contingent on payment for records
  7. Must be issued within 30 days of request
  8. Psychologist's notes are considered raw data (release only to licensed psychologist or otherwise required by lay [court order]) Mandatory Reporters- Must provide name - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  9. Physician or other healthcare personnel
  10. Mental Health practitioner
  11. Spiritual healer
  12. School officials
  13. Social worker/childcare personnel
  14. Law enforcement officer/judge
  1. Medical examiner shall issue written report to law enforcement agency
  2. Report not protected by confidentiality *Applies to vulnerable adult abuse reporting as well Central Abuse Hotline - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  3. Call, fax, or internet form
  4. 24 hrs/7 days/week
  5. Information may not be used for employment screening
  6. Information may be used by DoE for purposes of educator certification, discipline, and review *Applies to vulnerable adult abuse reporting as well Privilege may be claimed by - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  7. Patient or pt guardian or conservator
  8. Attorney on behalf of pt
  9. Personal rep of deceased pt
  10. Psychologist on behalf of pt in the absence of evidence to the contrary FL Mental Health Act (Baker Act)- Intent - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  11. Reduce the occurrence, severity, duration, and disabling aspects of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
  1. Provide intensive short term and continued tx to rehabilitate.
  2. Provide emergency service and temporary detention
  3. Admission to tx facilities as needed, involuntary placement only provided when expert evaluation determines it's necessary
  4. Restraint and seclusion is only justified as emergency measure
  5. Telemedicine will improve management of patient care and reduce cost of transportation Baker Act- Access center - Correct Ans: ✔✔Facility to provide emergency screening and may provide transportation Baker Act- Providers - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  6. Clinical Psychologist- 3 years post-doc experience unless VA
  7. Clinical social worker
  8. Physician
  9. Physician Assistant
  10. Psychiatric Nurse- ARNP + masters/doc in psych + 2 years post masters/doc experience
  11. Psychiatrist- licensed for 3 years Mental Health Overlay Program - Correct Ans: ✔✔Mobile service that provides an independent examination for voluntary admission and a range of supplemental onsite services to persons with mental illness in a residential or non-residential setting

Coordination of services for Mental Health Resident - Correct Ans: ✔✔

  1. Provide documentation of appropriateness of service within 30 days of admission (discharge from hospital OK if occurred w/in 90 days before admission to ALF)
  2. Community living support plan due within 30 days after the resident's admission.
  3. Plan must be updated annually or if there is a significant change of status Pt Right to Tx - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  4. Tx shall not be denied or delayed
  5. Least restrictive appropriate available tx
  6. Any person who is admitted to a facility for more than 12 hours shall be given an evaluation w/in 24 hrs of arriving at the facility
  7. No more than 5 days of admission to a facility, individualized tx plan will be produced in writing with a space for pt to provide comment Guardian Advocate Preference List - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  8. Pts spouse
  9. Adult Child of pt
  10. Parent of pt
  11. Adult next of kin
  12. Adult friend
  1. Adult trained and willing to serve Guardian Advocate MAY NOT consent to - Correct Ans: ✔✔
  2. Abortion
  3. Sterilization
  4. Electroconvulsive tx
  5. Psychosurgery
  6. Experimental tx not approved by federally approved institution Criteria for Involuntary Outpatient Services - Correct Ans: ✔✔May be ordered upon finding of a court if:
  7. 18 yo

  8. Mentally ill
  9. Unlikely to survive safely in the community w/out supervision
  10. Hx of lack of compliance with tx
  11. Involuntary admission x2 in last 36 mos
  12. Engaged in serious acts of violence toward self or others in preceding 6 mos
  13. Unlikely to voluntarily participate in recommended tx plan
  14. Needs involuntary services in order to prevent a relapse or deterioration
  15. All available alternatives are inappropriate or unavailable