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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.36.01.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="36" chapter_num="01" heading="Professional Supervised Experience Required for Licensure — General.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for licensure shall present evidence of having completed 2 years of supervised professional experience before taking the examinations required in Regulation .06 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The 2 years of supervised professional experience shall consist of a minimum of 3,250 hours.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Supervision Generally.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A minimum of 75 percent of the applicant's supervised professional experience shall be supervised by a psychologist qualified to supervise the activities being performed or the services being rendered.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The supervisor shall be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Licensed to practice psychology in Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Exempt from licensure under Health Occupations Article, §18-102(3) or 18-301(b), Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Licensed, certified, or exempt from licensure or certification in the state or country in which the supervised professional experience is obtained; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A student, fellow, intern, or resident while pursuing a supervised course of study that the Board approves as qualifying training or experience as provided in Health Occupations Article, §18-301(b)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland, provided that the student, fellow, intern, or resident is supervised by an individual meeting criteria of §C(2)(a), (b) or (c) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The supervisor shall ensure that any additional supervision is by an individual who has the requisite skills and training to provide supervision.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Psychology associates accruing supervised professional experience toward licensure shall receive the required amount of supervision specified in COMAR 10.36.07.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The applicant shall ensure that there is adequate documentation of the supervised professional experience.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The Board may require additional information to be submitted by the applicant or supervisor to assess the extent and quality of the applicant's supervised professional experience.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>