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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05-1" citation="COMAR 10.36.02.05-1" title_num="10" subtitle_num="36" chapter_num="02" heading="Peer Consultation Groups.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A psychologist may earn CE credit for participation in a peer consultation group.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A peer consultation group shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Meet to discuss the clinical practice of psychology;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Assign a recording secretary to keep attendance and record a brief summary of what was discussed at the meeting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Meet for no less than 1 hour for every session; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Consist of no fewer than three psychologists and no more than six psychologists.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The recording secretary:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>May be a role fulfilled by different psychologist participants during the life of the peer consultation group.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A psychologist participating in a peer consultation group:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall provide the certificate of attendance to the Board at the time of renewal to verify participation in the peer consultation group;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall provide copies of the meeting summaries to the Board in the event of a CE audit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall only receive CE credit for hours of peer consultation group meetings actually attended; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>CE hours for participating in a peer consultation group may be earned as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>One CE hour for 7 to 13 hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Two CE hours for 14 to 20 hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Three CE hours for 21 to 27 hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Four CE hours for 28 or more hours of participation in a peer consultation group during the reporting period.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Extra hours of participation in a peer consultation group may not be carried over to the next reporting period for CE credit.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>