Yes. You are no longer required to send continuing education documentation along with your renewal application. Under the new rules the Board will audit a percentage of renewing licensees each month. The Board will notify you within ten days of the month following your renewal date if you are selected for an audit. If selected, you will need to submit your continuing education certificates and documentation to the Board.
You are required to retain original documentation of attendance and completion of continuing education activities for a period of eight years after your renewal date.
The category of individually designed continuing education activities was discontinued. Case consultation, can be considered a presentation that is based on practice foundations under Minnesota Rule 7200.3830, Subpart 1, B. In order to qualify as a consultation group under this category it would have to be approved as a sponsored activity under Minnesota Rule 7200.3830, Subpart 2. It can be done on behalf of the group, which would require that the materials required for approval under Subpart 2, A. (1)-(9), be only submitted once, in connection with an $80.00 fee. Under this approach the Board would issue a Board log number, and participants would only need to retain their attendance documentation. It can also be approved individually however, this option requires each individual participant to submit the required supporting documentation on their own for approval.
Pre-approval for continuing education activities may be submitted to the Board using the online services portal. Keep in mind that you are responsible for retaining all of your original documentation for continuing education activities for eight years. Please do not send your original documentation to the Board for pre-approval. When requesting pre-approval from the Board, submit your documentation according to Rule 7200.3830 Subp.2.A.,(D)-(9).
A provider must keep client records for a minimum of 8 years after the date of the last professional service. If the client is a minor, the 8-years retention period does not commence until the client reaches the age of 18.
Subp. 17. Practice foundation. "Practice foundation" means that a continuing education activity is based upon observations, methods, procedures, or theories that are generally accepted by the professional community in psychology.
Subp. 21. Professional standards foundation. "Professional standards foundation" means that a continuing education activity is based upon practice-related statutes, licensure rules, legal decisions, ethics codes, or practice guidelines in psychology or related disciplines.
Subp. 27. Scientific foundation. "Scientific foundation" means that a continuing education activity is based upon quantitative or qualitative research, such as, but not limited to, published peer-reviewed experiments or correlational, observational, or ethnographic studies, or upon research presented at professional meetings.
A CE pre-approval application is submitted by an individual licensee for a specific continuing education activity. Pre-approval is not required; it is offered as a courtesy for licensees who are unsure whether an activity they selected is eligible for CE credit, particularly when the activity is not APA-approved and does not have a Board log number.
In order for the Board to review a CE Activity we must first receive an application for CE Pre-Approval. You can submit activities for CE Pre-Approval using online services. If you have not already done so you will need to create an account and claim your license. After doing that you should log in to your account at mnitservices.my.site.com/license/. To the right of your license number there will dropdown menu that says, “Select an Option.” Select “CE Pre-Approval” and then click “Go.” Follow the steps to submit your application and any supplemental documentation.
A CE Sponsor application, on the other hand, is submitted by an organization or provider seeking approval to offer continuing education activities. If approved, the activity is assigned a Board log number that participants may use when reporting CE credit. You may apply for CE Sponsorship by visiting mnitservices.my.site.com/license/and clicking “Register Here” to create an account if you have not done so already. Once you’ve logged in, you’ll come a page called “Salesforce,” where you’ll be asked a series of questions to direct you to the right page. If you are a first-time sponsor, select “CE Sponsor Activity” on the Dashboard to begin the application.
If you have been a CE Sponsor in the past, please click “Claim my license or application” to associate your existing SPXXXX number with your new online account. Please note that there should be only one login/contact per organization. Once claimed, your SPXXXX number will appear on the Dashboard. From the dropdown menu, select “CE Sponsor Activity,” then click “Go” to submit a new activity.
There is an $80 fee for each CE Sponsor application.
