645—240.7 (154B) Certified health service provider in psychology.
	 240.7(1) Requirements for the health service provider in psychology. The applicant shall:
	  a.   	 Verify at least two years of clinical experience in a recognized health service setting or meet the standards of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Two years of clinical experience means two years of supervised experience in health service in psychology, of which at least one year is in an organized health service training program as defined in subrule 240.7(2) and one year is postdoctoral.
	  b.   	 Compete a board-approved application and submit supporting documentation. Application forms may be obtained from the board’s Web site (http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure) or directly from the board office. All applications shall be sent to the Board of Psychology Examiners, Professional Licensure Division, Fifth Floor, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075. An applicant shall complete the application form according to the instructions contained in the application. If the application is not completed according to the instructions, the application will not be reviewed by the board.
	  c.   	 Submit with the application the health service provider fee payable to the Board of Psychology Examiners. The fee is nonrefundable.
	  d.   	 Renew the certificate biennially at the same time as the psychology license renewal fees are due.
	 240.7(2) Requirements of the health service training program. The organized health service training program shall:
	  a.   	 Have a clearly designated staff psychologist who is responsible for the integrity and quality of the training program and who holds an active license from the state board of examiners in psychology in the state in which the program exists.
	  b.   	 Have two or more psychologists on the staff as supervisors, at least one of whom holds an active license as a psychologist from the state board of examiners in psychology in the state in which the program exists.
	  c.   	 Have supervision which is provided by a staff member of the organized health service training program or by an affiliate of the organized health service training program who carries clinical responsibility for the cases being supervised. At least half of the internship supervision shall be provided by one or more psychologists.
	  d.   	 Provide training in a range of assessment and treatment activities conducted directly with patients seeking psychological services.
	  e.   	 Have a minimum of 375 hours of trainees’ time in direct patient contact.
	  f.   	 Include a minimum of two hours per week (regardless of whether the internship is completed in one year or two) of regularly scheduled, formal, face-to-face individual supervision with the specific intent of dealing with psychological services rendered directly by the intern. There must also be at least two additional hours per week in learning activities such as case conferences involving a case in which the intern is actively involved; seminars dealing with clinical issues; cotherapy with a staff person including discussion; group supervision; additional individual supervision.
	  g.   	 Have training that is at the postclerkship, postpracticum, and postexternship level.
	  h.   	 Have a minimum of two interns at the internship level of training during any period of training.
	  i.   	 Designate for internship-level trainees titles such as “intern,” “resident,” “fellow,” or other designation of trainee status.
	  j.   	 Have a written statement or brochure which describes the goals and content of the internship, states clear expectations for quantity and quality of trainees’ work and is made available to prospective interns.
	  k.   	 Provide a minimum of 1800 hours of training experience that shall be completed within 24 consecutive months and no less than 12 months.