Board of Psychology Rules, Chapter 64B19, F.A.C.: Supervision, CE, and Practice Standards
Domain 2 tests the operational rules the Board writes under Chapter 490 - the day-to-day requirements a licensee must satisfy to get licensed, stay licensed, and practice defensibly. Questions tend to be concrete: hours, contracts, documentation, advertising, and telehealth.
Supervised experience (64B19-11)
Florida requires a defined period of supervised experience before independent licensure. The Board's rules require a written supervision contract, a supervisor who meets the qualifications for the setting, regularly scheduled individual supervision, and a limit on how much group or administrative time counts. Hours cannot be retroactively credited if the contract, supervisor, or setting was not approved when the work occurred; the Board audits logs at the time of application.
Continuing education (64B19-13)
Forty hours per biennium, including the medical-errors and laws-and-rules hours the Board specifies. Courses must come from approved providers and must be documented; the Board audits a sample of renewals, and failure to produce certificates is a violation even if attendance actually occurred. Do not assume APA approval alone satisfies a Florida-specific requirement.
Practice standards (64B19-17)
- Advertising must be truthful and not misleading, must not promise results, and must include the license number (s. 456.062).
- Sexual activity with a client is sexual misconduct; the therapeutic relationship is treated as inherently exploitative, so consent is no defense.
- Termination must be planned: notice, referral options, and enough transition to avoid abandonment.
- Records must be created, kept, protected, and released only on valid authorization or legal compulsion.
Telehealth
A client physically located in Florida needs a Florida licensee. Section 456.47 creates an out-of-state telehealth registration for specified professions; verify that psychology is covered before accepting a Florida client from another state.
Worked example
A psychologist renews with 40 hours, two of them a laws-and-rules webinar from a provider not approved in Florida. The hours count only if the provider and content match the rule. The licensee must replace those two hours before the expiration date or renew with a deficiency that becomes a disciplinary matter.
Traps
Backdating supervision hours; assuming any CE provider qualifies; advertising a specialty without the license number; documenting consent only verbally.