NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES LICENSING EXAMINATIONS, REINSTATEMENT, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE ALASKA BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATE[...]

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES LICENSING EXAMINATIONS, REINSTATEMENT, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE ALASKA BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATE EXAMINERS

Brief Description:

The Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners proposes to change regulations on required examinations for licensure, reinstatement of professional privileges, and continuing education requirements.

Summary of proposed changes: The Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 60 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with removing outdated, redundant, and duplicative language; updating the required examinations for licensure; and updating continuing education requirements including the following:

1. 12 AAC 60.010.; 12 AAC 60.100.; 12 AAC 60.110.; 12 AAC 60.120.; 12 AAC 60.140.; 12 AAC 60.150., are proposed to be changed to remove the State Law and Ethics Examination (SLEE) as a license requirement, and to update language regarding the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP).
   
   
2. 12 AAC 60.230. Appearance required for reinstatement of professional privileges, is proposed to be repealed to simplify requirements.
   
   
3. 12 AAC 60.260.; 12 AAC 60.290.; 12 AAC 60.300.; 12 AAC 60.310.; 12 AAC 60.405., are proposed to be changed to amend continuing education requirements to simplify and streamline the process for licensees, and to remove the requirements for live interactive and telepsychology continuing education hours.
   
   
4. 12 AAC 60.340.; 12 AAC 60.350, are proposed to be changed to simplify the continuing education submission requirements for renewal and reinstatement.

Written comments: You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at [email protected]. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/225756, and using the comment link.

Written comment deadline: The written comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on December 10, 2026.

Questions: You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at [email protected]. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board's website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofPsychologists.

Public nature of comments and questions: Public comments and questions, once submitted, are public records and subject to disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act. See AS 40.25.100 - 40.25.295. Do NOT include in your comments or questions any information that you do not want made public.

Accommodations: If you are a person with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Stefanie Davis at (907) 465-2537 or [email protected] not later than December 3, 2026 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

Obtaining copies of proposed regulations: A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Stefanie Davis at (907) 465-2537, [email protected], or at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/Regulations/PSY-0626.pdf.

Final version of regulations: After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.

Statutory Authority: AS 08.86.070; AS 08.86.080
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.86.070; AS 08.86.130; AS 08.86.160; AS 08.86.162

Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

How to receive further notices: For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.

Individuals can also sign up to receive automated notifications of all State of Alaska notices, including public notice for regulation changes, by subscribing to the Alaska Online Public Notices System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx.

Date: 11/08/2026
Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))

1. Adopting agency: Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners - Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

2. General subject of regulation: Required examinations, continuing education requirements, renewals, reinstatements.

3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 60.010 through 12 AAC 60.405.

4. Department of Law file number: 2026200268.

5. Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of current regulations; compliance with state statutes.

6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - #2360.

7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: None known.
Another state agency: None known.
A municipality: None known.

8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars):
No costs are expected in FY 2027 or in subsequent years.

9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Marlo Adams, Licensing Examiner
Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-1037
E-mail: [email protected]

10. The origin of the proposed action: Staff of state agency; petition for regulation change; Administrative Order 360.

11. Date: 11/08/2026
Prepared by: Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist

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