SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PYSCHOLOGISTS
BOARD MEETING
MARCH 29, 2006
SIOUX FALLS, SD
Members Present: Frederick Magnavito, Ph.D., President,; Bradley Woldt, Ph.D., Vice-President; S. Richard Gunn, Ph.D., Secretary,; Barbara Yutrzenka, Ph.D. Member; Thomas Stanage, Ph.D., Member; Lorin Pankratz, Lay Member; Danny Green, Lay Member
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Administrator; Jill Lesselyoung, Executive Assistant
President Magnavito called the meeting to order at 8:50 AM CST.
Elect Secretary: Gunn asked the Board to elect a new secretary. Gunn moved and Green seconded to elect Stanage as secretary. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
Approval of Minutes from January 17, 2006: Yutrzenka moved and Woldt seconded the approval of the January 17, 2006 minutes. Motion carried by a unanimous vote.
FY Financial Update: Lesselyoung reported on the finances for the 12 months of Fiscal Year 2005 and through the month of February, current fiscal year. The Board had a cash balance of $92,880.46 at the end of the 2005 fiscal year. The cash balance at the end of February 2006 was $73,628.02. Pankratz moved and Yutrzenka seconded to accept the financial report as presented. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
Open Meeting Law: Tellinghuisen gave an overview of the open meeting laws for the benefit of new board members.
Complaints/Investigations: #168, #180: The Board entered executive session at 9:02 AM to discuss complaints and investigations. The motion for executive session by Green, seconded by Gunn carried on a unanimous vote. The Board exited executive session at 10:15 AM on a unanimous vote based on a motion by Yutrzenka and a second by Green.
#180: Stanage recommended that the complaint be dismissed due to lack of substantive evidence. Woldt moved and Gunn seconded to dismiss. The motion was carried by a unanimous vote.
#168: Magnavito recommended that the applicant’s license application be denied based on the applicant’s lack of compliance of the Board’s requests for application materials necessary to proceed in the licensing process. The motion was made by Pankratz and seconded by Yutrzenka to deny the application based on the applicant’s lack of compliance. The motion was carried on a unanimous vote. The Board determined that based on the applicant’s lack of compliance, the applicant is prohibited from identifying himself as a psychologist or engaging in the practice of psychology in accordance with SDCL 36-27A-10.
Discussion-Applicant #261 Licensing Questions: The Board entered executive session at 10:20 AM to review this application. The motion for executive session was made by Gunn and seconded by Yutrzenka. The motion carried on a unanimous vote. The Board voted unanimously to exit executive session at 1:21 PM on a Yutrzenka motion that was seconded by Green.
Applicant #261: The Board could not approve applicant’s application for licensure at this time, as it does not appear that the internship satisfies the requirements per ARSD 20:60:08:01. Additionally it could not be determined if applicant’s credentials, obtained outside of the United States, were equivalent to South Dakota’s requirements.
Discussion-Out of State Licensure: The Board discussed South Dakota licensed psychologists practicing in another jurisdiction and licensure for initial applicants not intending to practice or live in this state. There was general discussion regarding the Board’s potential difficulty managing complaints against South Dakota licensees practicing and living in another jurisdiction. Tellinghuisen advised the Board that it did not have statutory authority to require residency as a condition of licensure.
CPQ-Oral Examination: A motion was made by Pankratz and seconded by Woldt for the South Dakota Board of Examiners of Psychologists to adopt the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Board’s (ASPPB’s) Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ). The motion failed on a vote of 4 to 3. The Board will review at a later date.
ASPPB New Code of Conduct: Yutrzenka provided information in a handout that compared the 1991, 2001 and 2005 Code of Conduct revisions.
Discussion-Law, Rules: Deferred to the July, 2006 meeting.
Contract Renewal-Executive Secretary: A motion was made by Pankratz and seconded by Gunn to renew the Executive Secretary contract for one year with a monthly increase of $200.00. The motion carried on a unanimous vote.
Schedule Next Meeting: Next meeting dates were tentatively scheduled for July 27th and 28th in Lead, SD.
Other Business: Magnavito asked for Board input regarding eligibility for licensure from a prospective applicant. Gunn moved and Woldt seconded a motion that the prospective applicant would not meet licensing criteria based on not having completed a doctoral degree in a regionally accredited university in a program in psychology and not having completed an acceptable supervised psychology internship. The motion carried on a unanimous vote.
Magnavito brought a matter to the attention of the Board concerning a licensee who may have misrepresented credentials in materials sent to the Board in support of a prospective applicant for licensure. The Board took no formal action. Magnavito will write a letter bringing the matter to the attention of the licensee.
Oral Examinations: The Board entered executive session at 3:00 PM to administer oral examinations. The motion for executive session by Gunn was seconded by Green and carried by unanimous vote. The Board exited executive session at 4:40 PM on a unanimous vote based on a motion by Yutrzenka and a second by Woldt.
Vote on Applicant #255: The Board voted to grant licensure to Applicant #255. Gunn moved and Green seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous vote.
Vote on Applicant #259: The Board voted to grant licensure to Applicant #259. Gunn moved and Green seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous vote.
Adjournment: Magnavito adjourned the meeting at 4:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Stanage, Ph.D.
Secretary