Article archive / February 2023
Originally published: . Volume 14, No. 2. Source pages: 5.
At the Friday, December 16, 2022 meeting of the state psychology board, members proposed the schedule and rollout for registering assistants to psychologists, according to the minutes posted in January.
The goals include early registration from April 1, 2023 – April 30, 2023:
"Begin accepting and processing APPLICATIONS for ATAPS [Assistant to a Psychologist] that are employed before April 1, 2023 on April 1, 2023 (paper applications unless by a miracle we have upgraded our system).
"Applications for the initial registration of ATAPS employed before April 1, 2023 and received between April 1, 2023 and April 30, 2023 will not be subject to a renewal fee for the 2023-24 FY."
The minutes detailed registrations received after April 30, 2023, as follows:
"Applications of ATAP’s who are currently employed before April 1, 2023, and who submit their APPLICATION after April 30, 2023 will be subject to the current Application and Renewal fee for the 2023-24 FY."
According to the minutes the board's goal for Registration Deadline is as follows:
"July 31, 2023 is the deadline to register an ATAP that is currently employed prior to April 1, 2023."
For "New Registration," any "Application for initial registration of a new ATAP hired on or after April 1, 2023, must be received and processed in accordance with the Louisiana Administrative Code. New registrants will be subject to renewal fees accordingly. Failure to comply with the registration process prescribed by the Board may result in action by the Board."
The final version of the rules for these new regulations have not been published in the Louisiana Register as of January 31st.
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