§ 4052. Disclosure of information The Office of Professional Regulation, in consultation with the advisor appointees, shall adopt rules requiring certified psychoanalysts to disclose to each client the psychoanalyst’s professional qualifications and experience, those actions that constitute unprofessional conduct, the method for filing a complaint or making a consumer inquiry, and provisions relating to the […]
§ 4053. Prohibition; penalty (a) No person shall use in connection with the person’s name any letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is a certified psychoanalyst unless certified in accordance with this chapter. (b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in […]
§ 4054. Director of the Office of Professional Regulation; duties (a) The Director shall: (1) Provide general information to applicants for certification as psychoanalysts. (2) Administer fees collected under this chapter. (3) Explain appeal procedures to psychoanalysts and applicants and complaint procedures to the public. (4) Receive applications for certification of applicants under this chapter, […]
§ 4055. Advisor appointees (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint two certified psychoanalysts to serve as advisors in matters relating to psychoanalysts. They shall be appointed as set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129b and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. One of the initial appointments shall be for less than a full […]
§ 4056. Application To apply for certification as a psychoanalyst, a person shall apply to the Director on a form that the Director shall furnish. The application shall be accompanied by payment of the specified fee and evidence of eligibility as requested by the Director. (Added 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
§ 4057. Eligibility (a) To be eligible for certification as a psychoanalyst, an applicant shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) Have earned a master’s degree. (2) Have earned a graduate certificate or doctoral degree in psychoanalysis from a free-standing psychoanalytic institute that is chartered by a state or foreign government and accredited by a national […]
§ 4059. Exemption (a) Any person who has met the educational and clinical criteria established under subdivision 4057(a)(2) of this title and is licensed or certified under this title as a physician, osteopath, psychologist, clinical social worker, clinical mental health counselor, or marriage and family therapist shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. […]
§ 4060. Renewals (a) Certification shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided the person applying for renewal completes at least 20 hours of continuing education, approved by the Director, during the preceding two-year period. The Director, with the advice of the advisor appointees, shall establish, by rule, guidelines and […]
§ 4062. Unprofessional conduct (a) Unprofessional conduct means the following conduct and the conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129a: (1) Failing to use a complete title in professional activity. (2) Conduct that evidences moral unfitness to practice psychoanalysis. (3) Engaging in any sexual conduct with a client, or with the immediate family member […]
