SUBCHAPTER 15. SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

Section
310:403-15-1 Supervised experience
310:403-15-2 Duration of supervision
310:403-15-3 Documents required for the accrual of supervised hours
310:403-15-4 Responsibility of supervisors and supervisees
310:403-15-5 Acceptability of supervised experience
310:403-15-6 Supervisor qualifications
310:403-15-7 Documentation of supervised experience

310:403-15-1. Supervised experience
All applicants for licensure after December 31, 2001 shall complete the supervised experience required by the Act
before being licensed.
[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 651, eff 1-10-2001(emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 20
Ok Reg 519, eff 1-6-2003 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2363, eff 7-11-2003]

310:403-15-2. Duration of supervision
(a) Each applicant shall complete three (3) years or three-thousand (3000) clock hours of full time, on-the-job
experience, which is supervised by an approved LBP supervisor.
(b) For each one thousand (1000) clock hours of full time, on-the-job experience, three hundred fifty (350) hours shall
be direct face-to-face client contact.
(c) Weekly, face-to-face supervision shall be accrued at the ratio of forty-five (45) minutes of supervision for every
twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience.
(d) No more than one-half (½) of the required supervision hours may be received in group supervision.
(e) One (1) or two (2) years of supervised experience may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30)
graduate hours in behavioral health services-related course work beyond the minimum number of required graduate
semester hours.
(1) Regardless of the number of hours earned beyond the minimum number of required graduate semester hours,
the LBP Candidate shall receive at least one (1) year or one thousand (1000) clock hours of supervision in the ratio
described in this rule.
(2) If an LBP Candidate completes the supervised experience requirement before passing the licensure
examination, the LBP Candidate shall continue to practice under LBP supervision as described in this subchapter,
unless exempted by the Act, until licensed.
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(3) LBP Candidates shall complete supervised experience requirements within sixty (60) months of the date of the
approval of the first supervision agreement or the license application shall be voided.
(f) Approved supervisors shall perform at least two (2) observations (live or tape) per each six (6) month evaluation
period for each supervisee.
(g) Approved supervisors shall consult with on-site supervisor at least once during each six (6) month evaluation period
for each supervisee.
[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 651, eff 1-10-2001(emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 23
Ok Reg 2374, eff 6-25-2006]

310:403-15-3. Documents required for the accrual of supervised hours
The following documents must be received and approved by the Department before the accrual of supervised
experience can begin:
(1) Application materials;
(2) Supervision agreement;
(3) Statement of professional disclosure; and
(4) On-Site Supervisor Verification Form.
[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 651, eff 1-10-2001(emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 23
Ok Reg 2374, eff 6-25-2006]

310:403-15-4. Responsibility of supervisors and supervisees
(a) The supervisor and supervisee shall be jointly responsible for the following:
(1) Ensuring the requirements under this subchapter are fulfilled. A failure to comply may result in the loss
of supervision hours, denial of licensure, initiation of formal complaint procedures, and/or loss of approved
supervisor status.
(2) Ensuring the client’s right to confidentiality is protected and rules of the supervisor’s and supervisee’s
employer(s) are adhered to during the course of supervision.
(b) The supervisor shall maintain supervision records for each supervisee for at least five (5) years beyond the
termination or completion of the supervised experience.
[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 651, eff 1-10-2001(emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 23
Ok Reg 2374, eff 6-25-2006; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2418, eff 7-11-2008]

310:403-15-5. Acceptability of supervised experience
(a) Supervised experience is acceptable when it consists of the performance of behavioral health services as
described in Section 1931, of the Act as described below.
(1) Supervision shall focus on the raw data from an LBP Candidate's continuing clinical practice, which
may be available to the supervisor through a combination of direct observation, co-therapy, written clinical
notes, and audio and video recordings.
(2) Supervision is a process clearly distinguishable from personal psychotherapy, and is contracted in order
to serve professional/vocational goals.
(3) Individual supervision consists of face-to-face contact with one supervisor and one LBP Candidate.
(4) Group supervision may be conducted with two (2) to six (6) LBP Candidates and a supervisor.
(b) An LBP Candidate may accrue supervised experience hours in academic, governmental or private practice settings.
(c) The supervised experience is accrued in a private not-for-profit or a private for-profit practice without having an
on-site approved LBP Supervisor providing supervision, if:
(1) The agency employing the LBP candidate employs a person licensed in the state of Oklahoma as a
Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marital and Family
Therapist, a Psychologist, a Physician, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or a Licensed Alcohol and Drug
Counselor who directs and is responsible for the professional duties of the LBP Candidate and is available
to the LBP candidate any time services are being rendered by the LBP candidate. Out of state on-site
supervisors may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
(2) The LBP Candidate is receiving supervision for licensure from an approved LBP supervisor who is not
required to work at the same location as the LBP Candidate.
[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 651, eff 1-10-2001(emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 22
Ok Reg 2406, eff 7-11-2005; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2418, eff 7-11-2008]
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310:403-15-6. Supervisor qualifications
A Behavioral Practitioner, Professional Counselor, Marital and Family Therapist, Psychologist, Clinical Social
Worker or Physician licensed by the state of Oklahoma is eligible as an LBP supervisor. In addition, these professionals
shall have:
(1) practiced in positions similar to those the LBP proposes to practice for a period of two years past the issuance
of the license;
(2) fulfilled the continuing education requirements pursuant to Section 1948 of the Act;
(3) signed an official supervision agreement;
(4) agreed to be "on call" to the LBP Candidate on a twenty-four (24) hour basis and to arrange for an alternate
supervisor if not available;
(5) taken and passed the LBP State Standards Test; and
(6) agreed to teach the Oklahoman LBP Act and OAC 310:403 to the supervisee.
[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 651, eff 1-10-2001(emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-01]

310:403-15-7. Documentation of supervised experience
(a) A Supervision Agreement Form between the supervisor and supervisee, Statement of Professional Disclosure Form,
and the On-Site Supervisor Verification Form shall be received and approved by the Department prior to beginning the
accrual of supervised hours.
(b) The supervisor and LBP Candidate shall sign and submit an "Evaluation of Supervised Experience," including
documentation of observations, date of consultation between approved supervisor and on-site supervisor, and the Record
of Supervised Experience on a semi-annual basis.
[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 651, eff 1-10-2001(emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 23
Ok Reg 2374, eff 6-25-2006]