Transcript What the Board Actually Does - The Psychotherapist Board

Outline
 Introduction – Gordon Hewitt
 Accreditation and Core Competencies – Gordon
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Hewitt
Registration Jacq Manley
Annual Practicing Certificates – Judy Smyth
Competence – Health – Bill Grant
Competence – Ethical Conduct – Paraire Huata
Funding – Sue Brown
Questions - everyone
Introduction
Gordon Hewitt
 History of the Board
 Consultation (Scopes of Practice, Qualifications
prescribed and fees).
 My involvement
 Where to from here?
History
 NZAP lobbied for psychotherapist regulation
 29/11/07 Ministry of Health approved
psychotherapist registration under the HPCAA
 October 2007 the Ministry of Health appointed
Board members
 Board members are appointed for 3 years
Members may be reappointed but may not hold
appointments for more than nine consecutive years
Core Competencies
Gordon Hewitt
 Why we consulted.
 What must a psychotherapy training cover?
What the Act says:
 Principles guiding the prescribing of qualifications
 In prescribing qualifications under section 12, each
authority must be guided by the following principles:
 (a) the qualifications must be necessary to protect
members of the public; and
 (b) the qualifications may not unnecessarily restrict the
registration of persons as health practitioners; and
 (c) the qualifications may not impose undue costs on
health practitioners or on the public.
Accreditation
Gordon Hewitt
 The consultation process begins
 Professional Development Pathway
 Tertiary Pathway
What the Act says:
Section 12
 In prescribing qualifications under subsection (1), an authority may designate 1 or
more of the following as qualifications for any scope of practice that the authority
describes under section 11:
 (a) a degree or diploma of a stated kind from an educational institution accredited
by the authority, whether in New Zealand or abroad, or an educational institution
of a stated class, whether in New Zealand or abroad:
 (b) the successful completion of a degree, course of studies, or programme
accredited by the authority:
 (c) a pass in a specified examination or any other assessment set by the authority
or by another organisation approved by the authority:
 (d) registration with an overseas organisation that performs functions that
correspond wholly or partly to those performed by the authority:
 (e) experience in the provision of health services of a particular kind, including,
without limitation, the provision of such services at a nominated institution or
class of institution, or under the supervision or oversight of a nominated health
practitioner or class of health practitioner.
Registration
Jacq Manley
 Registration started October 2008
 Currently there are 568 Registered Practitioners
of those: 502 Practitioners hold a current APC, 66
Practitioners are non practising
 What is the registration process?
What the Act says:
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Section 138
Information to be registered
(1) The information to be entered in the register of each authority in respect of a health practitioner
is—
(a) the health practitioner's name:
(b) particulars of the qualifications by virtue of which the health practitioner is registered:
(c) the scope of practice in respect of which the health practitioner is registered:
(d) any change to the scope of practice in respect of which the health practitioner is registered:
(e) whether the health practitioner holds an annual practising certificate or an interim practising
certificate:
(f) any other matters (for example, any address of the health practitioner) the authority thinks
appropriate.
(2) Information entered in the register under subsection (1)(f) does not form part of the register for
the purposes of section 139 or section 149.
(3) If the registration of a health practitioner is suspended, the fact that it is suspended and any
current conditions relating to its suspension must be entered on the relevant register.
(4) The Registrar must make all amendments to the register necessary to reflect—
(a) any changes in the information referred to in subsection (3):
(b) any changes notified to the Registrar in any other information referred to in subsection (1).
Annual Practicing Certificates
Judy Smyth
 Applying for a Practising Certificate
 What happens next if the Board proposes to decline an
application
 The List of Restrictions
What the Act says:
Section 26
 Applications for annual practising certificate
 (1) Every health practitioner who wishes to obtain an annual
practising certificate must apply to the Registrar of the
responsible authority in accordance with this section.
 (2) Every application for an annual practising certificate
must—
 (a) be in the form, and include the information, that is
determined by the authority, including a statement specifying
whether or not the applicant is, at the date of the application,
practising the profession in respect of which the authority is
appointed; and
 (b) be accompanied by the fee (if any) set by the authority.
Competence – Health
Bill Grant
 Competence and Fitness to Practice
 Legislation and guidelines
 Making a notification
 The Board’s role
 Competence reviews
What the Act says:
Section 118
 Functions of authorities
 The functions of each authority appointed in respect of a health
profession are as follows:
 (f) to receive and act on information from health practitioners,
employers, and the Health and Disability Commissioner about
the competence of health practitioners:
 (g) to notify employers, the Accident Compensation
Corporation, the Director-General of Health, and the Health and
Disability Commissioner that the practice of a health
practitioner may pose a risk of harm to the public:
 (h) to consider the cases of health practitioners who may be
unable to perform the functions required for the practice of the
profession:
Competence – Ethical Conduct
Paraire Huata
 “It’s about what’s right, not who is right!”
 Are you doing the right thing?
 Are you doing it in the right way?
 Are you doing it for the right reason?
 Are you doing it with the right people?
 Are you getting the right results?
What the Act says:
Section 118
 Functions of authorities
 The functions of each authority appointed in respect of a health
profession are as follows:
 (f) to receive and act on information from health practitioners,
employers, and the Health and Disability Commissioner about the
competence of health practitioners:
 (g) to notify employers, the Accident Compensation Corporation, the
Director-General of Health, and the Health and Disability
Commissioner that the practice of a health practitioner may pose a risk
of harm to the public:
 (h) to consider the cases of health practitioners who may be unable to
perform the functions required for the practice of the profession:
 (i) to set standards of clinical competence, cultural competence, and
ethical conduct to be observed by health practitioners of the
profession:
Funding
Sue Brown
 Where the money comes from
 Fee Setting Processes followed by the Board
 What the money is used for
What the Act says:
Section 130
 Authorities may prescribe fees for any service the authority provides. Different fees may be
prescribed for different classes of health practitioner and, therefore, any class or classes of
psychotherapist may have fees waived.
Section 131
 A disciplinary levy may be imposed on every health practitioner registered with the authority
for the purpose of funding the costs of the appointment and investigation of any professional
conduct committee and the proceedings of the tribunal.
Section 132
 All Fees and Levies must be consulted on, gazetted and available to members of the profession
and members of the public both on the internet and at the office of the authority. The registrar
may decline to do any act in respect of which a fee is payable until the fee is paid.
Section 133
 The members of each authority may apply all fees, fines, levies and other money received as
it considers appropriate in performance of its functions and duties and the exercise of its
powers.
Questions
Everyone