Summary
At the Aug. 21 meeting the board denied several petitions for variance or waiver, granted others, and approved or conditioned multiple intern and licensure applications, including contingent approvals pending PRN evaluations.
The board heard multiple petitions for variance/waiver and administrative licensure applications Aug. 21, issuing a variety of outcomes.
Petitions for variance or waiver: The board denied the petition from Rebecca Parrish seeking to count supervised hours under an unapproved supervisor and challenging the rule requiring prior approval; the board concluded that the rule must be applied and denied the request. The board granted the petition from Glenda Finley Rose, finding a principle‑of‑fairness case in which supervision had occurred at a community agency where staff asserted the supervisor had been approved; the board directed staff to follow up and issued an order granting the variance. The petition filed by Jasmine Suarez Cordero was denied for failure to appear and prosecute the petition; staff will notify the applicant and allow withdrawal of pending applications if desired.
Administrative applications and orders: Several intern and licensure applications were approved, denied, or approved conditionally. For example, the application for David Stout (registered clinical social worker intern) was approved contingent on a PRN (professional recovery network) evaluation within 180 days (PRN to evaluate and recommend any necessary follow‑up). Other applicants with health‑history flags (e.g., Greta Abraham) were approved after review of submitted health evaluations. One applicant (Michelle Cantwell) was advised to withdraw because of a 15‑year statutory bar tied to a prior probation completion requirement; counsel and staff explained options and the applicant withdrew the application.
The board also accepted voluntary relinquishments from licensees Clayton J. Jones and Rachel Collins, and recorded other administrative actions (orders requiring supervised relationships to be terminated in the Garcia matter). Board staff and prosecution reported the disciplinary inventory and requested continued prosecution on cases older than a year; the board voted to allow prosecution services to continue work on older cases and asked staff to track multi‑year age cases more closely.
Board members emphasized procedural fairness, notice procedures and staff responsibilities to ensure supervisors are properly approved and that interns maintain accurate supervision logs to protect their future licensure eligibility.
