• Psychologists must complete 23 hours of continuing education in a biennium, with 3 of those hours in professional conduct/ethics.
• Any of the following are the criterion for approval of an ethics course by the OPA-MCE office that will fulfill the three (3) hours of ethics now mandated for license renewal. {amended ORC 4732.141 (2)}

1. Risk Management Issues

2. Confidentiality

3. Ethics of Supervision

4. Boundaries

5. HIPAA Requirements

6. Dual Relationships

7. Professional Impairment

8. Financial Ethics

9. Limits and Expansion of Competencies

10. Representation of Training and Credentialing

11. Specific Ethical Principles Listed in the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct Manual

12. Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, Section 4732.17

• Distance learning may be used to satisfy the 23-hour CE requirement. Because of the great difficulty in evaluating distance learning courses to see if they meet the standards set in Ohio, OPA-MCE will only accept distance learning courses that are approved by:

1. Ohio Psychological Association (OPA)
2. American Psychological Association (APA)
3. Ohio School Psychologist Association (OSPA)
4. Ohio State Board of Psychology (OSBP)
5. National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
6. Ohio State Board of Education (OSBE)
7. Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi). 

• Non OPA members pay a fee of $50 per course for OPA members to review courses that have been taken from providers who are not accredited by one of the organizations empowered to do so in Ohio law.
• For APA approved courses, send a copy of your certificate to the OPA-MCE Office at 395 E. Broad St. #310, Columbus, OH 43215; or fax to (614) 224-6702 or e-mail to mce@ohpsych.org Make sure the  certificate lists your name, license number and number of hours earned.
• Providers that are accredited to offer CE in Ohio: Ohio Psychological Association (OPA), American Psychological Association (APA), Ohio School Psychologist Association (OSPA), Ohio State Board of Psychology (OSBP), National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Ohio State Board of Education (OSBE), and Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi).