La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXIII-201

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXIII-201 - Licensure of Psychologists through Reciprocity

A. Upon application thereof, accompanied by such fee as determined by the board, the board shall issue a license to any person who furnishes, upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes, evidence satisfactory to the board that:

1. he/she meets all of the following:

a. is licensed as a psychologist by another member jurisdiction of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) if the requirements for such licensure in that jurisdiction are the substantial equivalent of those required by LAC 46:LXIII.Chapter 3, and if that jurisdiction has entered into a similar agreement with this board providing for the licensure of Louisiana psychologists in that jurisdiction by reciprocity; and

b. has met the requirements of such board including five years of satisfactory professional licensed experience in psychology; and

c. has successfully passed written and oral examinations administered by such board; and

d. his/her doctoral program involved at least one continuous academic year of full-time residency on the campus of the institution at which the degree was granted; and

e. he/she has not been subject to any disciplinary action by a professional board, and does not have any pending complaints against him/her; or

2. he/she is a psychologist licensed in another state or territory of the U.S. or a Canadian province who has met the requirements for and holds a current Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ) issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB); or

3. that he/she is a psychologist licensed in another state or territory of the U.S. or a Canadian province who is a current Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in good standing.

B. Applicants for reciprocal licensing must pass the Louisiana Jurisprudence Examination prior to the issuance of a Louisiana license, and the Louisiana board may require a meeting with the applicant to review and verify his/her satisfactory character, current fitness, plans to practice, and specialty declaration.

C. Applicants for reciprocal licensing must submit such number of full sets of fingerprints, or other identifiable information, and fees and costs as may be incurred by the board in requesting or obtaining criminal history record information as authorized by R.S. 37:2356.1, and in the form and manner prescribed by the boards rules and regulations. The results of the criminal history record information search to be obtained, reviewed and considered acceptable by the board prior to admission to candidacy status.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXIII-201

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 23:861 (July 1997), amended LR 27:723 (May 2001), LR 29:2075 (October 2003), LR 34:1406 (July 2008), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 49673 (4/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2353.