02-415-3 Me. Code R. § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 415-3-2 - Examination

1. Types of Examination

The applicant shall achieve passing scores on a written examination, and a jurisprudence examination on Maine law and rules. The written examination is the EPPP. The applicant shall comply with all applicable rules of the examination vendor. The board bases passing scores upon national standards. The jurisprudence examination is administered by the board. The passing score for the jurisprudence examination is 80%. An applicant who fails the jurisprudence examination may retake the exam after a 30-day waiting period. The applicant shall pay all applicable examination fees.

[NOTE: A qualification for licensure under 32 MRSA §3831 is that the candidate "has not within the preceding 6 months failed an examination."]

2. Eligibility for Examination

The board will review the completed application and supporting materials for trustworthiness, competence and fitness to practice as a psychologist or psychological examiner. It is the applicant's responsibility to confirm that all required materials have been received by the board. The board will notify qualified applicants of their eligibility for examination. No person may take an examination prior to completion of all required education and supervised experience.

3. Examination Requirements

A.Full Licensure - An applicant for licensure as a psychologist or psychological examiner, including a psychologist applying on the basis of a CPQ or NR Credential, shall provide proof of passing scores on the written examination and shall pass the jurisprudence examination.

B.Temporary License - An applicant for temporary licensure as described in 32 MRSA §3824(5) shall first pass the jurisprudence examination. Upon passing the jurisprudence examination and receiving a temporary license, the licensee shall pass the written examination during the 1-year term of the license. The temporary license may not be renewed.

[NOTE: The temporary license enables a psychologist who possesses at least 1,500 hours of postdoctoral experience and has fulfilled all requirements for licensure other than the written examination to practice with supervision as a psychologist or psychological examiner for up to one year pending successful completion of the written examination.]

C.Conditional License - The holder of a conditional license issued pursuant to 32 MRSA §3836 shall pass the jurisprudence examination during the 1-year term of the license. The conditional license may not be renewed or extended.

[NOTE: The conditional license enables a psychologist or psychological examiner licensed in a state with standards equivalent to Maine standards to practice with supervision for up to one year pending successful completion of the jurisprudence examination.]

02-415 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 2