California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.1 - Board of Psychology › Article 4 - Examination › Section 1388.6 - License Requirements and Waiver of Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) When a California-licensed psychologist
				has been licensed for at least five years and has allowed his/her license to
				cancel by not renewing the license for at least three years, the psychologist
				shall not be required to take the EPPP.
(b) If an applicant for licensure as a
				psychologist has been licensed in another state, Canadian province, or U.S.
				territory, for at least two years the applicant shall not be required to take
				the EPPP.
(c) An applicant for
				licensure as a psychologist who holds a Certificate of Professional
				Qualification (CPQ) issued by the Association of State and Provincial
				Psychology Boards (ASPPB), shall not be required to take the EPPP. Such an
				applicant shall be deemed to have met the educational and experience
				requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Code section
				2914.
(d) An applicant for licensure as a
				psychologist who is credentialed as a Health Service Provider in Psychology by
				the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (NRHSPP) and
				has been licensed based on a doctoral degree in another state, Canadian
				province, or U.S. territory for a minimum of two years shall not be required to
				take the EPPP. Such an applicant shall be deemed to have met the educational
				and experience requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Code section
				2914.
(e) An applicant for licensure as a
				psychologist who is certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology
				(ABPP) and has been licensed based on a doctoral degree in another state,
				Canadian province, or U.S. territory for a minimum of two years shall not be
				required to take the EPPP. Such an applicant shall be deemed to have met the
				educational and experience requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Code
				section 2914.
(f) Although the EPPP is waived under this
				section, an applicant must file a complete application and meet all current
				licensing requirements not addressed above, including payment of any fees, take
				and pass the California Psychology Law and Ethics Examination (CPLEE), and not
				been subject to discipline.
1. New section
				  filed 3-13-97; operative 4-12-97 (Register 97, No. 11).
2. Amendment
				  of subsections (a)-(c), new subsection (d), subsection relettering, and
				  amendment of newly designated subsection (e) filed 12-1-98; operative 12-31-98
				  (Register 98, No. 49).
3. Amendment filed 4-5-2001; operative
				  5-5-2001 (Register 2001, No. 14).
4. Amendment filed 12-19-2001 as
				  an emergency; operative 1-1-2002 (Register 2001, No. 51). A Certificate of
				  Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2002 or emergency language will be
				  repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of
				  Compliance as to 12-19-2001 order transmitted to OAL 1-8-2002 and filed
				  2-20-2002 (Register 2002, No. 8).
6. Amendment of section heading
				  and section filed 8-7-2003; operative 9-6-2003 (Register 2003, No.
				  32).
7. Amendment of subsection (f) filed 5-12-2006; operative
				  5-12-2006 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2006, No. 19).
8. New subsection (e) and subsection
				  relettering filed 4-9-2007; operative 5-9-2007 (Register 2007, No.
				  15).
9. Amendment filed 4-1-2008; operative 4-1-2008 pursuant to
				  Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2008, No. 14).
10. Amendment filed 6-10-2015; operative
				  7-1-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2015, No. 24).
11. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending subsections (b), (d) and (e) filed 11-29-2021 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Senate Bill 801 (Stats.2021, ch.
				  647) (Register 2021, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2930
					 and
					 2946,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2946,
					 Business and Professions Code.