Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 26 - BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS › Article 2 - LICENSURE › Section R4-26-204 - Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. General rules
1. Under A.R.S. §
										32-2072(C), an
				applicant who fails the national examination three times in any regulatory
				jurisdiction shall, before taking the national examination again, review the
				applicant's areas of deficiency and implement a program of study or practical
				experience designed to remedy the deficiencies. This remedial program may
				consist of any combination of course work, self-study, internship experience,
				and supervision.
2. An applicant
				required under subsection (A)(1) to implement a program of study or practical
				experience may apply anew for licensure. The applicant shall submit a new
				application packet, as described in
				R4-26-203, and include information
				about any actions proposed under subsection (A)(1).
3. The holder of a temporary license issued
				under A.R.S. §
										32-2073(B)  who:
a. Fails the national examination three times
				and complies with subsection (A)(1) may submit to the Board a written request
				to retake the national examination using a form that is approved by the Board
				and available at the Board office and on its website; or
b. Fails to take the national examination
				within one year after the Board's authorization to do so shall submit a written
				request for approval to take the national examination using a form that is
				approved by the Board and available at the Board office and on its
				website.
4. Examination deadline.
				The Board shall administratively close the file of an applicant authorized by
				the Board to take an examination specified in subsection (B) or (C) who fails
				to take the examination within one year from the date of the Board's
				authorization.
5. Extension of
				examination deadline. An applicant or the holder of a temporary license issued
				under A.R.S. §
										32-2073(B)  may
				obtain an extension of the examination deadline specified in subsection
				(A)(3)(b) or (A)(4). To obtain an extension of the examination deadline, the
				applicant or temporary licensee shall submit a written request to the Board's
				Executive Director on or before the examination deadline. The Board shall grant
				the applicant or temporary licensee one extension of up to six months to take
				the examination. The applicant or temporary licensee may request additional
				extensions for good cause, which includes but is not limited to illness or
				injury of the licensee or a close family member, death of a close family
				member, birth or adoption of a child, military service, relocation, natural
				disaster, financial hardship, or residence in a foreign country for at least 12
				months of the license period. The Board shall ensure that an extension is for
				no more than six months.
6. The Board shall deny
				or revoke a license, as applicable, if an applicant or temporary licensee
				commits any of the following acts with respect to a licensing examination
				specified under subsection (B) or (C):
a.
				Violates the confidentiality of examination materials;
b. Removes any examination materials from the
				examination room;
c. Reproduces any
				portion of a licensing examination;
d. Aids in the reproduction or reconstruction
				of any portion of a licensing examination;
e. Pays or uses another person to take a
				licensing examination or to reconstruct any portion of the licensing
				examination;
f. Obtains examination
				material, either before, during, or after an examination, for the purpose of
				instructing or preparing applicants for examinations;
g. Sells, distributes, buys, receives, or has
				possession of any portion of a future, current, or previously administered
				licensing examination that is not authorized by the Board or its authorized
				agent for release to the public;
h.
				Communicates with any other examinee during the administration of a licensing
				examination;
i. Copies answers from
				another examinee or permits the copying of answers by another
				examinee;
j. Possesses during the
				administration of a licensing examination any books, equipment, notes, written
				or printed materials, or data of any kind, other than material distributed
				during the examination; or
k.
				Impersonates another examinee.