Requirements for licensing.

(a) [Subsection effective until June 30, 2026. For subsection effective July 1, 2026, see below.] Every applicant for a license as a psychologist shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the following requirements:

(1) The applicant for licensure shall possess a doctoral degree from:

(A) An American Psychological Association approved program in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or programs offering combinations of two or more of these areas; or

(B) A professional psychology training program, awarded by an institution of higher education, or from a regionally accredited institution;

(2) The applicant for licensure shall demonstrate that the applicant has completed one year of post doctoral supervised experience in health service in psychology, and:

(A) An internship approved by the American Psychological Association; or

(B) One year of supervised experience in health service in psychology, in an internship or residency program in an organized health service training program; and

(3) The applicant for licensure has passed an examination as may be prescribed by the board.

(a) [Subsection effective July 1, 2026. For subsection effective until June 30, 2026, see above.] Every applicant for a license as a psychologist shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the following requirements:

(1) The applicant for licensure shall possess a doctoral degree from:

(A) An American Psychological Association approved program in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or programs offering combinations of two or more of these areas; or

(B) A professional psychology training program, awarded by an institution of higher education, or from a regionally accredited institution;

(2) The applicant for licensure shall demonstrate that the applicant has completed one year of post doctoral supervised experience in health service in psychology, and:

(A) An internship approved by the American Psychological Association; or

(B) One year of supervised experience in health service in psychology, in an internship or residency program in an organized health service training program; and

(3) The applicant for licensure has passed an examination as may be prescribed by the board; provided that applicants issued an associate psychologist provisional license pursuant to section 465-7.2 shall be authorized to take the examination upon the issuance of the license; provided further that the authorization to take the examination shall terminate on the date the provisional license expires or if disciplinary action is taken on the license.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a license may be issued to an applicant who holds:

(1) A diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Professional Psychology;

(2) A current Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; or

(3) A current National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology credential.

subsection (a), a license may be issued to an applicant who holds:

(1) A diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Professional Psychology;

(2) A current Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; or

(3) A current National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology credential.

(c) A license may be issued to a senior psychologist who:

(1) Holds a valid and current license in another jurisdiction in which the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology was not required for licensure at the time of licensure or in a jurisdiction in which the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology was required and the applicant obtained a score that was equal to or higher than the board's passing score at the time the applicant sat for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology;

(2) Before application in this jurisdiction, has been licensed as a psychologist for at least twenty years in United States or Canadian jurisdictions where that license was based on a doctoral degree. The total of twenty years shall be obtained by counting sequential, not concurrent, years of licensure;

(3) Has had no disciplinary sanction against the person's license in any jurisdiction during the entire period of being licensed as a psychologist; and

(4) Has submitted the application and fees as required. [L 1967, c 290, pt of §1; HRS §465-7; am L 1971, c 84, §5; am L 1983, c 95, §2; am L 1984, c 142, §1; am L 1985, c 68, §15 and c 115, §9; am L 1991, c 91, §1; am L 1994, c 125, §3; am L 1997, c 37, §§2, 3; am L 1998, c 40, §1; am L 2000, c 7, §2; am L 2003, c 79, §1; am L 2015, c 9, §2; am L 2024, c 93, §26]