Section 12.60.030. Application for licensure by credentials.

	(a)  An applicant for licensure by credentials as a psychologist will be licensed without examination if the applicant  
		(1) if applying under AS 08.86.150(1),  
			(A) complies with the application requirements of 12 AAC 60.010(a)(1), (2), (4), and (6); and  
			(B) submits verification of  
				(i) a current license or certificate from another licensing jurisdiction issued based upon examination and qualification requirements essentially similar to or higher than those in this state at the time of application for the license from this state;  
				(ii) the applicant's score on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) created by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB), unless the applicant was initially licensed in a licensing jurisdiction before that licensing jurisdiction required an applicant to sit and pass the EPPP examination; and  
				(iii) the present status of the applicant's license or certificate from all jurisdictions where the applicant holds or has ever held a license or certificate to practice psychology; and  
		(2) if applying under AS 08.86.150(2),  
			(A) complies with the application requirements of 12 AAC 60.010(a)(1), (4), and (6); and  
			(B) submits verification that the applicant is a diplomate in good standing of the American Board of Professional Psychology.  
	(b)  The verifications required by (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2)(B) of this section must be sent directly to the department from the licensing jurisdiction that issued the applicant's license or certificate, the American Board of Professional Psychology, or the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.  
	(c)  An applicant is responsible for assuring that the department receives all application documents. An application will not be reviewed until all documents required by this section have been received.   

Authorities

08.86.070;08.86.080;08.86.150

Notes

Authority

AS 08.86.070 AS 08.86.080 AS 08.86.150 Editor's note: Information regarding the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology, referred to in 12 AAC 60.030, may be obtained from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, P.O. Box 241245, Montgomery, AL 36124-1245; www.asppb.org; or telephone: [phone].

History

Eff. 12/24/78, Register 68; am 1/14/82, Register 81; am 6/29/87, Register 102; am 3/27/98, Register 145; am 5/31/2003, Register 166; am 8/23/2009, Register 191

References

12.60.030