§465-7 Requirements for licensing.
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§465-7 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.
(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]