Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
319.053
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
319.032(1)(a) and (c)
require the Board of Examiners of Psychology to promulgate administrative
regulations establishing the requirements for an applicant for licensure as a
psychological practitioner. This administrative regulation establishes the
requirements for these applicants.
Section
1. Application.
(1) After the
requirements established in
KRS
319.053(1) are met, an
applicant for licensure as a licensed psychological practitioner shall submit a
completed Application for Licensure as a Psychological Practitioner to the
board, to an online application management system contracted by the board for
the purposes of application screening, or as the board directs.
(2) The application shall:
(a) Include a certification by the applicant
that the:
1. Information in the application is
true, correct, and complete to the best of their knowledge and belief;
and
2. Applicant is aware that the
board may take disciplinary action if the application contains a
misrepresentation or falsification.
(b) Be accompanied by payment of the
application fee that shall:
1. Be made payable
to the Kentucky State Treasurer if the application is processed through the
board; or
2. Be made to the online
application management system as directed by the board.
(c) Include two (2) letters of completed
Recommendation for Licensure as a Psychological Practitioner forms from
licensed mental health professionals acceptable to the board who are familiar
with the clinical work of the applicant;
(d) Include an official transcript for all
levels of education required for licensure. Transcripts shall be received in
sealed envelopes or electronically directly from the school or a third-party
clearinghouse; and
(e) Include one
(1) completed Supervisor Recommendation for Licensure as a Psychological
Practitioner that shall be from the current board-approved clinical supervisor
of record.
(3) An
incomplete application may be determined to be expired one (1) year from the
date of filing, and may be destroyed.
Section 2. Temporary Licensure. Temporary
credentials shall not be issued to persons applying for licensed psychological
practitioner status. An applicant may continue to practice under board-approved
supervision as a licensed psychological associate or as a certified
psychologist pending successful completion of all requirements for a change of
status to a licensed psychological practitioner.
(1) The candidate shall obtain an acceptable
score on the national (EPPP) examination as established in
201 KAR
26:230, Section 4.
(2) The board shall accept the applicant's
previous examination results for the national (EPPP) examination if the
original test score satisfied the doctoral licensure requirement as to
criterion level at the time of that examination.
(3) The Kentucky examinations as outlined in
201 KAR
26:230 Section 1(2) shall be successfully completed by
the applicant as described in
201 KAR
26:230, Section 4(5).
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Application for Licensure as a
Psychological Practitioner", March 2021;
(b) "Supervisor Recommendation for Licensure
as a Psychological Practitioner", March 2021; and
(c) "Recommendation for Licensure as a
Psychological Practitioner", March 2021.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Examiners of Psychology, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These materials may also be viewed on the
board's Web site.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 319.032(1)(a),
(c)
