Code of Massachusetts Regulations
251 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Title 251 CMR 3.00 - Registration of Psychologists
Section 3.02 - Application
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Applicants for licensure must complete academic, professional experience, and ethical and professional endorsement requirements, in addition to passing licensure and jurisprudence examinations. An application for licensure states the area or areas of the applicant's competence. Applicants who assert competence in a new area or areas post-licensure must be able to furnish the Board with information sufficient to support the assertion of competence in a new area.
(1) Application fees are not refundable.
(2) Applications for licensure shall be made on Board-approved forms.
(3) Applicants will be notified in writing of deficiencies in their applications. If the requested information is not received by the Board within six months of the date of the written notice, the application shall be denied by the Board.
(4) An applicant who fails to fulfill all of the requirements for licensure will have his or her application denied by the Board. An application which is re submitted following denial by the Board must be accompanied by the current application fee and must meet current licensing requirements.
(5) Applicants who achieve passing scores on the national examination in psychology and jurisprudence examinations are required to submit the required licensing fee to the Board within 90 days of Board notification of licensure eligibility. Failure to pay the licensure fee within six months shall require re-application and payment of an additional application fee.
(6) Applicants for Health Service Provider certification are required to submit the HSP certification fee within 90 days of Board notification of HSP eligibility. Failure to pay the HSP certification fee within six months shall require re-application and payment of an additional application fee.
