Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 641 - Psychologists, Licensed Behavior Analysts, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts, Autism Behavior Interventionists, Psychological Assistants, Psychological Interns and Unlicensed Personnel
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 641.Sec. 3.2 - NEW
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 641.Sec. 3.2
Current through February 27, 2024
1. The Board may issue a license to practice as a psychologist to an applicant who has completed a training program outside the United States that is not accredited by the American Psychological Association if the applicant:
(a) Submits to the Board with his or her
application evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Meets the requirements of subsection 1 of
NRS
641.170;
(2) If the training program completed by the
applicant was not conducted in English, has obtained a score of not less than
80 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-Based Test,
administered by the Educational Testing Service;
(3) Has not been convicted of a
felony;
(4) Has not been subject to
disciplinary action in another jurisdiction;
(5) Does not have any outstanding complaints
or charges pending against him or her in another jurisdiction;
(6) Has not previously been denied licensure
by the Board;
(7) Has passed the
state examination administered by the Board pursuant to NAC
641.112;
and
(8) Has passed the national
examination required by
NRS
641.180;
(b) Submits to the Board with his or her
application three letters of professional reference that attest without
reservation to the professional competence, moral character and current fitness
to practice of the applicant;
(c)
Submits to the Board with his or her application evidence satisfactory to the
Board that the applicant has complied with section 4 and that the Board has
determined that the training program completed by the applicant is equivalent
to a program accredited by the American Psychological Association;
and
(d) Complies with subsection 1
of
NRS
641.160 by submitting:
(1) A complete set of the applicant's
fingerprints to the Board with written permission authorizing the Board to
forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of
Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
or
(2) Verification to the Board
that the applicant's fingerprints were so forwarded by the law enforcement
agency or other authorized entity taking fingerprints.
2. The Board may require an applicant pursuant to this section to appear before the Board to demonstrate the applicant's:
(a) Moral
character;
(b) Current fitness to
practice psychology; and
(c) Intent
to practice psychology in a manner consistent with his or her education,
training and experience.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam'rs by R114-19A, eff. 12/22/2021
NRS 641.100, 641.110, 641.170
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