Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) The
department may issue a limited permit to practice psychology at an authorized
site in New York State to an applicant who has met all requirements for
licensure as a psychologist, including the moral character and education
requirements, except the examination and/or experience requirements, and who
meets the requirements of subdivisions (b) or (c) of this section.
(b) Upon recommendation of the State Board
for Psychology, the department may issue a limited permit to practice
psychology to an applicant who meets the requirements of this subdivision.
(1) The applicant shall:
(i) file an application for a limited permit
with the department and pay the prescribed fee for the limited
permit;
(ii) be of good moral
character, as determined by the department;
(iii) hold a certificate or license to
practice psychology issued by another state or country, and be qualified for
admission to the examination for licensure as a psychologist, as prescribed in
section
72.3 of
this Part; and
(iv) have resided in
New York State for a period of not more than six months prior to the filing of
the application for the limited permit.
(2) The limited permit issued pursuant to
this subdivision shall be valid for a period of not more than 12 months, or
until 10 days after notification to the applicant of failure of the
professional licensing examination or until the results of a licensing
examination for which the applicant is eligible are officially released,
whichever comes first. Such limited permit shall not be renewable.
(c) Upon recommendation of the
State Board for Psychology, the department may issue a limited permit to
practice psychology to an applicant who meets the requirements of this
subdivision.
(1) The applicant shall:
(i) file with the department an application
and pay the prescribed fee for the limited permit;
(ii) be of good moral character, as
determined by the department;
(iii)
present satisfactory evidence of having met the education requirement for
licensure as a psychologist, including the doctoral dissertation, as prescribed
in section
72.1
of this Part, being awarded the doctoral degree in psychology for a program
that meets the professional study requirements for licensure in psychology in
accordance with section
72.1
of this Part;
(iv) be under the
supervision of a psychologist licensed and registered to practice in New York
under Article 153, pursuant to section
72.2 of this
Part.
(2) The limited
permit issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be valid for a period of not
more than 12 months, provided that the limited permit may be extended for no
more than two additional 12 month periods at the discretion of the department
upon submission of a permit application and prescribed fee for each permit
provided that the time authorized by such permits shall not exceed an aggregate
of more than three years. Such limited permit may be extended by the department
for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the department if the
department determines that the permit holder has made good faith efforts to
successfully complete the examination and/or experience requirements but has
not passed the licensing examination or completed the experience requirement,
or has other good cause as determined by the department for not completing the
examination and/or experience requirement, and provided further that the time
authorized by such limited permit and subsequent extension shall not exceed 48
months total.
