Verifications to Licensing Boards

The National Register streamlines licensure mobility by verifying education and training on behalf of Registrants. The state/provincial/territorial requirements may still include taking an oral or jurisprudence exam, but the endorsement of credentials saves time and effort, and reduces frustration by eliminating the need to order transcripts and locate past training supervisors. To view the jurisdictions that use the National Register credential to streamline licensure, go to http://www.nationalregister.org/mobility.html.

Verifications to Health Care Organizations

Health care organizations traditionally used the National Register publication as a mechanism to verify that a psychologist has met the education and training requirements necessary to qualify for reimbursement or to be included in a provider network. Today, health care organizations query the Find a Psychologist database. The transition from the book to Find a Psychologist increased accuracy; while the National Register was updated yearly, Find a Psychologist is updated nightly. Increased accuracy, reliability, and 24/7 access enable subscribing organizations to conform to NCQA credentials verification standards. Large organizations, such as Magellan, use www.findapsychologist.org to verify thousands of Registrant credentials. Smaller organizations, such as Nursing Home Psychological Services, use Find a Psychologist to build efficient local networks populated by qualified psychologists.

Verification Record for Registrants

One of the improvements on the new web site is a comprehensive report displaying all verifications since the inception of our online database in 1998. To view your personalized verification report,. go to https://www.nationalregister.com/Registrants and log in to your Registrant account. Included in your personal verification report is a detailed summary of the:

• hits on your Find a Psychologist listing by health care organizations and the public
• written verifications to health care organizations
• written verifications to state, provincial, and territorial boards to streamline licensure and HSP status
  
• written verifications to credentialing organizations
• CE credits earned

Many licensing boards and health care organizations base their credentialing standards on the National Register HSPP credential. Our goal is to fully integrate the credential into health care credentialing standards and licensing regulations, allowing Registrants to simply point to the OSD when asked for verification of education and training. If you have any questions about verification of credentials, or would like to request a verification letter, please contact at andrew@nationalregister.org.