Licensure Mobility
 


The National Register credential is approved or in process of approval in 46 jurisdictions in the US and Canada. The National Register has helped more than 1,300 of our credentialed psychologists easily and quickly apply for licensure in another jurisdiction.

How Does the National Register Mobility Program Work?

Psychologists and doctoral students bank their credentials as part of their National Register application process. The National Register verifies to the licensing board that the currently credentialed psychologist is licensed, has met nationally accepted standards for doctoral education, has completed supervised experience in direct health services, and has no history of disciplinary action. 

News: The Illinois Psychologist Licensing and Disciplinary Board has proposed new regulations to accept the National Register Health Service Psychologists credential to expedite licensure by endorsement for psychologists with more than five years of licensure experience. Read our comments on the proposed regulations here.

In Minnesota, after a lengthy rule-making process, the National Register mobility program is now in the final stages of approval. The Executive Director of the Minnesota Board reported that the new provision would be active in 2013.

Click on the state/province where you are interested in applying for licensure. Be sure to note the documentation that is waived as a result of the National Register verification:


Key

Many jurisdictions currently recognize or are currently modifying regulations to accept the National Register Health Service Psychologists credential to expedite licensure mobility. Jurisdictions that have approved but not yet implemented the National Register are noted as In Process (IP).

* Expedites licensure applications for Registrants licensed in Canada only.

In most cases, Registrants taking advantage of the National Register mobility program will be required to pass a jurisdictional-level oral or written examination prior to approval for licensure.

To take advantage of licensure mobility:

  • Contact Licensing Board, identify yourself as a National Register credentialed psychologist, and request a licensure application.
  • Contact andrew@nationalregister.org or 202-783-7663 to request an official verification letter sent directly to the board.

Alberta (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.cap.ab.ca

Arizona (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, and postdoctoral experience.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.psychboard.az.gov

Arkansas (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.state.ar.us/abep

British Columbia (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.collegeofpsychologists.bc.ca

California (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education*, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores. *Registrants will still be required to submit evidence of completing coursework in human sexuality, child abuse, substance abuse, spousal abuse, and aging and long-term care. For further information about the specific requirements, go to http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/lawsregs/index.shtml.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/

Colorado (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience and postdoctoral experience.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.dora.state.co.us/mental-health/psy/index.htm

District of Columbia (top)

Delaware (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires two years of practice experience

Hawaii (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/psychology/

Idaho (top)

Illinois (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.idfpr.com/profs/info/psych.asp

Iowa (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications and Health Service Provider (HSP) designation for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, and postdoctoral experience.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/board_home.asp?board=psy

Kentucky (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, and postdoctoral experience.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
  • Link to Board Website: http://psy.ky.gov/

Maine (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, and postdoctoral experience.

Manitoba (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.cpmb.ca

Maryland (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, and postdoctoral experience.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/psych/index.html

Massachusetts (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications and Health Service Provider (HSP) designation for Registrants. Waives documentation of internship experience and postdoctoral experience. Registrants will be asked to submit an official doctoral transcript.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
    Link to Board Website: http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/py/default.htm

Minnesota (IP) (top)

  • Mobility Status: In process. The board voted to approve the National Register, and is in the process of making the necessary law/regulation/rule changes. We cannot guarantee when the provisions will be activated, but we will update this site as soon as the changes are implemented.

Mississippi (top)

  • Mobility Status: In process. The board voted to approve the National Register, and is in the process of making the necessary law/regulation/rule changes. We cannot guarantee when the provisions will be activated, but we will update this site as soon as the changes are implemented.

Missouri (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications and Health Service Provider (HSP) designation for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://pr.mo.gov/psychologists.asp

Montana (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications and Health Service Provider (HSP) designation for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://bsd.dli.mt.gov/license/bsd_boards/psy_board/board_page.asp

Nebraska (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/psych/psych.htm

Nevada (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of practice experience
  • Link to Board Website: http://psyexam.state.nv.us/

New Mexico (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, and postdoctoral experience.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires applicant to hold NRHSPP credential for a minimum of 5 continuous years immediately preceding the date of application for licensure.
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Psychologist_Examiners.aspx

Newfoundland/Labrador (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.nbep.info/

North Carolina (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None

Northwest Territories (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: n/a

Ohio (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, and postdoctoral experience.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None

Oregon (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Registrant must contact National Register office to request documentation sent to the Oregon Board.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.obpe.state.or.us

Quebec (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.ordrepsy.qc.ca

Pennsylvania (top)

Prince Edward Island (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: n/a

Rhode Island (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/psych.php

Saskatchewan (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.skcp.ca

South Carolina (top)

  • The South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology accepts proof of education and training submitted directly by the National Register on behalf of the licensure applicant. The board will make the final decision regarding the applicant's eligibility per South Carolina Code of Law, Section 40-55-80.
  • To request a verification package to streamline licensure in South Carolina, please contact andrew@nationalregister.org or 202.783.7663.

South Dakota (top)

  • Mobility Status: In process. The board voted to approve the National Register, and is in the process of making the necessary law/regulation/rule changes. We cannot guarantee when the provisions will be activated, but we will update this site as soon as the changes are implemented.

Tennessee (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications and Health Service Provider (HSP) designation for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: Board requires five years of licensure and at least 1,900 hours of both internship and postdoctoral supervision.
  • Link to Board Website: http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/Psychology/

Texas (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications and Health Service Provider (HSP) designation for Registrants. Specifically, Registrants meet the following requirements for provisional licensure: submission of an official transcript which indicates the date the doctoral degree in psychology was awarded or conferred, submission of documentation of the passage of the national psychology examination at the doctoral level at the Texas cut-off score, and submission of three acceptable reference letters.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.tsbep.state.tx.us

Utah (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/psychologist.html

Virginia (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://www.dhp.state.va.us/psychology/default.htm

West Virginia (top)

Wisconsin (top)

  • Mobility Status: In process. The Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board reviewed the National Register mobility program, and the Board will support the request of the National Register to incorporate proposed language at such time as the Board considers a package of administrative rule modifications. We cannot guarantee when the provisions will be activated, but we will update our website as soon as the changes are implemented.

Wyoming (top)

  • Mobility Status: Expedites licensure applications for Registrants. Waives documentation of education, internship experience, postdoctoral experience, and EPPP Scores.
  • Practice Experience Restriction: None
  • Link to Board Website: http://plboards.state.wy.us/psychology/index.asp
 
 

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