HSP Credentialing Requirements

To be eligible for the National Register Health Service Psychologist (HSP) Credential, applicants must have (at a minimum):

1. A doctoral degree in psychology from a program that was APA/CPA accredited or ASPPB/National Register designated at the time of graduation. Outside of the US and Canada, a doctoral degree in psychology that meets the National Register Doctoral Degree Guidelines.
2. Doctoral-level internship that meets Guidelines for Defining an Internship or Organized Health Service Training Program in Psychology
3. Postdoctoral supervised experience in direct health services that meets Guidelines for Supervised Postdoctoral Experience
4. An active, unrestricted license/certification/registration by a state, provincial, or territorial Board of Examiners of Psychology to practice psychology at the independent practice level.
   • If there is a record of disciplinary action against any psychology license, the application will be subject to further review in accordance with the Guidelines Concerning Withdrawal Of The National Register Credential Due To Professional Misconduct.
5. A passing score on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP).

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Our credentialing managers will guide you through this process step by step. We’ll determine if you meet our HSP credentialing requirements, walk you through the online application, and help you locate your supervisors. If you do not qualify for the National Register HSP credential or cannot document your credentials, you may join as a National Register member and access many of our professional benefits.