Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-885.8 - Licensure by endorsement

An applicant who possesses a doctoral degree in psychology and has been a licensed psychologist at the doctoral level under the laws of another jurisdiction may file an application for licensure by endorsement with the board office. The board may license by endorsement any applicant from the District of Columbia or another state, territory, province, or foreign country who:

(1) Submit a completed application for licensure and pay the nonrefundable licensure fee specified in rule 481-507.16 (147,154B).

(2) Provides verification of license from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been licensed, and additional verifications if necessary to verify at least three years of an independent license as described in subrule 885.8(4), sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification direct from the jurisdiction's board office if the verification provides:

a. Licensee's name;

b. Date of initial licensure;

c. Current licensure status; and

d. Any disciplinary action taken against the license.

(3) Provides verification of a current Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ) issued by the ASPPB, or verification of a doctoral degree in psychology and an independent license to practice psychology in another jurisdiction for at least three years with no disciplinary history. Except as stated in subrule 885.3(2), applicants providing certification or verification are deemed to have met the requirements stated in paragraphs 885.8(4)"a" and "b." The board may license by endorsement any other applicant who:

a. Provides the official EPPP score sent directly to the board from the ASPPB or verification of the EPPP score sent directly from the state of initial licensure. The recommended passing score established by the ASPPB shall be considered passing.

b. Shows evidence of licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent to those required in Iowa by one of the following means:

(1) Provides:

1. Official copies of academic transcripts that have been sent directly from the school; and

2. Satisfactory evidence of the applicant's qualifications in writing on the prescribed forms by the applicant's supervisors. If verification of professional experience is not available, the board may consider submission of documentation from the jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently licensed or equivalent documentation of supervision; or

(2) Has an official copy of one of the following certifications sent directly to the board from the certifying organization:

1. Current credentialing at the doctoral level as a health service provider in psychology by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

2. Board certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology that was originally granted on or after January 1, 1983.

(4) Licensure by verification. A person who is licensed in another jurisdiction but who is unable to satisfy the requirements for licensure by endorsement may apply for licensure by verification, if eligible, in accordance with rule 481-501.1 (272C).

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-885.8

ARC 7821C, IAB 4/17/2024, effective 5/22/2024; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 9/18/2024