§465-7  Requirements for licensing.  (a)  Every applicant for a license as a psychologist shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the following requirements:

     (1)  The applicant for licensure shall possess a doctoral degree from:

          (A)  An American Psychological Association approved program in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or programs offering combinations of two or more of these areas; or

          (B)  A professional psychology training program, awarded by an institution of higher education, or from a regionally accredited institution;

     (2)  The applicant for licensure shall demonstrate that the applicant has completed one year of post doctoral supervised experience in health service in psychology, and:

          (A)  An internship approved by the American Psychological Association; or

          (B)  One year of supervised experience in health service in psychology, in an internship or residency program in an organized health service training program; and

     (3)  The applicant for licensure has passed an examination as may be prescribed by the board.

     (b)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), a license may be issued to an applicant who holds:

     (1)  A diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Professional Psychology;

     (2)  A current Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; or

     (3)  A current National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology credential.

     (c)  A license may be issued to a senior psychologist who:

     (1)  Holds a valid and current license in another jurisdiction in which the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology was not required for licensure at the time of licensure or in a jurisdiction in which the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology was required and the applicant obtained a score that was equal to or higher than the board's passing score at the time the applicant sat for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology;

     (2)  Before application in this jurisdiction, has been licensed as a psychologist for at least twenty years in United States or Canadian jurisdictions where that license was based on a doctoral degree.  The total of twenty years shall be obtained by counting sequential, not concurrent, years of licensure;

     (3)  Has had no disciplinary sanction against the person's license in any jurisdiction during the entire period of being licensed as a psychologist; and

     (4)  Has submitted the application and fees as required. [L 1967, c 290, pt of §1; HRS §465-7; am L 1971, c 84, §5; am L 1983, c 95, §2; am L 1984, c 142, §1; am L 1985, c 68, §15 and c 115, §9; am L 1991, c 91, §1; am L 1994, c 125, §3; am L 1997, c 37, §§2, 3; am L 1998, c 40, §1; am L 2000, c 7, §2; am L 2003, c 79, §1; am L 2015, c 9, §2]