21 NCAC 54 .1708 is proposed for adoption as follows:
21 NCAC 54 .1708 RECIPROCITY
(a) To be approved for licensure at the Licensed Psychologist level on the basis of reciprocity, an applicant shall hold a doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education and shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant shall hold a current valid license in good standing to practice psychology which has been granted by a state or provincial psychology board which is a member of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, hereinafter referred to as ASPPB member board, with which the Board has established a formal written agreement of reciprocity for licensure at the Psychologist level. An applicant who documents that he/she meets any of the following criteria shall be deemed to meet the requirement specified in this Subparagraph:
(A) is a current holder in good standing of a Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ) from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB);
(B) is a current registrant in good standing in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology; or
(C) is a diplomate in good standing of the American Board of Professional Psychology.
(2) The applicant shall have no unresolved complaint in any jurisdiction at the time of application in North Carolina.
(3) The applicant shall have behaved in compliance with G.S. 90-270.15(a).
(4) The applicant shall have passed the North Carolina State Written Examination.
(b) To be approved for licensure at the Licensed Psychological Associate level on the basis of reciprocity, an applicant shall hold a master’s, specialist, or doctoral degree from an institution of higher education and shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant shall hold a current valid license in good standing to practice psychology which has been granted by a state or provincial psychology board which is a member of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, hereinafter referred to as ASPPB member board, with which the Board has established a formal written agreement of reciprocity for licensure at the Psychological Associate level.
(2) The applicant shall have no unresolved complaint in any jurisdiction at the time of application in North Carolina.
(3) The applicant shall have behaved in compliance with G.S. 90-270.15(a).
(4) The applicant shall have passed the North Carolina State Written Examination.
(c) The information required for each applicant for licensure on the basis of reciprocity shall consist of:
(1) typed, or legibly printed, notarized application form, including an affidavit which attests to having no unresolved complaint in any jurisdiction at the time of application in North Carolina;
(2) typed, or legibly printed, notarized supervision contract form;
(3) application fee;
(4) official college transcript(s) sent directly to the Board by any training institution from which the applicant received a graduate degree;
(5) three completed reference forms from professionals who are familiar with the applicant's current work, one of which is from a doctoral level psychologist;
(6) verification and report on the status of licensure, including dates of licensure and any disciplinary action which is pending or has been taken, sent directly to the Board from any other regulatory agency in North Carolina and any other jurisdiction in which the applicant has applied for a license, is currently licensed, or previously has been licensed;
(7) documentation of meeting criteria specified in Subparagraphs (a)(1)(A)-(C) of this Rule, if applicable, in the form of written verification sent directly to the Board from either the ASPPB, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, or American Board of Professional Psychology; and
(8) documentation of meeting requirements for health services provider certification as specified in Section .2700 of this Chapter, if applicable.
(d) An application shall contain all required materials to be complete. An incomplete application shall be active for three months from the date on which the application is received in the Board office. At the end of such time, if still incomplete, the application shall be void, the applicant shall be deemed to have discontinued the application process, and the applicant shall totally reapply.
(e) To be considered to have made application pursuant to G.S. 90-270.5(a), the information specified in Subparagraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), and (d)(3) of this Rule shall be filed in the Board's office within 30 days of offering to practice or undertaking the practice of psychology in North Carolina.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-270.9; 90-270.13(b),(e);
Eff. September 1, 2005.