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24.189.620    LICENSEES FROM OTHER STATES OR CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS

(1) Except as provided in (2), applicants licensed in another state or Canadian jurisdiction and seeking licensure under this rule shall provide information for the board to consider in determining whether the qualifications of the applicant are substantially equivalent to or greater than the current requirements of the state of Montana and whether to waive the written examination requirement. Applicants shall provide information regarding:

(a) the licensure requirements of such state or jurisdiction in place at the time the applicant obtained the license or certificate;

(b) a copy of a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank;

(c) the composition and requirements of the applicant's prior licensing examination(s); and

(d) any additional information the board may require.

(2) An applicant will be deemed to have met the substantial equivalency requirements of (1) if the applicant:

(a) provides the board with a copy of the response to the applicant's self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank;

(b) has obtained a minimum required national examination score of either:

(i) a scaled score of 500 on the national computerized examination; or

(ii) a 70 percent on the national written examination previously administered by the board; and

(c) holds a current certificate of professional qualification (CPQ) in psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB).

(3) "License" or "certificate" means those granted by other states or Canadian jurisdictions under statutory provision.

(4) Applicants shall submit completed applications, on forms prescribed by the department, including all required fees and documentation.

(5) All applicants for licensure under this rule shall be required to pass an oral examination.

History: 37-1-131, 37-17-202, MCA; IMP, 37-1-304, 37-17-304, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 1/5/74; AMD, Eff. 5/6/76; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 570, Eff. 3/25/88; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 389, Eff. 2/25/94; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 538, Eff. 3/25/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 2282; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 1294, Eff. 7/15/05; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2459, Eff. 10/10/14.

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