§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 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 two years of supervised experience in health service in psychology, of which at least one year is an internship or residency program in an organized health service training program, and one year is post doctoral; and

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

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a license may be issued to an applicant who holds a diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

(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;

(4) Has passed an open book examination in jurisprudence; and

(5) 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]