LAC 46:LXIII.105. Definition of Candidate for Licensure

A. A candidate for licensure is an applicant or provisional licensee (as defined in the rules and regulations of the board) who: 1. has been judged by the board to have met the requirements set forth under the definition applicant or definition of applicant for provisional license; and 2. is therefore admitted to the written examination. B. An applicant may be admitted to candidacy, and therefore may take the required written examination, prior to completion of the two years of full-time supervised and documented postdoctoral experience, which is required for licensure and as defined in the rules and regulations of the board, or prior to expiration of the provisional license. C. A candidate for licensure may retake the written examination as frequently as it is offered by the board. D. A candidate shall have a maximum of four years to pass the written examination. E. A candidate who fails to pass the written examination within four years shall be removed from candidacy for licensure and their application shall be closed. F. Candidates who are provisionally licensed who fail to complete the written exam within four years shall have the provisional license revoked, be removed from candidacy for licensure, and their application shall be closed. G. The above requirements of a written examination shall not prohibit a modified administration of the examination to an otherwise qualified candidate who is handicapped and whose handicap would interfere with the ability of the candidate to demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of psychology as measured by the examination. H. A candidate who successfully completes the written examination will be admitted to the oral examination before the board. I. A candidate who successfully completes the oral examination, in the judgment of the board, shall be issued a license in psychology upon the completion of the two years of full-time supervised and documented postdoctoral experience which is required for licensure under R.S. 37:2351-2367 and as defined in the rules and regulations of the board. J. A candidate whose application was closed under the provisions of this section may reapply to the board for a license to practice psychology in Louisiana after the effective date of the notification by the board of such action.