Licensure by Endorsement of Written EPPP Examination Score

PURPOSE: This rule outlines procedures for receiving and considering the applicants’ Examination for the Professional Practice in Psychology score(s) taken previously in another state or jurisdiction. (1) Any applicant who has taken the Examination for the Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) and who wishes to apply for licensure by endorsement of score shall submit to the committee the following: (A) The nonrefundable application fee; (B) The completed application, including all documents, supporting material and official transcripts required by the committee; and (C) The EPPP test scores sent directly from the Licensed Psychologists Data Source, a service of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). (2) Passing Scores on Examination. (A) October 19, 1979, to March 31, 1995, an applicant will be deemed to have passed the examination if the score is equal to or greater than the national mean score for that examination as computed by the testing service. For purposes of computing an applicant’s score, the standard error of the mean shall not be considered. (B) An applicant, who sat for the EPPP between April 1, 1995, and April 30, 2001, will be deemed to have passed the examination if the score obtained is equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%) at said sitting as computed by the testing service. (C) Beginning May 1, 2001, an applicant is deemed to have passed the objective examination if he/she has obtained at least the minimum pass point designated by the developer of the examination. (D) An applicant is deemed to have passed the jurisprudence portion of the examination if he/she has seventy percent (70%) of the total items correct on that examination. An applicant must pass both the objective and jurisprudence examinations before being eligible for the oral examination. (E) An applicant must meet all other current requirements for licensure in this state at the time the application was received. AUTHORITY: sections 337.020 and 337.050.9, RSMo 2000.* This rule was originally filed as 4 CSR 235-1.035. This rule previously filed as 4 CSR 235-2.065. Original rule filed Oct. 4, 1988, effective Dec. 29, 1988. Amended: Filed July 30, 1991, effective Feb. 6, 1992. Emergency amendment filed Feb. 28, 1995, effective March 10, 1995, expired July 7, 1995. Amended: Filed March 31, 1995, effective Sept. 30, 1995. Amended: Filed July 26, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000. Moved to 20 CSR 2235-2.065, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 5, 2013, effective Jan. 30, 2014. *Original authority: 337.020, RSMo 1977, amended 1981, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 337.050.9, RSMo 1977, amended 1981, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999. 20 CSR 2235-2.070 Licensure by Reciprocity PURPOSE: This rule interprets and clarifies the language of section 337.020.2(c), RSMo which demonstrates the legislative desire to license without examination, as psychologists, those applicants licensed in another state. (1) In order to be licensed as a psychologist in Missouri by reciprocity, an applicant shall— (A) File an application for licensure pursuant to 20 CSR 2235-1.030; (B) Be twenty-one (21) years of age; (C) Provide satisfactory evidence on forms provided by the committee that the applicant is then currently licensed in another jurisdiction including any state, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; that the applicant has had no violations and no suspensions and no revocation of a license to practice psychology in any jurisdiction and meets one (1) of the following criteria: 1. Be a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology; 2. Be a member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology; 3. Be currently licensed or certified in another state, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and— A. Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a program accredited, or provisionally accredited by the American Psychological Association or that meets the requirements set forth in subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of section 337.025; B. Have been licensed for the preceding five (5) years; and C. Have had no disciplinary action taken against the licensee for the preceding five (5) years; or 4. Holds a current certificate of professional qualification (CPQ) issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). (D) Have the burden of providing satisfactory evidence to the committee of his/her diplomate, member, licensure, or certification status as specified in paragraph (1)(C)1., 2., 3., or 4.; and (E) Have the burden of providing, as appropriate and necessary to his/her particular application, true and accurate certified copies of the licensure or certification requirements from the state(s), territory(ies) of the United States, or the District of Columbia for which s/he is applying for reciprocal licensure as specified in paragraphs (1)(C)1., 2., 3., or 4. All copies must be certified by the licensing or certification office(s). AUTHORITY: sections 337.029 and 337.050, RSMo Supp. 2020.* This rule was originally filed as 4 CSR 235-4.020. This rule previously filed as 4 CSR 235-2.070. Original rule filed Sept. 5, 1978, effective Dec. 11, 1978. Amended: Filed Oct. 4, 1988, effective Dec. 29, 1988. Amended: Filed July 2, 1991, effective Feb. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed July 26, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000. Moved to 20 CSR 2235-2.070, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed April 8, 2009, effective Sept. 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Nov. 20, 2020, effective June 30, 2021. *Original authority: 337.029, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2018, 2020 and 337.050, RSMo 1977, amended 1981, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2020.