Chapter 316 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

SB 154

Relating to license to practice psychology; amending ORS 675.050.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 675.050 is amended to read:

675.050. (1) Upon application therefor accompanied by the established fee, the State Board of Psychologist Examiners may issue a license, without written examination, to any applicant who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

(a) Holds a doctoral degree from an approved doctoral program in psychology[;] and is licensed or certified to practice psychology in another state in which the requirements for such licensing or certification are, in the judgment of the board, essentially equivalent to licensing requirements of ORS 675.010 to 675.150 and the rules of the board; [or]

(b) Is a diplomate in good standing of the American Board of Professional Psychology[.];

(c) Is licensed in a jurisdiction that is a party to a licensing reciprocity agreement with the State of Oregon and meets the requirements for reciprocity in the agreement;

(d) Possesses a valid Certificate of Professional Qualification granted by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards or is credentialed as a Health Service Provider in Psychology by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology; or

(e)(A) Possesses and has maintained for at least 15 years a license to practice psychology that is based on a doctoral degree and that is issued by a board that is a member jurisdiction of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; and

(B) Meets other requirements established by the State Board of Psychologist Examiners.

(2) The [board] State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall administer an oral examination to any person described in subsection (1) of this section.

Approved by the Governor June 12, 2003

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 12, 2003

Effective date January 1, 2004

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