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 Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015)
 Chapter641 Psychologists, Licensed Behavior Analysts, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts and Certified Autism Behavior Interventionists
  LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION

  NAC641.025. Issuance of license to psychologist licensed not less than 20 years in another state or Canada.  

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  •      1. The Board may issue a license to practice as a psychologist to an applicant who:

         (a) Has been licensed to practice psychology not less than 20 years in other states of the United States or in Canada, if that license was based on a doctoral degree which was earned from a regionally accredited program, accredited by a national regulatory body approved by the Board, and which relates primarily to psychology;

         (b) Has not previously been convicted of a felony;

         (c) Has not had the scope of the license to practice psychology limited by another jurisdiction;

         (d) Has not previously been denied licensure by the Board;

         (e) Has passed the state examination administered by the Board pursuant to NAC 641.112;

         (f) Submits to the Board the appropriate application and fees and three letters of professional reference that attest without reservation to the professional competence, moral character and current fitness to practice of the applicant; and

         (g) Complies with subsection 1 of NRS 641.160 by submitting:

              (1) A complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints to the Board with written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or

              (2) Verification to the Board that the applicant’s fingerprints were so forwarded by the law enforcement agency or other authorized entity taking the fingerprints.

         2. The Board may require the applicant to appear before the Board to demonstrate the applicant’s:

         (a) Moral character;

         (b) Current fitness to practice psychology; or

         (c) Intent to practice psychology in a manner consistent with his or her education, training and experience.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam’rs, eff. 1-24-94; A by R153-97, 12-19-97; R090-01, 2-7-2002; R117-08, 12-17-2008; R131-09, 1-28-2010; R209-09, 10-15-2010)