SECTIONS 2940-2948 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 2940-2948

2940. Each person desiring to obtain a license from the board shall
make application to the board. The application shall be made upon a
form and shall be made in a manner as the board prescribes in
regulations duly adopted under this chapter.
The application shall be accompanied by the application fee
prescribed by Section 2949. This fee shall not be refunded by the
board.

2941. Each applicant for a psychology license shall be examined by
the board, and shall pay to the board, at least 30 days prior to the
date of examination, the examination fee prescribed by Section 2987,
which fee shall not be refunded by the board.

2942. The board may examine by written or computer-assisted
examination or by both. All aspects of the examination shall be in
compliance with Section 139. The examination shall be available for
administration at least twice a year at the time and place and under
supervision as the board may determine. The passing grades for the
examinations shall be established by the board in regulations and
shall be based on psychometrically sound principles of establishing
minimum qualifications and levels of competency.
Examinations for a psychologist's license may be conducted by the
board under a uniform examination system, and for that purpose the
board may make arrangements with organizations furnishing examination
material as may in its discretion be desirable.

2943. The board may examine for knowledge in whatever theoretical
or applied fields in psychology as it deems appropriate. It may
examine the candidate with regard to his or her professional skills
and his or her judgment in the utilization of psychological
techniques and methods.

2944. The board shall grade the written examination and keep the
written examination papers for at least one year, unless a uniform
examination is conducted pursuant to Section 2942.

2946. The board shall grant a license to any person who passes the
board's supplemental licensing examination and, at the time of
application, has been licensed for at least five years by a
psychology licensing authority in another state or Canadian province
if the requirements for obtaining a certificate or license in that
state or province were substantially equivalent to the requirements
of this chapter.
A psychologist certified or licensed in another state or province
and who has made application to the board for a license in this state
may perform activities and services of a psychological nature
without a valid license for a period not to exceed 180 calendar days
from the time of submitting his or her application or from the
commencement of residency in this state, whichever first occurs.
The board at its discretion may waive the examinations, when in
the judgment of the board the applicant has already demonstrated
competence in areas covered by the examinations. The board at its
discretion may waive the examinations for diplomates of the American
Board of Professional Psychology.

2947. The board may appoint qualified persons to give the whole or
any portion of any examination provided for in this chapter, who
shall be designated as commissioners on examination. A commissioner
on examination need not be a member of the board but he or she shall
have the same qualifications as a member of the board, including
those set forth in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 450) of
Division 1. The board may also appoint occasional professional
commissioners for short-term specified periods to assist in its
nonpolicy workload.
Public commissioners may examine and evaluate candidates in areas
of knowledge such as the law, ethics, and awareness of community
resources.

2948. The board shall issue a license to all applicants who meet
the requirements of this chapter and who pay to the board the initial
license fee provided in Section 2987.