(a) The General Assembly intends this section to: (1) Require all psychology service providers to conform to the licensing requirements of this chapter; and (2) By conforming, protect the public’s health and welfare by ensuring competence in the delivery of those services. (b) If any person shall practice or hold himself or herself out to […]
(a) Any person wishing to obtain the right to practice as a psychologist in this state who has not heretofore been licensed to do so shall make application to the Arkansas Psychology Board through the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board in a form and in a manner as shall be adopted and prescribed by […]
(a) Any person wishing to obtain the right to practice as a psychological examiner who has not heretofore been licensed to do so shall make application to the Arkansas Psychology Board through the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board upon a form and in the manner as shall be adopted and prescribed by the board […]
(a) (1) Examination of applicants for a license to practice as a psychologist or as a psychological examiner shall be made by the Arkansas Psychology Board at least one (1) time a year according to methods and in such subject fields as may be deemed by the board to be the most practical and expeditious […]
(a) License to Practice Psychology. The Arkansas Psychology Board shall be the sole agency empowered to examine candidates concerning competence in the practice of psychology and to grant license for the practice of psychology at the appropriate level. The license shall be signed by the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board and attested by the […]
At its discretion, the Arkansas Psychology Board may grant a certificate without an assembled examination to any person residing or employed in the state who: (1) At the time of application is licensed or certified by a similar board of another state whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are not lower than those […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, it is specifically prohibited that any individual or organization, other than those licensed pursuant to this chapter, shall present himself or herself or be presented to the public by any title incorporating the name “psychological”, “psychologist”, or “psychology”. (b) (1) Any psychological scientist employed by a recognized research laboratory, […]
(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may adopt and enforce rules requiring every person having a license to practice to pay an annual registration fee in a sum to be fixed by the board. (b) The fee shall become due on a date fixed by the board. (c) Failure to pay the annual registration fee within […]
(a) (1) There shall be paid to the Chair of the Arkansas Psychology Board by each applicant for a permanent license an application fee of two hundred dollars ($200). (2) An additional fee to be determined by the Arkansas Psychology Board, but in no event to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), shall […]
(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may refuse to grant a certificate or may suspend or revoke any license for a period to be determined by the board, may impose a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), may issue a letter of reprimand, and may require additional hours of education of a licensee on […]
(a) (1) (A) The Arkansas Psychology Board may investigate or cause to be investigated any allegation or evidence that appears to show that a person: (i) Is practicing psychology without a license; or (ii) Licensed to practice in Arkansas and anyone under his or her supervision is or may be in violation of this chapter […]
(a) Each first-time applicant for a license issued by the Arkansas Psychology Board shall be required to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (b) The check shall conform to the applicable federal […]
