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Psychologist — Inactive Status

Inactive licensure status available to an active licensee upon written request and payment of applicable fees.

Licensing authority: Florida Board of Psychology

Change an active license to inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing License
Hold an active psychologist license.
Practice
No practice while inactive.
Request
Written request and applicable status-change fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renew a delinquent inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deadline
Apply for inactive status before the end of the delinquent cycle, pay inactive renewal and delinquency fees, and certify no practice. Failure renders the license null.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renew an inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Practice
No practice while inactive.
Renewal
Pay inactive renewal fee and certify no practice or violation of F.S. 490.012 since inactive status began.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Limited License Psychologist

Limited license for psychologists who are retired or will retire from active practice within six months of applying.

Licensing authority: Board of Psychology · Application information

Renew a delinquent active license
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Continuing Education
Forty hours per biennium; three hours of ethics/Florida law, two hours medical-error prevention, and two hours domestic violence every third renewal.
Delinquency
Apply before the end of the delinquent cycle, satisfy CE for current and previous cycles and pay delinquency/renewal fees; otherwise the license becomes null.
Exam Alternative
The laws and rules examination is an optional way to claim CE under Rule 64B19-13.003(3)(c); it is not compulsory if the applicant satisfies CE by other accepted activities. It does not replace medical-error or domestic-violence coursework.
Renewal
Submit renewal application, required fees, CE documentation and applicable background-screening/fingerprint retention.
Limited licensure for retired psychologists
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Application, fee and applicable fingerprint/background screening; fees are waived for uncompensated services supported by the employer notarized statement.
Discipline
The Board may deny applicants who committed or are being investigated/prosecuted for a disciplinary act.
Employment
Only qualifying public or nonprofit employers providing professional liability coverage, serving indigent, underserved or critical need populations.
Prior License
Licensed to practice psychology in a US jurisdiction for at least ten years; affidavit required.
Retirement
Retired or retiring within six months of application.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Continuing Education
Forty hours per biennium; three hours of ethics/Florida law, two hours medical-error prevention, and two hours domestic violence every third renewal.
Exam Alternative
The laws and rules examination is an optional way to claim CE under Rule 64B19-13.003(3)(c); it is not compulsory if the applicant satisfies CE by other accepted activities. It does not replace medical-error or domestic-violence coursework.
Renewal
Submit renewal application, required fees, CE documentation and applicable background-screening/fingerprint retention.

Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military Health Care Practitioners

Six-month temporary certificate for practice under a military platform; renewal requires continued military orders and participation.

Licensing authority: department of health

Temporary military platform certification
Duration
Six months; renewal requires continuing Florida active-duty orders and continued military-platform participation.
Fee
Temporary licensing fee waived.
Military Platform
Active-duty health care practitioner practicing under a military platform; submit proof and a complete application.
Qualification
Active, unencumbered US health-care license OR equivalent military training/experience where military practice does not require licensure; competency determination and no current professional disciplinary proceeding.
Score Exclusion
F.S. 456.0241(5)(c) disqualifies a person who has failed to obtain a passing score on the Florida examination required for the profession. Read with F.S. 490.005(1)(e) and Rule 64B19-11.001, the profession examinations are EPPP and Florida Laws and Rules; prior acceptable passing scores are conditions rather than a new mandatory sitting.
Screening
Fingerprints/background screening, National Practitioner Data Bank verification, and statutory conviction/revocation/investigation exclusions.
Renew temporary military platform certification
Duration
Six months; renewal requires continuing Florida active-duty orders and continued military-platform participation.
Fee
Temporary licensing fee waived.
Military Platform
Active-duty health care practitioner practicing under a military platform; submit proof and a complete application.
Qualification
Active, unencumbered US health-care license OR equivalent military training/experience where military practice does not require licensure; competency determination and no current professional disciplinary proceeding.
Renewal
Proof of continuing military orders for an active-duty assignment in Florida and continuing military-platform participation.
Score Exclusion
F.S. 456.0241(5)(c) disqualifies a person who has failed to obtain a passing score on the Florida examination required for the profession. Read with F.S. 490.005(1)(e) and Rule 64B19-11.001, the profession examinations are EPPP and Florida Laws and Rules; prior acceptable passing scores are conditions rather than a new mandatory sitting.
Screening
Fingerprints/background screening, National Practitioner Data Bank verification, and statutory conviction/revocation/investigation exclusions.

Psychologist

Psychologist licensure requires department application and board certification; school psychologist licensure uses department certification.

Licensing authority: Florida Board of Psychology · Application information

Bifurcation/Examination
Application Stage
Postdoctoral experience may be completed after application and while taking the examinations.
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
Bifurcation/Examination with Waiver
Application Stage
Postdoctoral experience may be completed after application and while taking the examinations.
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
Prior EPPP
An acceptable EPPP passing score completed before application excuses sitting it again; the EPPP remains a leaf because the examination is currently offered.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
Reinstate licensure after child support compliance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Compliance
Court or Department of Revenue notifies the Department that the licensee complied with the support order.
Fee
License is reinstated without additional charge.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Examination
Application Stage
Education and all supervised experience must be complete at application.
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
Examination with Waiver
Application Stage
Education and all supervised experience must be complete at application.
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
Prior EPPP
An acceptable EPPP passing score completed before application excuses sitting it again; the EPPP remains a leaf because the examination is currently offered.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
Reactivate an inactive license
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Application
Written request, active renewal/reactivation/status fees, any delinquency fees and outstanding fines.
Competency
For more than two consecutive inactive biennial cycles, F.S. 456.036(9) permits competency conditions excluding full reexamination. The Board renewal page mentions a special purpose examination without naming one; that unidentified assessment remains an applicant condition.
Continuing Education
Forty hours meeting Rule 64B19-13.003(3) for each inactive biennium and the last active biennium; report regulatory discipline.
Exam Alternative
The laws and rules examination is an optional way to claim CE under Rule 64B19-13.003(3)(c); it is not compulsory if the applicant satisfies CE by other accepted activities. It does not replace medical-error or domestic-violence coursework.
Prior Status
An inactive psychologist license.
International — Bifurcation/Examination
Application Stage
Postdoctoral experience may be completed after application and while taking the examinations.
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
International Equivalence
Provide a Board-approved credentials evaluation of the international degree and internship and a signed comparability letter from a current/former APA-program director; postdoctoral experience must be documented before issuance.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
International — Examination
Application Stage
Education and all supervised experience must be complete at application.
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
International Equivalence
Provide a Board-approved credentials evaluation of the international degree and internship and a signed comparability letter from a current/former APA-program director; postdoctoral experience must be documented before issuance.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
Military practitioner or spouse with an existing professional license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
No current professional disciplinary proceeding; fingerprints/background screening, complete application, applicable conviction screening and National Practitioner Data Bank verification.
Existing License
Active, unencumbered US license with no disciplinary action in the previous five years.
Fees
Application, licensure and unlicensed-activity fees are waived.
Military Status
Qualifying Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, National Guard or Public Health Service practitioner, or active-duty military spouse under F.S. 456.024(4)(a); honorable-discharge evidence as specified.
Practice
Actively practiced the profession for the three years preceding application.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Maintain good standing during military active duty
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Practice
No private-sector practice for profit; no registration, fees or other act required during the exemption.
Status
Florida practitioner in good standing when entering active duty.
Term
Active duty and six months after discharge.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Professional licensure for a military spouse assigned to Florida
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Other License
Valid US professional license with no disciplinary proceeding.
Qualification
Otherwise entitled to full licensure and eligible to take the Florida licensure examination; section 456.024(5)(a)5 requires eligibility, not passing as a new issuance step.
Screening
Application, fingerprints and criminal screening; fee waiver; applicable statutory disqualifications, including any previous failure of the Florida examination.
Spouse Orders
Spouse of an active-duty Armed Forces member with an official Florida duty assignment.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military spouse renewal exemption during absence from Florida
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Evidence
Satisfactory proof of absence and spouse military status; renewal obligations are excused during the absence.
Status
Existing Florida license; spouse of an Armed Forces member and absent from Florida because of that member military duties.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military spouse qualified by equivalent training
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Eligibility
No current professional disciplinary proceeding; fingerprints/background screening, complete application, applicable conviction screening and National Practitioner Data Bank verification.
Equivalence
Military/prior training or experience must be substantially equivalent to Florida requirements; the appropriate national or regional examination required for Florida licensure must have been passed.
Fees
Application, licensure and unlicensed-activity fees are waived.
Military Status
Qualifying Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, National Guard or Public Health Service practitioner, or active-duty military spouse under F.S. 456.024(4)(a); honorable-discharge evidence as specified.
Practice
Actively practiced the profession for the three years preceding application.
Military practitioner qualified by equivalent training
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Eligibility
No current professional disciplinary proceeding; fingerprints/background screening, complete application, applicable conviction screening and National Practitioner Data Bank verification.
Equivalence
Military/prior training or experience must be substantially equivalent to Florida requirements; the appropriate national or regional examination required for Florida licensure must have been passed.
Fees
Application, licensure and unlicensed-activity fees are waived.
Military Status
Qualifying Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, National Guard or Public Health Service practitioner, or active-duty military spouse under F.S. 456.024(4)(a); honorable-discharge evidence as specified.
Practice
Actively practiced the profession for the three years preceding application.
Licensure by MOBILE Endorsement
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Eligibility
No pending disciplinary proceeding; no disciplinary action in the preceding five years; satisfy F.S. 456.0145(2)(c) conviction, suspension/revocation, pending complaint and National Practitioner Data Bank restrictions, including the stated exceptions.
Jurisprudence Discretion
F.S. 456.0145(3) permits the Board to require a jurisprudential examination when the applicable law requires it. Rule 64B19-11.002 and the Board MOBILE implementing checklist do not exercise that permission as a current mandatory examination for this route.
National Alternative
A passing EPPP score OR an ABPP specialty certification recognized in Rule 64B19-11.002(2); recognized certification excuses an EPPP sitting. Certification is an applicant condition, not an examination leaf.
Other License
Active, unencumbered license in a US jurisdiction with a similar scope of practice.
Practice
At least two years of active practice during the preceding four years.
Screening
Fingerprint/background screening, application, fee and applicable financial responsibility.
New application after null and void licensure
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
Prior Status
A former license rendered null by failure to renew for two cycles; F.S. 456.036(6) requires a new application satisfying all current initial-licensure requirements.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
Renew a delinquent active license
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Continuing Education
Forty hours per biennium; three hours of ethics/Florida law, two hours medical-error prevention, and two hours domestic violence every third renewal.
Delinquency
Apply before the end of the delinquent cycle, satisfy CE for current and previous cycles and pay delinquency/renewal fees; otherwise the license becomes null.
Exam Alternative
The laws and rules examination is an optional way to claim CE under Rule 64B19-13.003(3)(c); it is not compulsory if the applicant satisfies CE by other accepted activities. It does not replace medical-error or domestic-violence coursework.
Renewal
Submit renewal application, required fees, CE documentation and applicable background-screening/fingerprint retention.
First biennial renewal
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Medical Errors
The two-hour Board-approved prevention of medical errors course remains required.
Renewal
Application, fees and applicable fingerprint/background-screening requirements.
State Exam Credit
Applicants who have passed the currently offered Florida laws and rules examination are excused from the 38 general/ethics/law CE hours; others may complete coursework or register for the examination.
Biennial renewal
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Continuing Education
Forty hours per biennium; three hours of ethics/Florida law, two hours medical-error prevention, and two hours domestic violence every third renewal.
Exam Alternative
The laws and rules examination is an optional way to claim CE under Rule 64B19-13.003(3)(c); it is not compulsory if the applicant satisfies CE by other accepted activities. It does not replace medical-error or domestic-violence coursework.
Renewal
Submit renewal application, required fees, CE documentation and applicable background-screening/fingerprint retention.
Regain licensure after statutory renewal disqualification
Education
A doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology program, or a Board-verified international equivalent under F.S. 490.005(1)(c) and Rule 64B19-11.0035.
Exam Score
EPPP scaled score 500 for October 2000 onward; acceptable earlier scores are 70% correct. Historical scores are applicant evidence; the referenced current EPPP Part 1 version is the currently offered examination.
Experience
4,000 supervised hours: 2,000 internship hours and 2,000 postdoctoral hours satisfying Rule 64B19-11.005; all hours must be documented before licensure.
Historical Exception
Persons denied renewal under section 24, chapter 2009-223, between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2012 need not retake initial-licensure examinations; the statutory exemption is an applicant condition.
Restoration
Renewal denied under F.S. 456.0635(3): meet current initial-licensure qualifications and application process.
Screening
Application, fees, fingerprints/background screening and applicable F.S. 456.0635 eligibility and supporting documentation are required.
Specialty Qualifications
Hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy and specialty titles require the training/recognition prescribed by F.S. 490.0141, 490.0143, 490.0145 and 490.0149 and Rules 64B19-18.002/.003; these do not create a separate Board-issued license.
State Score Window
Florida laws and rules score is valid for 24 months after the Board passing-score letter; Rule 64B19-11.0075 allows the specified hardship extension of the application period to 36 months.
Reactivate retired status held five or more years
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Application
Written request, reactivation/status fees, renewal fees for every retired biennium, any delinquency fees and outstanding administrative fines.
Continuing Education
Forty hours for each retired biennium and the last active biennium; report regulatory discipline.
Examination
Retake and pass the Florida laws and rules examination in the twelve months before requesting reactivation.
Prior Status
Five or more years on retired status.
Reactivate retired status held fewer than five years
State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination
Application
Written request, reactivation/status fees, renewal fees for every retired biennium, any delinquency fees and outstanding administrative fines.
Continuing Education
Forty hours for each retired biennium and the last active biennium; report regulatory discipline.
Examination
The laws and rules examination is an optional way to claim CE under Rule 64B19-13.003(3)(c); it is not compulsory if the applicant satisfies CE by other accepted activities. It does not replace medical-error or domestic-violence coursework.
Prior Status
Fewer than five years on retired status.

Provisional Psychologist

Supervised provisional psychology license, valid for 24 months and not renewable or reissuable.

Licensing authority: Board of Psychology · Application information

Provisional licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Degree
APA-accredited doctoral psychology degree.
Eligibility
Application, fees, background screening and a statement that the applicant is not under investigation for a Florida violation.
Expiration
Expires 24 months after issuance and cannot be renewed or reissued.
Supervisor
Signed agreement from a licensed psychologist in good standing and not under investigation; two hours of clinical supervision weekly, including one individual face-to-face hour. Practice ceases upon termination of supervision until the Board approves a replacement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Psychologist — Retired Status

Retired license status available to active or inactive licensees by written request and payment of applicable fees, with provisions for reactivation.

Licensing authority: Board of Psychology

Change an active or inactive license to retired status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing License
Hold an active or inactive psychologist license.
Practice
No practice while retired.
Request
Written request and retired-status/change-of-status fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration

Registration allowing a health care professional not licensed in Florida to provide telehealth services to patients in Florida within the scope of practice established by Florida law or rule.

Licensing authority: Florida Board of Psychology / Florida Department of Health

Register as an out of state psychologist telehealth provider
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Department application, Florida registered agent and professional-liability coverage/financial responsibility including Florida telehealth.
Discipline
No disciplinary action in the five years before application; no pending investigation/action or revoked license.
Notice
Report license restrictions or discipline to the Board within five business days.
Other License
Active, unencumbered, substantially similar US license.
Practice
Telehealth only; no Florida office or in-person Florida practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstate a suspended telehealth registration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Corrective Plan
Board-directed corrective action plan under the final order; completion may permit reinstatement.
Discretion
The Board determines the plan and whether the suspension may be lifted; no fixed examination is named.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

State of Florida Psychology Laws and Rules Examination

Provider
Pearson VUE; Professional Testing, Inc.
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice test
Exam questions
45 questions: 40 scored and 5 unscored pilot questions
Time limit
60 minutes examination time; 75-minute appointment
Passing score
80% (32 of 40 scored questions correct)
Exam fee
$128
Examination outline
  • Chapter 490, Florida Statutes
  • Section 90.503, Florida Statutes
  • Chapter 394, Part I, Florida Statutes
  • Chapter 415, Florida Statutes
  • Chapter 64B19, Florida Administrative Code
  • Chapter 456, Florida Statutes
  • Chapter 39, Florida Statutes
Examination sources

EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)

Provider
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB); delivered by Pearson VUE at Pearson Professional Centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination; each item has three or four possible responses, only one of which is correct; the score is the number of correct responses. A French form (FEPPP) is available only to candidates whose licensing authorities legally require a French form.
Exam questions
225 items: 175 scored and 50 unscored pretest items
Time limit
4 hours and 15 minutes for completion of the exam items
Passing score
Scaled score (200-800 scale); ASPPB recommended passing scores of 500 for independent practice and 450 for supervised practice; each licensing authority sets its own passing standard
Exam fee
$600 USD exam fee per sitting plus $91.88 test sitting fee (English EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge))
Examination outline
  • Domain 1. Biological Bases of Behavior (10%)
    • KN1. Functional correlates and determinants of the neurobiological and genetic bases of behavior pertaining to perception, cognition, personality, and mood and affect in normal, acute and chronic neurobehavioral disease processes and disease comorbidities
    • KN2. Drug classification, mechanisms of action, and desired/adverse effects of therapeutic agents, drugs of abuse, and complementary or alternative agents
    • KN3. Results from major trials and general guidelines for pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and combined treatment of psychological disorders
    • KN4. Behavioral genetics, transmission and expression of genetic information and its modification, and the role and limitations of this information in understanding disorders
    • KN5. Applications of structural and functional brain imaging methods, electrophysiological methods, therapeutic drug monitoring methods, and genetic screening methodologies, and the evidence for their effectiveness
  • Domain 2. Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior (13%)
    • KN6. Major research‐based theories and models of intelligence and their application
    • KN7. Major research-based theories, models, and principles of learning and their application
    • KN8. Major research‐based theories and models of memory and their application
    • KN9. Major research‐based theories and models of motivation and their application
    • KN10. Major research-based theories and models of emotion and their application
    • KN11. Elements of cognition, including sensation and perception, attention, language, information processing, visual-spatial processing, executive functioning
    • KN12. Relations among cognitions/beliefs, behavior, affect, temperament, and mood
    • KN13. Influence of psychosocial factors on cognitions/beliefs and behaviors
  • Domain 3. Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior (11%)
    • KN14. Major research‐based theories and models of social cognition (e.g., person perception, development of stereotypes, prejudice)
    • KN15. Social interaction and relationships (e.g., attraction, aggression, altruism, organizational justice, verbal and non‐verbal communication, internet communication, mate selection, empathy)
    • KN16. Group and systems processes (e.g., school, work, and family systems, job satisfaction, team functioning, conformity, persuasion) and social influences on functioning
    • KN17. Major research‐based personality theories and models
    • KN18. Cultural and sociopolitical psychology (e.g., privilege, cross‐cultural comparisons, political differences, international and global awareness, religiosity and spirituality, acculturation)
    • KN19. Identity diversity and intersectionality (e.g., psychological impact of diversity on individuals, families, and systems)
    • KN20. Causes, manifestations, and effects of oppression
  • Domain 4. Growth and Lifespan Development (12%)
    • KN21. Normal growth and development across the lifespan
    • KN22. Influence of individual‐environment interaction on development over time (e.g., the relationship between the individual and the social, academic, work, community environment)
    • KN23. Major research‐based theories and models of development
    • KN24. Influence of diverse identities on development
    • KN25. Family development, configuration, and functioning and their impact on the individual across the lifespan
    • KN26. Life events that can influence the course of development across the lifespan
    • KN27. Risk and protective factors that may impact a developmental course (e.g., nutrition, prenatal care, health care, social support, socioeconomic status, abuse, victimization, and resiliency)
    • KN28. Disorders and diseases that impact the expected course of development over the lifespan
  • Domain 5. Assessment and Diagnosis (16%)
    • KN29. Psychometric theories, item and test characteristics, test construction and standardization procedures, reliability and validity, sensitivity and specificity, and test fairness and bias
    • KN30. Assessment theories and models (e.g., developmental, behavioral, ecological, neuropsychological)
    • KN31. Assessment methods and their strengths and limitations (e.g., self‐report, multi-informant reports, psychophysiological measures, work samples, assessment centers, direct observation, structured and semi‐structured interviews)
    • KN32. Commonly used instruments for the measurement of characteristics and behaviors of individuals and their appropriate use with various populations
    • KN33. Issues of differential diagnosis and integration of non‐psychological information into psychological assessment
    • KN34. Instruments and methods appropriate for the assessment of groups and organizations (e.g., program evaluation, needs assessment, organizational and personnel assessment)
    • KN35. Criteria for selection and adaptation of assessment methods (e.g., evidenced-based knowledge of assessment limitations, cultural appropriateness, trans‐cultural adaptation, and language accommodations)
    • KN36. Classification systems and their underlying rationales and limitations for evaluating client functioning; dimensional vs. categorical approaches to diagnosis
    • KN37. Factors influencing evidence-based interpretation of data and decision‐making (e.g., base rates, group differences, cultural biases and differences, heuristics)
    • KN38. Constructs of epidemiology and base rates of psychological and behavioral disorders
    • KN39. Major research-based theories and models of psychopathology
    • KN40. Measurement of outcomes and changes due to prevention or intervention efforts with individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations
    • KN41. Use of technology in implementing tests, surveys, and other forms of assessment and diagnostic evaluation (e.g., validity, cost-effectiveness, consumer acceptability)
  • Domain 6. Treatment, Intervention, and Prevention and Supervision (15%)
    • KN42. Factors related to treatment or intervention decision-making (e.g., relevant research, matching treatment to assessment/diagnosis, matching client or patient with psychologist characteristics, knowledge and use of allied services, cost and benefit, readiness to change)
    • KN43. Contemporary research-based theories and models of treatment, intervention, and prevention
    • KN44. Treatment techniques and interventions and the evidence for their comparative efficacy and effectiveness
    • KN45. Methods and their evidence base for prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation with diverse and special populations
    • KN46. Interventions to enhance growth and performance of individuals, couples, families, groups, systems, and organizations
    • KN47. Research-based consultation models and processes
    • KN48. Research-based models of vocational and career development
    • KN49. Telepsychology and technology‐assisted psychological services
    • KN50. Healthcare systems, structures, and economics, and how these impact intervention choice
    • KN51. Approaches to health promotion, risk reduction, resilience, and wellness
    • KN52. Contemporary theories and models of supervision and their evidence base
  • Domain 7. Research Methods and Statistics (7%)
    • KN53. Sampling and data collection methods
    • KN54. Design of case, correlational, quasi‐experimental, and experimental studies
    • KN55. Analytic methods, including qualitative (e.g., thematic, phenomenological) and quantitative (e.g., probability theory; descriptive, inferential, and parametric statistics; meta-analysis; factor analysis; causal modeling)
    • KN56. Statistical interpretation (e.g., power, effect size, causation vs. association, clinical vs. statistical significance)
    • KN57. Critical appraisal and application of research findings (e.g., adequacy of design and statistics, limitations to generalizability, threats to internal and external validity, design flaws, level of evidence)
    • KN58. Evaluation strategies and techniques (e.g., needs assessment, process and implementation evaluation, formative and summative program evaluation, outcome evaluation, cost‐benefit analysis)
    • KN59. Considerations regarding community involvement and participation in research
    • KN60. Dissemination and presentation of research findings
  • Domain 8. Ethical/Legal/Professional Issues (16%)
    • KN61. Current ethical principles and codes for psychologists (APA, CPA)
    • KN62. Professional standards and relevant guidelines for the practice of psychology (e.g., standards for educational and psychological testing)
    • KN63. Laws, statutes, and judicial decisions that affect psychological practice
    • KN64. Identification and management of potential ethical issues
    • KN65. Models of ethical decision‐making
    • KN66. Approaches for continuing professional development
    • KN67. Emerging social, legal, ethical, and policy issues and their impact on psychological practice
    • KN68. Client and patient rights
    • KN69. Ethical issues in the conduct of research
    • KN70. Ethical issues in supervision
    • KN71. Ethical issues in technology-assisted psychological services
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