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Conditional prescription certificate

Certificate for supervised prescribing by a licensed Iowa psychologist with active health service provider certification, required training, PEP passage, supervision plan and malpractice coverage.

Licensing authority: Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals · Application information

Conditional certificate for prescription certificate reactivation supervision
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Issuance
The Board may issue a conditional certificate to complete a supervised period of at least twelve months for reactivation. This is the specifically authorized reactivation pathway, not fresh conditional certification under rule 883.2.
Prior Prescription Certificate
Hold a prescription certificate inactive for more than five years and use the supervised-practice competence option in rule 883.5(5)(b).
Reactivation Requirements
Meet the prescription reactivation application, fee and forty-hour psychopharmacology CE requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Extension to finish conditional supervised practice
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Completion Prospect
Demonstrate that successful completion is likely within the requested extension. Submit the request for approval by both the Board and Board of Medicine.
Existing Certificate
Hold the conditional certificate but be unable to finish supervised practice within four years due to extenuating circumstances.
Term
The extension provides additional time for the already-authorized supervised practice; it is not the statutory fresh-application pathway under §154B.10(2).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Initial conditional prescription certification
Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists
Application
Submit the completed application and nonrefundable $270 fee.
Clinical Experience
Complete the associated physician-supervised clinical experience with at least 600 patient encounters and the clinical-assessment/pathophysiology milestones, certified by training physicians and the training director.
Education
Complete an APA-designated psychopharmacology program with a postdoctoral MS in clinical psychopharmacology of at least 30 credits excluding practicum, the required coursework, at least one-third live-interactive instruction, and at least 40 hours of basic clinical-assessment instruction. The program must be APA-designated when the degree is conferred.
Exam Score
Pass the PEP at the test administrator’s recommended passing point and have the score sent directly to the Board; the rule names the PEP whether administered by ASPPB or its earlier administrator, not two independent exam identities.
Existing Credentials
Hold an active good-standing Iowa psychology license and Board health service provider certification.
Insurance
Maintain malpractice insurance covering psychotropic prescribing.
Joint Waiver
Waiver of a joint rule requires approval from both the Board and Board of Medicine under rule 883.12.
Practicum
Complete an associated practicum of 400 hours with at least 100 individual patients in six months to three years; at least 100 hours must be psychiatric and 100 primary-care/community-mental-health. Meet and document the evaluation/treatment milestones, with training physician and director certification.
Supervision
Submit a proposed supervision plan for Board approval under rule 883.4(1).
Term
The conditional certificate is valid for four years.
Reapplication after the four year conditional certificate
Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists
Application
Submit the completed application and nonrefundable $270 fee.
Clinical Experience
Complete the associated physician-supervised clinical experience with at least 600 patient encounters and the clinical-assessment/pathophysiology milestones, certified by training physicians and the training director.
Education
Complete an APA-designated psychopharmacology program with a postdoctoral MS in clinical psychopharmacology of at least 30 credits excluding practicum, the required coursework, at least one-third live-interactive instruction, and at least 40 hours of basic clinical-assessment instruction. The program must be APA-designated when the degree is conferred.
Exam Score
Pass the PEP at the test administrator’s recommended passing point and have the score sent directly to the Board; the rule names the PEP whether administered by ASPPB or its earlier administrator, not two independent exam identities.
Existing Credentials
Hold an active good-standing Iowa psychology license and Board health service provider certification.
Insurance
Maintain malpractice insurance covering psychotropic prescribing.
Joint Waiver
Waiver of a joint rule requires approval from both the Board and Board of Medicine under rule 883.12.
Practicum
Complete an associated practicum of 400 hours with at least 100 individual patients in six months to three years; at least 100 hours must be psychiatric and 100 primary-care/community-mental-health. Meet and document the evaluation/treatment milestones, with training physician and director certification.
Reapplication
Iowa Code §154B.10(2) permits applying again after four years pursuant to subsection 1; its current PEP-passage requirement remains a leaf. Previous passage is sufficient to carry the examination dependency; the texts cited set no retake requirement for this reapplication.
Rule Renewal Instruction
Rule 883.2(2) states: 883.2(2) Term. A conditional prescription certificate shall be valid for a period of four years from the date of issuance. The board shall not renew a conditional prescription certificate unless a conditional prescribing psychologist cannot complete the requirements of supervised practice within four years due to extenuating circumstances. A conditional prescribing psychologist may request an extension of a conditional prescription certificate when extenuating circumstances exist to provide additional time for the requirements of supervised practice to be met. The statutory reapplication pathway is retained separately from the Board’s extension/renewal instruction.
Supervision
Submit a proposed supervision plan for Board approval under rule 883.4(1).
Term
The conditional certificate is valid for four years.
Reinstatement after suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Order
Apply under the reinstatement terms of the Board order unless permanently revoked. If the order states no terms or the credential was voluntarily surrendered, ordinarily wait one year. Prove that the basis no longer exists and reinstatement serves the public interest under rule 506.32.
Individual Assessment
Any Board-ordered physical, mental, substance-abuse or clinical-competency evaluation is a case-specific applicant condition; the general reinstatement procedure names no identifiable licensing examination.
Limited Term
The original credential’s term, supervision, renewal and underlying-license qualifications apply; the reinstatement order defines its individual conditions.
Prior Credential
Previously hold this Iowa credential, suspended, revoked or voluntarily surrendered.
Reactivation
After reinstatement obtain any required reactivation before resuming authorized practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Temporary license

Temporary psychology license for a veteran or active-duty military spouse needing additional education or training under Iowa Code §272C.12A and rule 481—7.3; distinct from the psychology internship/residency provisional license.

Licensing authority: Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals · Application information

Temporary licensure to complete missing education or training
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Provide ordinary reciprocity application documents, fees, history disclosures and military-status evidence.
Extension
The Board may extend a temporary license case by case for good cause under rule 7.3(5)(d).
Military Status
Be an eligible veteran or active-duty military spouse holding an unrestricted license in another jurisdiction whose scope is not substantially equivalent to Iowa’s.
Prior Exam
Rule 7.3(5)(a) makes passage of the required licensing examination a prerequisite to a temporary license. The currently offered EPPP reference is retained even when passed before applying.
Statutory Entitlement
Iowa Code §272C.12A(2)(a) directs issuance for qualifying applicants needing additional training. Rule 7.3(5)(b) also states a public-protection limitation; an individual licensing decision remains with the Board.
Training
Complete the additional education or training the Board identifies. The Board specifies the temporary term and public-protection conditions.
Extension of the military temporary license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Current License
Hold the temporary military psychology license and continue the outstanding education/training pathway.
Good Cause
The Board may extend the temporary license case by case for good cause while the full-license application remains pending.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Reactivation of an inactive credential
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the reactivation application and fee. Verify the most recent out-of-jurisdiction license and disclose public/pending complaints under rule 880.14(3).
Continuing Education
Without the current-active-license alternative, rule 880.14(5) specifies 40 CE hours for less than five years inactive and 80 for more than five years. It states no hour count for exactly five years; that textual omission does not identify an examination.
Credential Term
The original limited credential’s duration and renewal restrictions remain applicant conditions. Section 147.11(1) makes reactivation subject to the fee and other Board-rule terms. For HSP certification the underlying psychology license must also be active.
Current License Alternative
Provide a current active license in another jurisdiction, or CE completed within two years before the reactivation application.
Inactive License
Hold an inactive Iowa psychology license; do not resume practice until reactivated.
Retired Status
Chapter 881 defines inactive to include former lapsed, inactive, delinquent, closed or retired designations; those labels do not create additional exam routes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Reinstatement after suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Order
Apply under the reinstatement terms of the Board order unless permanently revoked. If the order states no terms or the credential was voluntarily surrendered, ordinarily wait one year. Prove that the basis no longer exists and reinstatement serves the public interest under rule 506.32.
Individual Assessment
Any Board-ordered physical, mental, substance-abuse or clinical-competency evaluation is a case-specific applicant condition; the general reinstatement procedure names no identifiable licensing examination.
Limited Term
The original credential’s term, supervision, renewal and underlying-license qualifications apply; the reinstatement order defines its individual conditions.
Prior Credential
Previously hold this Iowa credential, suspended, revoked or voluntarily surrendered.
Reactivation
After reinstatement obtain any required reactivation before resuming authorized practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Psychologist Permanent License

Ordinary Iowa license to practice psychology, including initial, endorsement, verification, renewal, reactivation and reinstatement pathways. Statutory exempt practice under Iowa Code §154B.3 is not a separate Board license.

Licensing authority: Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals · Application information

Licensure by endorsement — ABPP certification
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the application and nonrefundable licensing fee.
Exam Score
Provide the official EPPP passing score directly from ASPPB or directly from the state of initial licensure; ASPPB’s recommended passing point is accepted.
Existing License
Hold a doctoral degree in psychology and a doctoral-level psychology license in another jurisdiction.
Foreign Education
If rule 880.4(4)(b) applies, also obtain educational equivalency evaluation and certified English translations, and meet all other requirements.
License Verification
Provide direct or qualifying web verification of the most recent license and any additional licenses needed to establish experience; disclose public or pending complaints.
Qualification
Have ABPP send direct proof of board certification originally granted on or after January 1, 1983; a specialty diploma or certification is an applicant qualification, not a separately named examination in this route.
Score Timing
An accepted EPPP score may have been earned before applying; previous passage remains a reference to the currently offered registered examination.
Statutory Waiver
Iowa Code §154B.6(2) permits the Board to waive examinations for holders by examination of substantially equivalent licenses or ABPP specialty diplomas; this discretion is an applicant condition.
Licensure by endorsement — CPQ
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the application and nonrefundable licensing fee.
Deemed Satisfaction
Except for the foreign-trained equivalency case in rule 880.4(4)(b), rule 880.6(1)(c) deems this credential or experience verification to satisfy its EPPP-score and equivalent-qualification requirements. The examination reference is retained with this satisfaction condition; the rule does not require this applicant to retake it or separately submit the score.
Existing License
Hold a doctoral degree in psychology and a doctoral-level psychology license in another jurisdiction.
Foreign Training
Applicants whose foreign education does not meet rule 880.4(4)(a) must meet the equivalency evaluation and other requirements of rule 880.4(4)(b).
License Verification
Provide direct or qualifying web verification of the most recent license and any additional licenses needed to establish experience; disclose public or pending complaints.
Qualification
Hold a current ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification.
Score Timing
An accepted EPPP score may have been earned before applying; previous passage remains a reference to the currently offered registered examination.
Statutory Waiver
Iowa Code §154B.6(2) permits the Board to waive examinations for holders by examination of substantially equivalent licenses or ABPP specialty diplomas; this discretion is an applicant condition.
Licensure by endorsement — equivalent education and supervision records
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the application and nonrefundable licensing fee.
Exam Score
Provide the official EPPP passing score directly from ASPPB or directly from the state of initial licensure; ASPPB’s recommended passing point is accepted.
Existing License
Hold a doctoral degree in psychology and a doctoral-level psychology license in another jurisdiction.
Foreign Education
If rule 880.4(4)(b) applies, also obtain educational equivalency evaluation and certified English translations, and meet all other requirements.
License Verification
Provide direct or qualifying web verification of the most recent license and any additional licenses needed to establish experience; disclose public or pending complaints.
Qualification
Submit direct official academic transcripts and supervisors’ prescribed-form evidence; if experience verification is unavailable the Board may consider documentation from the current licensing jurisdiction or equivalent supervision documentation.
Score Timing
An accepted EPPP score may have been earned before applying; previous passage remains a reference to the currently offered registered examination.
Statutory Waiver
Iowa Code §154B.6(2) permits the Board to waive examinations for holders by examination of substantially equivalent licenses or ABPP specialty diplomas; this discretion is an applicant condition.
Licensure by endorsement — foreign trained educational equivalency
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the application and nonrefundable licensing fee.
Equivalent Qualifications
Provide the equivalent qualification evidence under rule 880.6(1)(c)(2); CPQ or years of licensure do not remove the foreign-educational-equivalency requirement.
Exam Score
Submit the official EPPP passing score; rule 880.6(1)(c) expressly excepts rule 880.4(4)(b) from the CPQ/three-year deemed-satisfaction provision.
Existing License
Hold a doctoral degree in psychology and a doctoral-level psychology license in another jurisdiction.
Foreign Education
Hold a foreign doctoral degree that does not meet rule 880.4(4)(a). Supply a National Register or NACES-member equivalency evaluation, certified English translations and all other licensure requirements under rule 880.4(4)(b).
License Verification
Provide direct or qualifying web verification of the most recent license and any additional licenses needed to establish experience; disclose public or pending complaints.
Score Timing
An accepted EPPP score may have been earned before applying; previous passage remains a reference to the currently offered registered examination.
Statutory Waiver
Iowa Code §154B.6(2) permits the Board to waive examinations for holders by examination of substantially equivalent licenses or ABPP specialty diplomas; this discretion is an applicant condition.
Licensure by endorsement — National Register credential
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the application and nonrefundable licensing fee.
Exam Score
Provide the official EPPP passing score directly from ASPPB or directly from the state of initial licensure; ASPPB’s recommended passing point is accepted.
Existing License
Hold a doctoral degree in psychology and a doctoral-level psychology license in another jurisdiction.
Foreign Education
If rule 880.4(4)(b) applies, also obtain educational equivalency evaluation and certified English translations, and meet all other requirements.
License Verification
Provide direct or qualifying web verification of the most recent license and any additional licenses needed to establish experience; disclose public or pending complaints.
Qualification
Have the National Register send direct proof of current doctoral-level health service provider credentialing.
Score Timing
An accepted EPPP score may have been earned before applying; previous passage remains a reference to the currently offered registered examination.
Statutory Waiver
Iowa Code §154B.6(2) permits the Board to waive examinations for holders by examination of substantially equivalent licenses or ABPP specialty diplomas; this discretion is an applicant condition.
Licensure by endorsement — three years of independent licensure
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the application and nonrefundable licensing fee.
Deemed Satisfaction
Except for the foreign-trained equivalency case in rule 880.4(4)(b), rule 880.6(1)(c) deems this credential or experience verification to satisfy its EPPP-score and equivalent-qualification requirements. The examination reference is retained with this satisfaction condition; the rule does not require this applicant to retake it or separately submit the score.
Existing License
Hold a doctoral degree in psychology and a doctoral-level psychology license in another jurisdiction.
Foreign Training
Applicants whose foreign education does not meet rule 880.4(4)(a) must meet the equivalency evaluation and other requirements of rule 880.4(4)(b).
License Verification
Provide direct or qualifying web verification of the most recent license and any additional licenses needed to establish experience; disclose public or pending complaints.
Older Board Instruction
The pinned permanent-license page, Option A, says: "If you have held a license to practice psychology for at least 5 years with no disciplinary history, submit verification of a doctoral degree in psychology." Rule 880.6(1)(c), effective August 13, 2025, controls and specifies three years.
Qualification
Verify a doctoral degree in psychology and at least three years of an independent psychology license in another jurisdiction with no disciplinary history.
Score Timing
An accepted EPPP score may have been earned before applying; previous passage remains a reference to the currently offered registered examination.
Statutory Waiver
Iowa Code §154B.6(2) permits the Board to waive examinations for holders by examination of substantially equivalent licenses or ABPP specialty diplomas; this discretion is an applicant condition.
Initial licensure by examination
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a completed application and the nonrefundable licensing fee under rule 880.2(3)(a).
Application Currency
An application with no additional supporting documentation for more than two years becomes invalid unless the applicant requests in writing that it be maintained.
Degree
Possess a doctoral degree in psychology; the program must have been APA-accredited, CPA-accredited or ASPPB/National Register-designated at graduation, or the applicant must hold current ABPP board certification or an APA-accredited postdoctoral respecialization certificate under rule 880.4(4)(a). These certifications are applicant qualifications.
Exam Approval Instruction
The pinned Board permanent-license page states: "A completed Supervision Registration Form must be submitted to the Board office before approval to take the EPPP exam will be granted."
Exam Score
Pass the EPPP at the ASPPB passing point and have the score sent directly to the Board.
Retake Interval
Iowa Code §154B.6(1)(c) bars a subsequent examination within sixty days after failing.
Supervised Experience
Complete at least one year of supervised professional experience; rule 880.8 requires at least 1,500 postdoctoral residency hours in no less than ten months after completion of academic requirements and the predoctoral internship.
Transcripts
Have official academic transcripts sent directly from the school and supervisors provide qualifications in writing on prescribed forms.
Initial licensure by examination — foreign trained educational equivalency
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a completed application and the nonrefundable licensing fee under rule 880.2(3)(a).
Application Currency
An application with no additional supporting documentation for more than two years becomes invalid unless the applicant requests in writing that it be maintained.
Degree
Possess a doctoral degree in psychology; the program must have been APA-accredited, CPA-accredited or ASPPB/National Register-designated at graduation, or the applicant must hold current ABPP board certification or an APA-accredited postdoctoral respecialization certificate under rule 880.4(4)(a). These certifications are applicant qualifications.
Exam Approval Instruction
The pinned Board permanent-license page states: "A completed Supervision Registration Form must be submitted to the Board office before approval to take the EPPP exam will be granted."
Exam Score
Pass the EPPP at the ASPPB passing point and have the score sent directly to the Board.
Foreign Education
For a foreign doctoral program not meeting rule 880.4(4)(a), obtain an equivalency evaluation from the National Register or a NACES-member service. Supply certified English translations and bear evaluation and translation costs. Meet all other licensing requirements.
Retake Interval
Iowa Code §154B.6(1)(c) bars a subsequent examination within sixty days after failing.
Supervised Experience
Complete at least one year of supervised professional experience; rule 880.8 requires at least 1,500 postdoctoral residency hours in no less than ten months after completion of academic requirements and the predoctoral internship.
Transcripts
Have official academic transcripts sent directly from the school and supervisors provide qualifications in writing on prescribed forms.
Late renewal within the grace period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 approved hours per biennium. The first renewal is exempt from CE; for the second renewal, six hours must concern Iowa mental health laws/regulations or risk management; for later renewals six hours may also concern ethical issues or federal mental health laws/regulations. Applicable statutory or Board CE exemptions remain available.
License
Hold the Iowa psychology license and submit the renewal application and fee before expiry; renewal is biennial, July 1 of even years to June 30 of the next even year.
Mandatory Reporter
Meet the child/dependent-adult mandatory reporter training applicable to the licensee’s work, document the training, or qualify for a statutory/Board suspension or waiver.
Recent Issuance
A license issued within six months of renewal need not be renewed until the subsequent biennial renewal.
Timing
Complete the renewal requirements and pay the late fee within the 30-day grace period; thereafter the license is inactive and reactivation is required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Initial licensure with military education, training or service credit
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a completed application and the nonrefundable licensing fee under rule 880.2(3)(a).
Application Currency
An application with no additional supporting documentation for more than two years becomes invalid unless the applicant requests in writing that it be maintained.
Degree
Possess a doctoral degree in psychology; the program must have been APA-accredited, CPA-accredited or ASPPB/National Register-designated at graduation, or the applicant must hold current ABPP board certification or an APA-accredited postdoctoral respecialization certificate under rule 880.4(4)(a). These certifications are applicant qualifications.
Exam Approval Instruction
The pinned Board permanent-license page states: "A completed Supervision Registration Form must be submitted to the Board office before approval to take the EPPP exam will be granted."
Exam Score
Pass the EPPP at the ASPPB passing point and have the score sent directly to the Board.
Military Credit
Request credit for verified military education, training or service toward identified educational or experience requirements. Submit military records or certified evidence. The authority decides what credit applies; military credit cannot satisfy an examination requirement under rule 7.2(2).
Retake Interval
Iowa Code §154B.6(1)(c) bars a subsequent examination within sixty days after failing.
Supervised Experience
Complete at least one year of supervised professional experience; rule 880.8 requires at least 1,500 postdoctoral residency hours in no less than ten months after completion of academic requirements and the predoctoral internship.
Transcripts
Have official academic transcripts sent directly from the school and supervisors provide qualifications in writing on prescribed forms.
Full licensure following military temporary license training
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Exam Timing
The EPPP reference records the examination prerequisite completed before issuance of the temporary license; this route does not demand a retake.
Previous Temporary License
Hold the military temporary license and satisfy the prior examination prerequisite in rule 7.3(5)(a).
Training Completion
Submit records showing completion of the additional education or training identified by the Board under §272C.12A(2). Under subsection 3 the Board shall issue the occupational or professional license.
Veteran or active duty military spouse reciprocity meeting statutory verification criteria
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the application and fee, scope-of-practice statement, relevant jurisdiction laws, and fingerprints/waiver if required for initial licensing.
Board Rule Instruction
Rule 481—7.3(1) states: 7.3(1) A veteran or spouse with an unrestricted professional license in another jurisdiction may apply for licensure in Iowa through reciprocity in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 272C. A veteran or spouse must pass any examinations required for licensure to be eligible for licensure through reciprocity and will be given credit for examinations previously passed when consistent with the licensing authority’s laws and rules on examination requirements. A fully completed application for licensure submitted by a veteran or spouse under this subrule will be given priority and will be expedited. The no-examination issuance command in Iowa Code §272C.12(1) controls for an applicant meeting that section; the Board’s rule instruction is retained here as an applicant condition.
Compact
A compact privilege to practice in Iowa makes the applicant ineligible under rule 501.1(5); this license does not confer compact privileges.
Discipline
No revoked or investigation-surrendered license, unresolved disciplinary matter, pending unprofessional-conduct complaint or disqualifying criminal history. Submit relevant records and required attestation.
License
Hold a current good-standing license in at least one issuing jurisdiction with a substantially similar scope of practice; rule 880.6(2) supplies the psychology verification alternative for applicants unable to satisfy endorsement.
Military Priority
Eligible veteran and active-duty military-spouse applications are expedited under §272C.12A(1).
Military Status
Be a veteran under Iowa Code §35.1(2) or the spouse of an active-duty military member, with an unrestricted professional license and substantially equivalent scope; document this status.
Prior Qualifications
The issuing jurisdiction must verify minimum education and, if applicable, work experience and clinical supervision requirements. Prior passage of an examination required by that jurisdiction, if applicable, is a condition: §272C.12(1)(d) does not identify an exact examination.
State Law Exception
Iowa Code §272C.12(3)(c) permits a state-law examination if required by the licensing authority; the psychology requirements in chapter 880 identify no such examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Reactivation of an inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the reactivation application and fee. Verify the most recent out-of-jurisdiction license and disclose public/pending complaints under rule 880.14(3).
Continuing Education
Without the current-active-license alternative, rule 880.14(5) specifies 40 CE hours for less than five years inactive and 80 for more than five years. It states no hour count for exactly five years; that textual omission does not identify an examination.
Current License Alternative
Provide a current active license in another jurisdiction, or CE completed within two years before the reactivation application.
Inactive License
Hold an inactive Iowa psychology license; do not resume practice until reactivated.
Retired Status
Chapter 881 defines inactive to include former lapsed, inactive, delinquent, closed or retired designations; those labels do not create additional exam routes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Reinstatement after suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the reactivation application and fee. Verify the most recent out-of-jurisdiction license and disclose public/pending complaints under rule 880.14(3).
Board Order
Apply for reinstatement under the terms of the suspension/revocation order unless permanently revoked. Where the order sets no terms or the license was voluntarily surrendered, ordinarily wait one year. Establish that the basis no longer exists and reinstatement serves the public interest; then obtain reactivation before practice.
Continuing Education
Without the current-active-license alternative, rule 880.14(5) specifies 40 CE hours for less than five years inactive and 80 for more than five years. It states no hour count for exactly five years; that textual omission does not identify an examination.
Cross Reference
Rule 880.15 names rule 506.31, but the current Chapter 506 puts reinstatement in 506.32; 506.31 concerns public records. The substantive current reinstatement provision is used.
Current License Alternative
Provide a current active license in another jurisdiction, or CE completed within two years before the reactivation application.
Inactive License
Hold an inactive Iowa psychology license; do not resume practice until reactivated.
Individual Assessment
Any case-specific Board order or required physical, mental, substance-abuse or clinical-competency evaluation under rule 500.10 is an applicant condition; these texts name no separately identifiable licensing examination for this restoration pathway.
Retired Status
Chapter 881 defines inactive to include former lapsed, inactive, delinquent, closed or retired designations; those labels do not create additional exam routes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 approved hours per biennium. The first renewal is exempt from CE; for the second renewal, six hours must concern Iowa mental health laws/regulations or risk management; for later renewals six hours may also concern ethical issues or federal mental health laws/regulations. Applicable statutory or Board CE exemptions remain available.
License
Hold the Iowa psychology license and submit the renewal application and fee before expiry; renewal is biennial, July 1 of even years to June 30 of the next even year.
Mandatory Reporter
Meet the child/dependent-adult mandatory reporter training applicable to the licensee’s work, document the training, or qualify for a statutory/Board suspension or waiver.
Recent Issuance
A license issued within six months of renewal need not be renewed until the subsequent biennial renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Licensure by verification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the application and fee, scope-of-practice statement, relevant jurisdiction laws, and fingerprints/waiver if required for initial licensing.
Compact
A compact privilege to practice in Iowa makes the applicant ineligible under rule 501.1(5); this license does not confer compact privileges.
Discipline
No revoked or investigation-surrendered license, unresolved disciplinary matter, pending unprofessional-conduct complaint or disqualifying criminal history. Submit relevant records and required attestation.
License
Hold a current good-standing license in at least one issuing jurisdiction with a substantially similar scope of practice; rule 880.6(2) supplies the psychology verification alternative for applicants unable to satisfy endorsement.
Military Priority
Eligible veteran and active-duty military-spouse applications are expedited under §272C.12A(1).
Prior Qualifications
The issuing jurisdiction must verify minimum education and, if applicable, work experience and clinical supervision requirements. Prior passage of an examination required by that jurisdiction, if applicable, is a condition: §272C.12(1)(d) does not identify an exact examination.
State Law Exception
Iowa Code §272C.12(3)(c) permits a state-law examination if required by the licensing authority; the psychology requirements in chapter 880 identify no such examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-08-13.

Initial licensure with work experience substituting for education or training
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a completed application and the nonrefundable licensing fee under rule 880.2(3)(a).
Application Currency
An application with no additional supporting documentation for more than two years becomes invalid unless the applicant requests in writing that it be maintained.
Degree
Possess a doctoral degree in psychology; the program must have been APA-accredited, CPA-accredited or ASPPB/National Register-designated at graduation, or the applicant must hold current ABPP board certification or an APA-accredited postdoctoral respecialization certificate under rule 880.4(4)(a). These certifications are applicant qualifications.
Education Substitution
An applicant relocating to Iowa from a jurisdiction not requiring this professional license may substitute at least three years of substantially similar work experience in the four years before application for education and training requirements under §272C.13 and rule 501.2. Supply Iowa residency and scope/work evidence; all other requirements, including the EPPP, remain.
Exam Approval Instruction
The pinned Board permanent-license page states: "A completed Supervision Registration Form must be submitted to the Board office before approval to take the EPPP exam will be granted."
Exam Score
Pass the EPPP at the ASPPB passing point and have the score sent directly to the Board.
Retake Interval
Iowa Code §154B.6(1)(c) bars a subsequent examination within sixty days after failing.
Supervised Experience
Complete at least one year of supervised professional experience; rule 880.8 requires at least 1,500 postdoctoral residency hours in no less than ten months after completion of academic requirements and the predoctoral internship.
Transcripts
Have official academic transcripts sent directly from the school and supervisors provide qualifications in writing on prescribed forms.

Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists

Provider
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB); administered on computer at Kryterion Testing Network centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination requiring recall of information, analysis, and judgment; offered in person at Kryterion test centers, not online
Exam questions
200 multiple-choice items: 150 scored and 50 experimental (pretest) items
Time limit
4 hours
Passing score
Criterion-referenced cut score set by a modified Angoff approach; the score is the number of items answered correctly represented as a percentage
Exam fee
$700 exam fee plus $125 test center fee
Examination outline
  • Content Area 1: Integrating Clinical Psychopharmacology with the Practice of Psychology — Refers to integrating clinical psychopharmacology with the practice of psychology (7.3%)
    • Knowledge of biopsychosocial variables as determinants of medication utilization and effects (e.g., age, gender, family history, patient belief systems/ culture, economics/ poverty, social support, current environmental circumstances).
    • Knowledge of limitations and benefits, patient perceptions (including help-seeking attitudes), and treatment expectations regarding psychopharmacological and psychological interventions as sole, additive, or interactive treatments for given disorders and functional impairments.
    • Knowledge of practitioner-patient partnership for case and medication management, including the impact on patient education, medication adherence, the effectiveness of treatment, adverse effects and response to side effects, and implications for the relationship when psychosocial and pharmacological interventions are utilized (e.g., ethnicity/culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic factors, religion, refugee status).
    • Knowledge of the development and implementation of a coherent and organized integrated treatment plan of psychosocial, cultural (including the participation of traditional healers when appropriate), and pharmacological interventions with attention to comorbidities, as well as evidence-based developments in psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.
  • Content Area 2: Neuroscience — Refers to the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of the nervous system and its interfaces with other major body systems. (6.7%)
    • Knowledge of cellular and molecular nervous system biology and regulatory processes (e.g., neurotransmitter and neuromodulator systems, up and down-regulation, tolerance/cross-tolerance) needed to understand the pharmacological effect of medications.
    • Knowledge of the structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
    • Knowledge of neurodevelopment and neuroplasticity.
    • Knowledge of the major neuronal pathways and their functions, and associated messenger systems.
  • Content Area 3: Nervous System Pathology — Refers to disorders of the nervous system resulting in abnormal function or behavioral/ mood disruption. Includes biochemical, structural (congenital or acquired), or neurophysiological abnormalities and their impact on other body systems. (11.3%)
    • Knowledge of etiological factors and diagnosis of dementia, delirium, and other cognitive and neurological disorders.
    • Knowledge of etiological factors and diagnosis of chronic pain, including headache (e.g., migrainous vs. non-migrainous headache), neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia; and the role of the CNS in pain experience and management.
    • Knowledge of etiological factors and diagnosis of sleep disorders.
    • Knowledge of common idiopathic movement disorders, their etiological factors, signs, symptoms, and diagnosis (e.g., Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Tourette’s syndrome).
    • Knowledge of common iatrogenic or drug-induced movement disorders, their etiological factors, signs, symptoms, and diagnosis (e.g., extrapyramidal symptoms, dystonias, dyskinesias, akathisia, Dystonic Tremors (DTs)).
    • Knowledge of etiological factors and categories of seizure disorders.
    • Knowledge of traumatic brain injury and post-concussive or post-concussion syndrome and its impact on prescriptive decisions.
    • Knowledge of nervous system pathology (e.g., multiple sclerosis, infectious diseases, exposure to environmental neurotoxins, neoplasms, intellectual/developmental disabilities).
    • Knowledge of basic indications for neurodiagnostic imaging and testing (e.g., EEG, CT, MRI, neuropsychological).
  • Content Area 4: Physiology and Pathophysiology — Refers to normal physiology and pathophysiology across the life span, and their impact on psychological functioning and psychopharmacology. (16%)
    • Knowledge of indications for referral to other health care providers for assessment or treatment when organ system pathology is indicated.
    • Knowledge at a functional level of cardiovascular system physiology and pathophysiology across the life span (e.g., rhythm and rate disorders such as prolonged QT interval), and their relationship to psychopharmacology and psychopathology (e.g., blood pressure changes secondary to psychotropic medication; mitral valve prolapse related to panic disorder).
    • Knowledge at a functional level of pulmonary system physiology and pathophysiology across the life span, and their relationships to psychopharmacology and psychopathology (e.g., beta blockers and asthma, respiratory suppression with CNS depressants).
    • Knowledge of etiological factors and diagnosis of central nervous system vascular disorders (e.g., cerebral vascular accidents, transient ischemic attacks).
    • Knowledge at a functional level of renal/genitourinary system physiology and pathophysiology across the life span, and their relationships to psychopharmacology and psychopathology (e.g., the effect of psychotropic substances on urinary/sexual functioning; role in excretion of wastes and medications; valproic acid and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); lithium and renal functioning).
  • Content Area 5: Biopsychosocial and Pharmacologic Assessment and Monitoring — Refers to a range of biopsychosocial (psychological, neurological, behavioral, physical, biomedical) and pharmacologic assessment techniques and procedures for baseline and ongoing evaluation of the individual’s physical and psychological health status as well as the assessment of therapeutic efficacy, adverse effects, contraindications for drug usage, drug interactions, and appropriateness for medication continuation, modification, or discontinuation. (6%)
    • Knowledge of individual and family history-taking procedures and psychological assessments that provide information relevant to prescribing (e.g., review of systems, dietary habits, mental status, behavioral observations, developmental history, social history, academic history, family medical and psychiatric history (including knowledge of diversity-related variations in the incidence/ prevalence of disorders), history of sexually transmitted disease and history of the general level of functioning).
    • Knowledge of basic physical and neurological examination procedures (e.g., history and physical examination (HPE); review of systems (ROS)) and variations in these procedures for special populations (e.g., ethnicity and estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR)).
    • Knowledge of appropriate laboratory tests and assessment procedures before prescribing particular medications (e.g., the implication of disease states, gender, ethnicity, sample timing, and potential effects of medications on those values) and ongoing during treatment (e.g., therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for lithium blood levels, white blood cell monitoring with clozapine use).
    • Knowledge of behavioral assessment methods (e.g., rating scales, direct observation of behaviors, parent/ teacher/self-report) at baseline and ongoing monitoring for therapeutic effectiveness, quality of life, and adverse effects of psychopharmacological agents (e.g., akathisia with antipsychotics and SSRIs; rating scales for ADHD; Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) for cognitive function; Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale for global response to treatment).
  • Content Area 6: Differential Diagnosis — Refers to the use of comprehensive diagnostic information about a patient to establish an accurate diagnosis from among possible medical and psychological diagnoses to select appropriate treatment modalities and determine the appropriateness of referral to other health care providers. (10%)
    • Knowledge of medical disorders and their most common symptoms that may also present with psychological symptoms (e.g., ADHD versus PKU versus autism, anxiety versus Graves’ disease, dementia versus depression in the elderly; depression as a primary disorder vs. a prodromal sign of underlying cancer; personality changes in the elderly vs. dementia).
    • Knowledge of psychological signs and symptoms (e.g., mental status changes, memory dysfunction, depression, psychosis) secondary to substances of abuse, prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, most commonly used herbal remedies that have psychological effects, and dietary supplements.
    • Knowledge of the psychopharmacological treatment implications related to mental health disorders with multiple symptoms (e.g., one disorder with multiple symptoms vs. comorbid disorders with related symptoms: major depressive disorder with psychotic features vs. major depressive disorder and schizophrenia; anxious depression vs. anxiety disorder and dysthymia; bipolar vs. psychotic depression; behavioral health disorders and substance use disorders).
    • Knowledge of iatrogenic effects of medication versus primary symptoms of disease course (e.g., akathisia versus anxiety; anticholinergic effects versus dementia; medication-induced tremor versus idiopathic movement disorders).
  • Content Area 7: Pharmacology — Refers to the interactions of drugs with biophysiological systems; encompasses pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, and the epidemiology of various medications such as psychotropics, adjunctive agents, and other medications used in the practice of medicine, as well as substances of abuse, OTC products, and food and dietary supplements. The influence of cultural/ethnic factors, environmental factors, and responses of special populations are considered. (12.7%)
    • Knowledge of drug classifications for psychotropic and adjunctive medications (e.g., stimulants, sedatives, antidepressants, anticholinergics), major drug categories used to treat common medical disorders (e.g., antibiotics), OTC medications, herbals, and substances of abuse.
    • Knowledge of pharmacokinetic parameters (e.g., absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination) and how each phase affects drug action (e.g., delayed-release preparations, routes of administration, area under the curve, lipophilicity and drug transit across membrane barriers, CYP enzymes, drug/drug and drug/food interactions, routes of clearance).
    • Knowledge of pharmacodynamic changes caused by medications (receptor up/down regulation; transcription).
    • Knowledge of the importance of biological half-life in determining steady state drug concentrations, dosing schedules, accumulation, and toxicity.
    • Knowledge of drug properties and characteristics (e.g., therapeutic index, therapeutic blood levels/ prescription doses, potency, bioavailability, efficacy, cognitive and behavioral manifestations of toxicity, dose response relationships).
    • Knowledge of types of drugs/receptor interactions (e.g., direct and indirect agonists, antagonists, partial agonists, inverse agonists, competitive vs. non-competitive antagonism and agonism).
    • Knowledge of the relationship between neurotransmitters and their receptor targets and the behavioral effects of stimulation vs. inhibition (e.g., 5HT1A and anxiety, beta blockers and performance anxiety, D2 and psychosis; histamine and sedation; ACh and memory).
    • Knowledge of the mechanism of action of common therapeutic agents (e.g., receptor stimulation/inhibition; receptor up/down regulation; tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal).
    • Knowledge of the theoretical relationship between neurotransmitter systems and psycho-pathological conditions (e.g., serotonin and norepinephrine in depression, dopamine in psychosis and substance abuse; dopamine in Parkinson’s disease; acetylcholine in Alzheimer’s disease).
    • Knowledge of the factors (e.g., biological, ethnic, pharmacodynamic, genetic, pharmacokinetic) related to intra- and inter-individual responses to medications (e.g., variation of blood levels to the same dose across individuals, change in responsiveness within the same individual across administrations of same drug [e.g., pregnancy, obesity, age]).
    • Knowledge of drug-induced disease, dysfunction, and adverse reactions (e.g., hepatotoxicity, agranulocytosis, dystonias).
  • Content Area 8: Clinical Psychopharmacology — Refers to the application of pharmacology to the management of psychological/behavioral disorders. This includes indications, contradictions, dosing, adverse effects and toxicities of psychotropic and adjunctive medications, interactions with other medications (including other drugs used in medicine for recreational purposes, and available for OTC purchase) as well as the management of adverse reactions, overdoses, and toxicities. (16%)
    • Knowledge of indications and contraindications for various psychotropic medications, including use of multiple medications both on and off label.
    • Knowledge of decision-making strategies for psychotropic medication selection (e.g., risk-benefit analysis, practice guidelines, genetics, ethnicity, cost, pregnancy, disease status, limitations of current diagnostic systems [e.g., DSM, ICD]).
    • Knowledge of dosing, time course of therapeutic action, and adverse effects of medication based on patient factors (e.g., weight, gender, ethnicity, culture, age, trauma, pregnancy, concurrent disease).
    • Knowledge of dosing strategies (e.g., augmentation, titration, cross taper, discontinuation).
    • Knowledge of common signs and symptoms of drug toxicity and the management of adverse reactions to drugs (e.g., referral for appropriate medical care, use of appropriate medications).
    • Knowledge of the management of at-risk patients (e.g., relapse prevention, adherence, suicide prevention, patients seeking medication inappropriate or inconsistent with treatment plan).
    • Knowledge of potential adverse psychological and physiological signs of drugs used for common medical conditions (e.g., steroids, beta blockers, antibiotics, antivirals), OTCs, and herbals/dietary supplements.
    • Knowledge of psychological and physiological signs of common recreational substances and the management of intoxication or addiction, including strategies for assisted withdrawal, maintenance, and relapse prevention.
    • Knowledge of how to recognize and manage tolerance, cross-tolerance, dependence, and abstinence syndromes, sensitization/cross-sensitization with respect to specific medications.
    • Knowledge of the patient factors (e.g., culture, literacy, stage of change) that need to be considered when informing patients about drug utilization, risks, benefits, potential complications, and alternatives to pharmacotherapy.
  • Content Area 9: Research — Refers to the methodology, standards, and conduct of research on psychoactive substances. The knowledge base facilitates research design and implementation, accurate data interpretation and communication, effective utilization of findings, the accumulation of scientific knowledge, and the improvement of the practice of clinical psychology. (7.3%)
    • Knowledge of research designs and analytic techniques used in psychopharmacological research (e.g., open label, single vs double blind, random assignment, placebo control, drug washout, dose response relationships, intent-to-treat analyses, within-subject and group designs, concurrent administration of other drugs, FDA drug development process).
    • Knowledge of how to critically review clinical research data including non-evidence-based therapies and emerging research methodologies and use the information for making treatment decisions (e.g., Number needed to treat (NNT), Number needed to harm (NNH), Odds ratio (OR), Risk ratio (RR), effect size).
    • Knowledge of influential, non-industry sponsored multi-site research studies relating to psychopharmacology (e.g., CATIE, STAR-D, CUTLASS, MTA).
    • Knowledge of evidence-based research regarding complementary and alternative medicines (e.g., Omega-3, folate, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), St. John’s Wort, melatonin).
  • Content Area 10: Professional, Legal, Ethical, and Interprofessional Issues — Refers to the knowledge of ethics, standards of care, laws, and regulations relevant to the practice of psychology involving psychopharmacology. (6.7%)
    • Knowledge of relevant legal and ethical codes and standards that pertain to pharmacological practice; and laws and statutes for prescribing psychotropic medications (e.g., DEA regulations, telehealth).
    • Knowledge of practice guidelines and standards of care for prescribing psychotropic medications (including a relationship with referring psychologist).
    • Knowledge of patients’ rights related to medication treatments and therapy (e.g., informed consent, right to refuse treatment, right to treatment within the least restrictive environment, inappropriate psychotropic restraints, duty to warn, privileged communication, alternative decision maker, living will, durable power of attorney, advance directives).
    • Knowledge of ethical issues regarding relationships with pharmaceutical companies (e.g., acceptance of gifts and samples, revealing sources of funding and affiliations, interactions with pharmaceutical reps).
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
Examination sources