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Licensed Psychologist

Licensing authority: Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology · Application information

Reinstatement following revocation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
After three years from revocation, petition for reinstatement. The Board investigates and may reinstate upon compliance with governing laws/rules and a determination of competent, safe practice. Review is discretionary.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Previously held the LP credential subject to the disciplinary disposition.
Fitness assessment
The Board may request a psychological or physical fitness/competence examination under 201 KAR 26:130 Section 6; this is a fitness assessment of the individual, not an identified professional licensing examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Board reconsideration of a disciplinary restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
At any time the Board may reconsider, modify or reverse probation, suspension, revocation, restrictions or refusal based on compliance with the laws and rules and ability to practice competently and safely. No examination is specifically assigned to this petition; fitness assessment or case-specific terms remain conditions.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Previously held the LP credential subject to the disciplinary disposition.
Fitness assessment
The Board may request a psychological or physical fitness/competence examination under 201 KAR 26:130 Section 6; this is a fitness assessment of the individual, not an identified professional licensing examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure of a psychologist licensed in another jurisdiction without reciprocity

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Outside license
Hold a current good-standing psychology license or certificate in a nonreciprocity jurisdiction accepted by 201 KAR 26:185. Supply a CV showing five years full-time practice or its Board-determined equivalent and no licensure-board discipline. The Board reviews complaints and references and may treat established practice as equivalent to required supervised experience. The other jurisdiction credential is a condition, not an examination leaf.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Initial licensure by examination

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Exam sequence
Sit the EPPP within one year after Board approval. Kentucky examinations follow an accepted EPPP pass and Board acceptance of supervised experience. Failed examinations require an approved detailed remediation plan; each Kentucky examination may be taken at most three times.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Health service provider designation by certificate
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing licence
Hold a current Kentucky Licensed Psychologist licence; the designation is made on that licence.
Professional certificate
Hold CPQ, ABPP certification or a National Register certificate, five years independent full-time practice and no discipline; 201 KAR 26:125 Section 3 allows this certification route. KRS 319.050(7) states the additional-year supervised-experience requirement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Health service provider designation by experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Additional experience
After psychologist licensure, complete an additional year/1,800 hours of health-service delivery under an approved HSP psychologist, with one hour of individual supervision weekly.
Existing licence
Hold a current Kentucky Licensed Psychologist licence; the designation is made on that licence.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Request inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Hold the existing LP credential; submit Request for Change of License Status. Inactive status lasts no more than three consecutive years beginning at expiration of the current term.
Inactive obligations
Renewal fees and supervisory obligations are relieved, while continuing education remains required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal during the three month grace period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LP credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application, renewal fee and late fee during the three-month grace period; practice may continue during that period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New application after three year inactive forfeiture

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Inactive forfeiture
Failure to reactivate by the end of three consecutive inactive years forfeits the licence; make a new application and undergo the current initial examination procedures before a new credential issues.
Initial requirements
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics. Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Previous scores
Accepted prior EPPP scores satisfying the applicable criterion are conditions and do not remove the currently offered EPPP.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Return to active status within three years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Inactive period
Return within three years of inactive status: notify the Board, submit Renewal Application, pay current renewal fee, resume any required approved supervisory relationship and demonstrate compliance with CE throughout inactive status. The renewal date becomes the return date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by jurisdictional reciprocity

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Reciprocity
Hold a current license in good standing from a psychology registration jurisdiction that belongs to ASPPB and has a reciprocity agreement with this Board; five years full-time practice or equivalent and no licensure-board discipline are required. Reciprocity status and any qualifying foreign licence are applicant conditions.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Licensure by reciprocity based on a qualifying professional certificate

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Qualifying certificate
Hold CPQ, a National Register of Health Service Providers certificate, or ABPP certification (or a recognized successor); have five years full-time independent practice or its equivalent and no licensure-board or ASPPB-recorded discipline. The Board deems these applicants qualified for reciprocity and awards HSP designation after the required state examinations. Certificates and certification requirements are conditions, not exams of this profession newly identified by Kentucky.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Reinstatement after at least three years of cancellation

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Cancellation
Apply anew after at least three years of cancellation, pay required fees and meet current initial licensure requirements. For LP, CPAF and LPP the rule expressly requires the oral and structured Kentucky examinations.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Previous scores
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Reinstatement after the grace period and before three years of cancellation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LP credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application, renewal, late and reinstatement fees, and 39 CE hours obtained in the three years preceding reinstatement. Do not practice after cancellation until reinstated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Ordinary renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LP credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application and the renewal fee by the renewal date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Doctoral upgrade from CP

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Prior credential
Hold the existing CP credential and subsequently complete doctoral education and supervised experience; submit a new complete application and fee. The Board accepts a prior doctoral-level EPPP pass; otherwise the EPPP must be passed.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Doctoral upgrade from CPAF

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Prior credential
Hold the existing CPAF credential and subsequently complete doctoral education and supervised experience; submit a new complete application and fee. The Board accepts a prior doctoral-level EPPP pass; otherwise the EPPP must be passed.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Doctoral upgrade from LPA

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Prior credential
Hold the existing LPA credential and subsequently complete doctoral education and supervised experience; submit a new complete application and fee. The Board accepts a prior doctoral-level EPPP pass; otherwise the EPPP must be passed.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Doctoral upgrade from LPP

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Prior credential
Hold the existing LPP credential and subsequently complete doctoral education and supervised experience; submit a new complete application and fee. The Board accepts a prior doctoral-level EPPP pass; otherwise the EPPP must be passed.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.

Licensed Psychological Associate

Licensing authority: Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology · Application information

Reinstatement following revocation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
After three years from revocation, petition for reinstatement. The Board investigates and may reinstate upon compliance with governing laws/rules and a determination of competent, safe practice. Review is discretionary.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Previously held the LPA credential subject to the disciplinary disposition.
Fitness assessment
The Board may request a psychological or physical fitness/competence examination under 201 KAR 26:130 Section 6; this is a fitness assessment of the individual, not an identified professional licensing examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Associate application after a third psychologist state examination failure
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Prior application
A psychologist applicant who fails a Kentucky examination for the third time may apply as an associate with an application and fee. The Board accepts prior examination results for the associate application; failed state examinations are not associate requirements.
Prior eppp
The preceding psychologist application already involved a successful doctoral-level EPPP; the registered currently offered EPPP is retained even though the score is accepted.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
Statutory replacement title for an existing psychological associate
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing credential
Already hold the historical psychological associate credential; the Board issues the Licensed Psychological Associate title at renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Permanent title change from certified psychologist
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing credential
Already hold Certified Psychologist; notify the Board in writing of the permanent title choice at renewal; supervision continues under the associate credential.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Board reconsideration of a disciplinary restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
At any time the Board may reconsider, modify or reverse probation, suspension, revocation, restrictions or refusal based on compliance with the laws and rules and ability to practice competently and safely. No examination is specifically assigned to this petition; fitness assessment or case-specific terms remain conditions.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Previously held the LPA credential subject to the disciplinary disposition.
Fitness assessment
The Board may request a psychological or physical fitness/competence examination under 201 KAR 26:130 Section 6; this is a fitness assessment of the individual, not an identified professional licensing examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Request inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Hold the existing LPA credential; submit Request for Change of License Status. Inactive status lasts no more than three consecutive years beginning at expiration of the current term.
Inactive obligations
Renewal fees and supervisory obligations are relieved, while continuing education remains required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal during the three month grace period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LPA credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application, renewal fee and late fee during the three-month grace period; practice may continue during that period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial associate licensure with masters
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education
Hold an acceptable masters degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution or acceptable foreign equivalent.
Education and application
Meet 201 KAR 26:200 masters-level education requirements, including at least 45 graduate semester hours and at least three graduate semester hours in each of the four core areas, ethics, research/statistics and psychometrics, and the 600 supervised-experience hours in 201 KAR 26:190. Submit an application, fee, official transcripts and three qualified recommendations, two from doctorate-level psychologists.
Eppp score
Obtain EPPP scaled score 400 or greater, or submit a previous EPPP passing score satisfying the masters-level criterion when taken; previous passing scores can excuse retesting.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
Initial associate licensure with predoctoral internship
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education
Have masters-equivalent psychology education and acceptance into a Kentucky psychology predoctoral internship satisfying Board criteria at a qualifying institution.
Education and application
Meet 201 KAR 26:200 masters-level education requirements, including at least 45 graduate semester hours and at least three graduate semester hours in each of the four core areas, ethics, research/statistics and psychometrics, and the 600 supervised-experience hours in 201 KAR 26:190. Submit an application, fee, official transcripts and three qualified recommendations, two from doctorate-level psychologists.
Eppp score
Obtain EPPP scaled score 400 or greater, or submit a previous EPPP passing score satisfying the masters-level criterion when taken; previous passing scores can excuse retesting.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
New application after three year inactive forfeiture
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Competency waiver
Any individualized Board exception remains a condition.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education application
Meet 201 KAR 26:200 masters-level education requirements, including at least 45 graduate semester hours and at least three graduate semester hours in each of the four core areas, ethics, research/statistics and psychometrics, and the 600 supervised-experience hours in 201 KAR 26:190. Submit an application, fee, official transcripts and three qualified recommendations, two from doctorate-level psychologists.
Inactive forfeiture
Failure to reactivate by the end of three consecutive inactive years forfeits the licence; make a new application and undergo the current initial examination procedures before a new credential issues.
Initial requirements
Meet 201 KAR 26:200 masters-level education requirements, including at least 45 graduate semester hours and at least three graduate semester hours in each of the four core areas, ethics, research/statistics and psychometrics, and the 600 supervised-experience hours in 201 KAR 26:190. Submit an application, fee, official transcripts and three qualified recommendations, two from doctorate-level psychologists.
Previous scores
Accepted prior EPPP scores satisfying the applicable criterion are conditions and do not remove the currently offered EPPP.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
Return to active status within three years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Inactive period
Return within three years of inactive status: notify the Board, submit Renewal Application, pay current renewal fee, resume any required approved supervisory relationship and demonstrate compliance with CE throughout inactive status. The renewal date becomes the return date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after at least three years of cancellation
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Cancellation
Apply anew after at least three years of cancellation, pay required fees and meet current initial licensure requirements. For LP, CPAF and LPP the rule expressly requires the oral and structured Kentucky examinations.
Competency waiver
Any applicable waiver or Board assessment of the individual remains a condition.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education application
Meet 201 KAR 26:200 masters-level education requirements, including at least 45 graduate semester hours and at least three graduate semester hours in each of the four core areas, ethics, research/statistics and psychometrics, and the 600 supervised-experience hours in 201 KAR 26:190. Submit an application, fee, official transcripts and three qualified recommendations, two from doctorate-level psychologists.
Previous scores
Accepted prior passing results and any Board-approved exceptions are applicant conditions; meet the criterion applicable to the credential.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
Reinstatement after the grace period and before three years of cancellation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LPA credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application, renewal, late and reinstatement fees, and 39 CE hours obtained in the three years preceding reinstatement. Do not practice after cancellation until reinstated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Ordinary renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LPA credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application and the renewal fee by the renewal date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Psychological Practitioner

Licensing authority: Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology · Application information

Reinstatement following revocation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
After three years from revocation, petition for reinstatement. The Board investigates and may reinstate upon compliance with governing laws/rules and a determination of competent, safe practice. Review is discretionary.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Previously held the LPP credential subject to the disciplinary disposition.
Fitness assessment
The Board may request a psychological or physical fitness/competence examination under 201 KAR 26:130 Section 6; this is a fitness assessment of the individual, not an identified professional licensing examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Permanent title change from certified psychologist with autonomous functioning
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing credential
Already hold Certified Psychologist with Autonomous Functioning; notify the Board in writing of the permanent title choice. The Board issues the replacement title at renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Board reconsideration of a disciplinary restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
At any time the Board may reconsider, modify or reverse probation, suspension, revocation, restrictions or refusal based on compliance with the laws and rules and ability to practice competently and safely. No examination is specifically assigned to this petition; fitness assessment or case-specific terms remain conditions.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Previously held the LPP credential subject to the disciplinary disposition.
Fitness assessment
The Board may request a psychological or physical fitness/competence examination under 201 KAR 26:130 Section 6; this is a fitness assessment of the individual, not an identified professional licensing examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Independent practitioner licensure from CP

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education experience endorsements
Hold the specified existing Kentucky credential, document 60 graduate semester hours in psychology or a related field acceptable to the Board, and submit three endorsement letters: the current approved supervisor describing the clinical scope and two acceptable licensed mental-health professionals familiar with the applicants work. Complete two full-time years of professional experience after credentialing under a Board-approved licensed psychologist, excluding temporary licensure; each year is 1,800 hours under 201 KAR 26:190. A disciplinary history requires a Board-approved exception.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Older rule scheduling condition
KRS 319.053(1)(d) and current 201 KAR 26:190 require two years after credentialing. The older examination rule 201 KAR 26:230 Section 4(4) still states: (4) The applicant for licensure as a licensed psychological practitioner shall not be scheduled for the Kentucky examinations until the national (EPPP) examination has been successfully passed and the required five (5) years of supervised experience or its equivalent have been approved by the board.
Prior credential
CP
Supervision pending issuance
Remain under the existing CP or LPA licence and approved supervision pending completion; this pathway does not itself issue a temporary practitioner licence. Each state examination is limited to three attempts with remediation after failures.
Independent practitioner licensure from LPA

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education experience endorsements
Hold the specified existing Kentucky credential, document 60 graduate semester hours in psychology or a related field acceptable to the Board, and submit three endorsement letters: the current approved supervisor describing the clinical scope and two acceptable licensed mental-health professionals familiar with the applicants work. Complete two full-time years of professional experience after credentialing under a Board-approved licensed psychologist, excluding temporary licensure; each year is 1,800 hours under 201 KAR 26:190. A disciplinary history requires a Board-approved exception.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Older rule scheduling condition
KRS 319.053(1)(d) and current 201 KAR 26:190 require two years after credentialing. The older examination rule 201 KAR 26:230 Section 4(4) still states: (4) The applicant for licensure as a licensed psychological practitioner shall not be scheduled for the Kentucky examinations until the national (EPPP) examination has been successfully passed and the required five (5) years of supervised experience or its equivalent have been approved by the board.
Prior credential
LPA
Supervision pending issuance
Remain under the existing CP or LPA licence and approved supervision pending completion; this pathway does not itself issue a temporary practitioner licence. Each state examination is limited to three attempts with remediation after failures.
Request inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Hold the existing LPP credential; submit Request for Change of License Status. Inactive status lasts no more than three consecutive years beginning at expiration of the current term.
Inactive obligations
Renewal fees and supervisory obligations are relieved, while continuing education remains required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal during the three month grace period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LPP credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application, renewal fee and late fee during the three-month grace period; practice may continue during that period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New application after three year inactive forfeiture

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Competency waiver
Any individualized Board exception remains a condition.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education experience endorsements
Hold the specified existing Kentucky credential, document 60 graduate semester hours in psychology or a related field acceptable to the Board, and submit three endorsement letters: the current approved supervisor describing the clinical scope and two acceptable licensed mental-health professionals familiar with the applicants work. Complete two full-time years of professional experience after credentialing under a Board-approved licensed psychologist, excluding temporary licensure; each year is 1,800 hours under 201 KAR 26:190. A disciplinary history requires a Board-approved exception.
Inactive forfeiture
Failure to reactivate by the end of three consecutive inactive years forfeits the licence; make a new application and undergo the current initial examination procedures before a new credential issues.
Initial requirements
Hold the specified existing Kentucky credential, document 60 graduate semester hours in psychology or a related field acceptable to the Board, and submit three endorsement letters: the current approved supervisor describing the clinical scope and two acceptable licensed mental-health professionals familiar with the applicants work. Complete two full-time years of professional experience after credentialing under a Board-approved licensed psychologist, excluding temporary licensure; each year is 1,800 hours under 201 KAR 26:190. A disciplinary history requires a Board-approved exception.
Older rule scheduling condition
KRS 319.053(1)(d) and current 201 KAR 26:190 require two years after credentialing. The older examination rule 201 KAR 26:230 Section 4(4) still states: (4) The applicant for licensure as a licensed psychological practitioner shall not be scheduled for the Kentucky examinations until the national (EPPP) examination has been successfully passed and the required five (5) years of supervised experience or its equivalent have been approved by the board.
Previous scores
Accepted prior EPPP scores satisfying the applicable criterion are conditions and do not remove the currently offered EPPP.
Return to active status within three years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Inactive period
Return within three years of inactive status: notify the Board, submit Renewal Application, pay current renewal fee, resume any required approved supervisory relationship and demonstrate compliance with CE throughout inactive status. The renewal date becomes the return date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after at least three years of cancellation

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Cancellation
Apply anew after at least three years of cancellation, pay required fees and meet current initial licensure requirements. For LP, CPAF and LPP the rule expressly requires the oral and structured Kentucky examinations.
Competency waiver
Any applicable waiver or Board assessment of the individual remains a condition.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education experience endorsements
Hold the specified existing Kentucky credential, document 60 graduate semester hours in psychology or a related field acceptable to the Board, and submit three endorsement letters: the current approved supervisor describing the clinical scope and two acceptable licensed mental-health professionals familiar with the applicants work. Complete two full-time years of professional experience after credentialing under a Board-approved licensed psychologist, excluding temporary licensure; each year is 1,800 hours under 201 KAR 26:190. A disciplinary history requires a Board-approved exception.
Older rule scheduling condition
KRS 319.053(1)(d) and current 201 KAR 26:190 require two years after credentialing. The older examination rule 201 KAR 26:230 Section 4(4) still states: (4) The applicant for licensure as a licensed psychological practitioner shall not be scheduled for the Kentucky examinations until the national (EPPP) examination has been successfully passed and the required five (5) years of supervised experience or its equivalent have been approved by the board.
Previous scores
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Reinstatement after the grace period and before three years of cancellation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LPP credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application, renewal, late and reinstatement fees, and 39 CE hours obtained in the three years preceding reinstatement. Do not practice after cancellation until reinstated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Ordinary renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 39 continuing-education hours each three-year renewal period under 201 KAR 26:175, including three hours of ethical practice or risk management and three hours of social and cultural factors. Meet the six-hour suicide-assessment, treatment, and management training requirement during the first year and every six years thereafter unless an applicable statutory/rule exemption applies; qualifying graduate coursework or the specified practice/teaching experience may satisfy the exemption. A health-service-provider supervisor also completes three hours of supervision training each renewal period.
Existing credential
Already hold or previously held the LPP credential.
Procedure
Submit Renewal Application and the renewal fee by the renewal date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporarily Licensed Psychologist

Licensing authority: Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology · Application information

Pending certificate based reciprocity

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Grace period
KRS 319.050(3) and 319.064(3) authorize a Board-established grace period not exceeding 180 days. The implementing rules 201 KAR 26:155 Section 4 and 26:280 Section 3 establish a 90-day maximum, immediate notice by the applicant and supervisor, and submission of materials within 30 days; practice must cease if approval is not achieved.
Qualifying certificate
Hold CPQ, a National Register of Health Service Providers certificate, or ABPP certification (or a recognized successor); have five years full-time independent practice or its equivalent and no licensure-board or ASPPB-recorded discipline. The Board deems these applicants qualified for reciprocity and awards HSP designation after the required state examinations. Certificates and certification requirements are conditions, not exams of this profession newly identified by Kentucky.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Temporary conditions
Request a temporary license cosigned by a Board-approved licensed psychologist with health service provider designation. The initial temporary term is one year; complete the examinations and credentials during that term, subject to approved extensions. Provide weekly individual face-to-face supervision and required supervision reports. Do not practice or supervise independently beyond the statutory and employment exceptions.
Pending nonreciprocity endorsement

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Grace period
KRS 319.050(3) and 319.064(3) authorize a Board-established grace period not exceeding 180 days. The implementing rules 201 KAR 26:155 Section 4 and 26:280 Section 3 establish a 90-day maximum, immediate notice by the applicant and supervisor, and submission of materials within 30 days; practice must cease if approval is not achieved.
Outside license
Hold a current good-standing psychology license or certificate in a nonreciprocity jurisdiction accepted by 201 KAR 26:185. Supply a CV showing five years full-time practice or its Board-determined equivalent and no licensure-board discipline. The Board reviews complaints and references and may treat established practice as equivalent to required supervised experience. The other jurisdiction credential is a condition, not an examination leaf.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Temporary conditions
Request a temporary license cosigned by a Board-approved licensed psychologist with health service provider designation. The initial temporary term is one year; complete the examinations and credentials during that term, subject to approved extensions. Provide weekly individual face-to-face supervision and required supervision reports. Do not practice or supervise independently beyond the statutory and employment exceptions.
Pending initial doctoral licensure

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Grace period
KRS 319.050(3) and 319.064(3) authorize a Board-established grace period not exceeding 180 days. The implementing rules 201 KAR 26:155 Section 4 and 26:280 Section 3 establish a 90-day maximum, immediate notice by the applicant and supervisor, and submission of materials within 30 days; practice must cease if approval is not achieved.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Temporary conditions
Request a temporary license cosigned by a Board-approved licensed psychologist with health service provider designation. The initial temporary term is one year; complete the examinations and credentials during that term, subject to approved extensions. Provide weekly individual face-to-face supervision and required supervision reports. Do not practice or supervise independently beyond the statutory and employment exceptions.
Extension or subsequent temporary psychologist licence

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Existing temporary license
Hold a temporary psychologist licence with remaining examination/credential requirements.
Extension
An extension requires an exceptional unforeseen circumstance beyond the licensees control and a written request cosigned by the approved supervisor on the required form. A six-month extension and a further six-month extension may be requested; subsequent temporary licenses may be requested under the rules. No temporary license may be held longer than six years. The Board exercises its approval discretion.
Supervision
Request a temporary license cosigned by a Board-approved licensed psychologist with health service provider designation. The initial temporary term is one year; complete the examinations and credentials during that term, subject to approved extensions. Provide weekly individual face-to-face supervision and required supervision reports. Do not practice or supervise independently beyond the statutory and employment exceptions.
Pending jurisdictional reciprocity

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Kentucky Competency Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit the applicable signed/certified application, fee, official transcripts sent directly or in sealed envelopes, and three qualified recommendations, including two doctorate-level psychologists. For the psychologist application recommendations must be within five years.
Competency waiver
201 KAR 26:230 Section 3(4) states: (4) The competency examination shall not be required for an applicant who is board- certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or a successor organization or holds a current license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a reciprocity agreement with this board.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Doctoral education
Hold a Board-acceptable doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, or an acceptable foreign institution that would qualify for regional accreditation. Meet 201 KAR 26:200: at least three academic years of graduate study, at least one in residence with 250 contact hours, dissertation or equivalent, practicum coursework, core psychology areas and ethics, research/statistics, and psychometrics.
Eppp score
A scaled EPPP score of at least 500 is required, or the Board accepts a prior passing EPPP score that met the doctoral criterion when taken. The currently offered registered EPPP remains an examination involved in the route; an accepted previous score can excuse sitting it again.
Grace period
KRS 319.050(3) and 319.064(3) authorize a Board-established grace period not exceeding 180 days. The implementing rules 201 KAR 26:155 Section 4 and 26:280 Section 3 establish a 90-day maximum, immediate notice by the applicant and supervisor, and submission of materials within 30 days; practice must cease if approval is not achieved.
Reciprocity
Hold a current license in good standing from a psychology registration jurisdiction that belongs to ASPPB and has a reciprocity agreement with this Board; five years full-time practice or equivalent and no licensure-board discipline are required. Reciprocity status and any qualifying foreign licence are applicant conditions.
Supervised experience
Complete two years of Board-approved supervised professional experience under KRS 319.050: 3,600 hours under 201 KAR 26:190, including a 1,800-hour internship with 100 supervision hours and 1,800 additional supervised hours. Meet direct-service, supervision, and time requirements; the Board may approve an extension.
Temporary conditions
Request a temporary license cosigned by a Board-approved licensed psychologist with health service provider designation. The initial temporary term is one year; complete the examinations and credentials during that term, subject to approved extensions. Provide weekly individual face-to-face supervision and required supervision reports. Do not practice or supervise independently beyond the statutory and employment exceptions.

Temporarily Licensed Psychological Associate

Licensing authority: Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology · Application information

Extension or subsequent temporary psychological associate licence
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Eppp score
Scaled score 400 or an accepted prior masters-level EPPP score; the current registered examination remains involved.
Existing temporary license
Hold a temporary associate licence with remaining examination/credential requirements.
Extension
An extension requires an exceptional unforeseen circumstance beyond the licensees control and a written request cosigned by the approved supervisor on the required form. A six-month extension and a further six-month extension may be requested; subsequent temporary licenses may be requested under the rules. No temporary license may be held longer than six years. The Board exercises its approval discretion.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
Temporary associate licence with masters
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Meet 201 KAR 26:200 masters-level education requirements, including at least 45 graduate semester hours and at least three graduate semester hours in each of the four core areas, ethics, research/statistics and psychometrics, and the 600 supervised-experience hours in 201 KAR 26:190. Submit an application, fee, official transcripts and three qualified recommendations, two from doctorate-level psychologists.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education
Meet KRS 319.064(2)(b) through an acceptable masters psychology degree.
Eppp score
Complete the EPPP at the associate criterion, scaled score 400 or an accepted prior masters-level passing score, during the temporary term.
Grace period
KRS 319.050(3) and 319.064(3) authorize a Board-established grace period not exceeding 180 days. The implementing rules 201 KAR 26:155 Section 4 and 26:280 Section 3 establish a 90-day maximum, immediate notice by the applicant and supervisor, and submission of materials within 30 days; practice must cease if approval is not achieved.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
Temporary conditions
Request a temporary license cosigned by a Board-approved licensed psychologist with health service provider designation. The initial temporary term is one year; complete the examinations and credentials during that term, subject to approved extensions. Provide weekly individual face-to-face supervision and required supervision reports. Do not practice or supervise independently beyond the statutory and employment exceptions.
Temporary associate licence with predoctoral internship
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Meet 201 KAR 26:200 masters-level education requirements, including at least 45 graduate semester hours and at least three graduate semester hours in each of the four core areas, ethics, research/statistics and psychometrics, and the 600 supervised-experience hours in 201 KAR 26:190. Submit an application, fee, official transcripts and three qualified recommendations, two from doctorate-level psychologists.
Criminal background
KRS 319.045 requires State Police and FBI fingerprint background investigations for initial-license and reinstatement applicants. Supply legible fingerprints and pay actual processing costs; the Board reviews the results. This requirement took effect July 15, 2026.
Education
Meet KRS 319.064(2)(b) through masters-equivalent education and an accepted qualifying Kentucky predoctoral internship.
Eppp score
Complete the EPPP at the associate criterion, scaled score 400 or an accepted prior masters-level passing score, during the temporary term.
Grace period
KRS 319.050(3) and 319.064(3) authorize a Board-established grace period not exceeding 180 days. The implementing rules 201 KAR 26:155 Section 4 and 26:280 Section 3 establish a 90-day maximum, immediate notice by the applicant and supervisor, and submission of materials within 30 days; practice must cease if approval is not achieved.
Supervision
Practice only under Board-approved licensed-psychologist clinical supervision and approved supervisory plans/reports under 201 KAR 26:171. Do not independently practice except as an employee of the supervising licensed psychologist; no employment or supervision of other psychology credential holders is authorized. Employment and any special application must satisfy 201 KAR 26:250.
Temporary conditions
Request a temporary license cosigned by a Board-approved licensed psychologist with health service provider designation. The initial temporary term is one year; complete the examinations and credentials during that term, subject to approved extensions. Provide weekly individual face-to-face supervision and required supervision reports. Do not practice or supervise independently beyond the statutory and employment exceptions.

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

Kentucky Competency Examination

Examination outline
  • Ethical principles
  • Professional practice
Examination sources

Kentucky Jurisprudence Examination

Practice scope

Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.

  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 319 — Psychologists
  • 201 KAR Chapter 26 — Board of Examiners of Psychology
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 13B (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 194A (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 202A (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 202B (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 209 (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 311 (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 422 (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 620 (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 645 (Board-enumerated sections)
  • Kentucky Rules of Evidence Rule 507 — Psychotherapist-patient privilege
Examination sources