§ 33-27-117 — Requirements for licensure; psychology

Wyoming § 33-27-117

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 27: PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a) The board shall issue a license as a psychologist to
any applicant who files an application upon a form and in a
manner as prescribed by the board, accompanied by the
appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the
board of the applicant's competence and of the following which
evidence shall comply with rules and regulations of the board:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 47, § 3.
(ii) The applicant's receipt of a doctoral degree
from a program of graduate study in psychology as defined in the
rules and regulations, awarded by an institution of higher
education;
(iii) The applicant's completion of two (2) years of
supervised professional experience which may be completed prior
and subsequent to the granting of the degree required under
paragraph (ii) of this subsection;
(iv) The applicant's successful completion of the
examination for professional practice in psychology and any
other written or oral examinations prescribed by the board. The
acceptable level of performance for all examinations and
policies regarding reexamination of failed applicants shall be
determined by the board.
(b) The board may waive any examination if a psychologist
has been licensed in another jurisdiction and if the
requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction are equal to, or
exceed, the requirements for licensure in this state.
(c) A person licensed as a psychologist or school
psychologist in this state on June 30, 2009 shall be deemed to
have met all requirements for licensure under this act and shall
be eligible for renewal of licensure as a psychologist in
accordance with this act.
(d) The board may issue a provisional license to an
applicant who does not meet all the requirements in this section
if the board finds that:
(i) A need for psychological services exists in a
rural part of Wyoming; and
(ii) The applicant is employed by a state or
community mental health center.
(e) The board may issue a temporary license to an
applicant who is licensed or certified by a board of psychology
of another United States state or territory, or of a foreign
country or province whose standards are equal to or exceed the
requirements for licensure as a psychologist in this state. A
temporary licensee may offer services as a psychologist in this
state for not more than thirty (30) working days in any year
without holding a permanent license issued under this act. The
temporary licensee shall report the nature and extent of the
licensee's practice in this state to the board if that practice
exceeds twenty (20) working days in any one (1) calendar year.
(f) Notwithstanding the licensure requirements provided by
this section, the board shall extend authority to perform the
psychological services authorized by the Psychology
Interjurisdictional Compact, W.S. 33-27-202, to any person who
satisfies all the conditions and standards required by the
compact and who complies with all compact participation
requirements imposed pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
(g) Persons providing psychological services pursuant to
the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, W.S. 33-27-202,
shall be required to obtain an E.Passport and an
interjurisdictional practice certificate issued by the
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.