32-2073. Temporary licenses; inactive status;
reinstatement to active status
A. If the board requires an additional examination it may issue a temporary license
to a psychologist licensed or certified under the laws of another jurisdiction, if the
psychologist applies to the board for licensure and meets the educational, experience and
first examination requirements of this article.
B. A temporary license issued pursuant to this section is effective from the date
that the application is approved until the last day of the month in which the applicant
receives the results of the additional examination as provided in section 32-2072.
C. A temporary license shall not be extended, renewed, reissued or allowed to
continue in effect beyond the period authorized by this section.
D. Denial of an application for licensure terminates a temporary license.
E. The board may place on inactive status and waive the license renewal fee
requirements for a person who is temporarily or permanently unable to practice as a
psychologist due to physical or mental incapacity or disability. An initial request for
the waiver of renewal fees shall be accompanied by the renewal fee for an active license,
which the board shall return if the waiver is granted. The board shall judge each
request for the waiver of renewal fees on its own merits and may seek the verification it
deems necessary to substantiate the facts of the situation. A psychologist who is retired
is exempt from paying the renewal fee. A psychologist may request voluntary inactive
status by submitting to the board an application on a form prescribed by the board and an
affirmation that the psychologist shall not practice as a psychologist in this state for
the duration of the voluntary inactive status and paying the required fee.
F. A psychologist who is on any form of inactive status shall renew the inactive
status every two years by submitting a renewal form provided by the board and paying any
applicable fee. A notice to renew is fully effective by mailing the renewal application
to the licensee's last known address of record in the board's file. Notice is complete
at the time of its deposit in the mail. A psychologist on inactive status due to
physical or mental incapacity or disability or retirement shall use the term inactive to
describe the person's status and shall not practice as a psychologist.
G. A psychologist on inactive status may request reinstatement of the license to
active status by applying to the board. The board shall determine whether the person has
been or is in violation of any provisions of this chapter and whether the person has
maintained and updated the person's professional knowledge and capability to practice as
a psychologist. The board may require the person to take or retake the licensure
examinations and may require other knowledge or skill training experiences. If approved
for active status, the person shall pay a renewal fee that equals the renewal fee for the
license to be reinstated.
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