Florida Laws & Rules Exam for
Psychologists Questions and Answers
BoardAofAPsychologyAMembersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SevenApeopleAappointedAbyAgovernorAandAconfirmedAbyAtheASenate.AFiveAmembersAmust
AbeApsychologistsAlicensedAinAFloridaAwhoAareAinAgoodAstanding.ATwoAmembersAmustAbeA
citizensAofAtheAstateAwhoAareAnotAandAhaveAneverAbeenApsychologists.ANoAconnectionAtoA
psychology.AOneAmemberAmustAbeA60+Ay/o.AAppointedAforAfourAyearsAandAshallAserveA
untilAtheirAsuccessorsAareAappointed.
LicensureARequirementsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1)ADoctoral-
levelApsychologicalAeducationAorAtheAequivalentAfromAanotherAcountry.AApplicantAhasAburd
enAtoAprove
2)A2AyearsAorA4,000AhoursAofAexperienceAinAtheAfieldAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAaAlicensedAp
sychologistA
3)APassedAtheAexamination.
SchoolAPsychologistALicensureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)ADoctorate,ASpecialist,AorAEquivalentAdegreeAfromAaAprogramAprimarilyApsychologicalAinA
nature.A60AsemesterAhoursAorA90AquarterAhoursAofAgraduateAstudy.A
CouncilAforAHigherAEducationAAccreditationAorAAssociationAofAUniversitiesAandACollegesAo
fACanada.
2)AMinimumAofA3AyearsAexperienceAinAschoolApsychology,A2AofAwhichAmustAbeAsupervisedA
byAanAindividualAwhoAisAaAlicensedAschoolApsychologistsADoctoralAinternshipAmayAbeAappli
edAtoAthis
3)APassedAanAexamination
LicensureAApplicationAFeesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Psychologist-AnotAtoAexceedA500
SchoolAPsychologist-AnotAtoAexceedA250
ClosingAApplicationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BoardAwillAcloseAapplicationAofAsomeoneAwhoAfailsAtoApassAlicensureAexaminationAandAthe
AfloridaAlawsAandArulesAorAwhoAfailsAtoAsubmitAevidenceAofAcompletionAofApostdocAwithinA24
Amonths.
ProvisionalALicensureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)ACompletedAapplicationAformAandAfeeAofAnoAmoreAthanA250
2)AEarnedAaAdoctoralAdegreeAinApsychology
3)AMetAanyAadditionalArequirementsAestablishedAbyAboard
4)AMustAworkAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAlicensedApsychologistAuntilAtheAlicenseeAisAinArecei
ptAofAaAlicenseAorAletterA
ProvisionalAlicenseAexpiresA24AmonthsAafterAdateAofAissue.
LicensureAbyAEndorsementA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)AIsAdiplomateAinAgoodAstandingAwithAtheAAmericanABoardAofAProfessionalAPsychology
2)APossessesAaAdoctoralAdegreeAinApsychologyAandAhasAatAleastA10AyearsAofAexperienceAa
sAaAlicensedApsychologistAinAtheAUSAAwithinAtheA25AyearsApredatingAapplication
3)AMustApassAFloridaALawsAandARules
4)ACannotAissueAthisAtoAsomeoneAunderAinvestigationAuntilAinvestigationAisAcomplete
, RenewalAofALicenseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BiennialArenewalAofAaAlicenseAwithAfeeAnotAtoAexceedA500
MustApresentAevidenceAofACEsAnotAtoAexceedA25AhoursAperAyear
ContinuingAEducationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ProvidersAmustAbeAapprovedAbyAboard/department
BoardAhasAauthorityAtoAsetAaAfeeAnotAtoAexceedA500AforAeachAapplicantAwhoAappliesAforAorA
renewsAproviderAstatus.ASuchAfeesAareAdepositedAintoAtheAMedicalAQualityAInsuranceATru
stAFundA
ProofAofAcompletionAmustAbeAsubmittedAinAaAmannerAandAtimeAspecified
DisciplinaryACausesAPtA1A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)AGettingAaAlicenseAthroughAbribery,AfraudulentAmisrepresentationAorAerror
2)AHavingAanotherAlicenseArevoked,Asuspended,AorAotherwiseAactedAagainst
3)ABeingAconvictedAorAfoundAguiltyAofAaAcrimeAwhichAdirectlyArelatesAtoAtheApracticeAofAtheA
professionA
4)AFalse,Adeceptive,AorAmisleadingAadvertising/fee/value
5)ATryingAtoApracticeAunderAaAdifferentAname
6)AMaintainingAaAprofessionalAassociationAwithAsomeoneAwhoAisAinAviolationAofAtheAlawsA
7)AHelpingAanAunlicensedApersonApretendAtoAbeAlicensedA
8)AFailingAtoAperformAanyAlegalAobligationArequired
9)AWillfullyAmaking/filingAaAfalseAreportAorArecordA
10)APaying/receivingAkickbacks,Abonuses,AetcAforAreferringAclients
11)ASexualAbatteryAonAaAclient
12)AMakingAmisleadingArepresentationsAofApsychologists
DisciplinaryACausesAPt.A2A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
13)ASolicitingApatientsAthroughAfraud,Aintimidation,Aetc.
14)AFailingAtoAmakeAavailableAtoAclientAcopiesAofAstuffAthatAhaveAbeenApaidAforA
15)AFailingAtoArespondAwithinA30AdaysAtoADOHAcommunicationsAconcerningAinvestigations
16)ABeingAunableAtoApracticeAasAaAresultAofAmental/physicalAconditionAofAdrugs.A
17)APerformingAtreatmentAwhichAconstitutesAexperimentationAonAhumanAsubjectsAwithoutA
informedAwrittenAconsentA
18)AFailingAtoAmeetAminimumAstandardsAofAperformanceAinAprofessionalAactivitiesA
19)ADelegatingAprofessionalAresponsibilitiesAtoAaApersonAwhoAisAnotAqualifiedA
20)AViolatingAaAruleArelatingAtotAheAregulationAofAtheAprofessionalA
21)AFailingAtoAmaintainAinAconfidenceAaAcommunicationAmadeAbyApatient/clientA
22)AMakingApublicAstatementsAwhichAareAderivedAfromAdataAandAwhichAidentifyAorAdamage
Asubjects/Aclients
23)AViolatingAanyAprovisionAofAthisAchapterAorAchapterA456.
InabilityAtoAPracticeADueAtoAMental/PhysicalAConditionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IfAprobablyAcauseAexistsAtoAbelieveAthatAlicenseeAcannotApracticeAeffectively,AtheyAhaveAth
eAauthorityAtoAcompelApersonAtoAsubmitAtoAaAmentalAorAphysicalAexaminationAbyApsycholo
gistsAorAphysician.AIfAyouArefuseAtoAparticipate,AyouAmayAfileAaApetitionAforAenforcementAinA
circuitAcourt.AYouAwillAbeAaffordAprivacyA(noAnames,ApublicAproceeding).AAffordedAopportu
nityAatAreasonableAintervalsAtoAdemonstrateAthatAyouAcanAreturnAtoAcompetentApractice
TermsAyouAcannotAuseAunlessAlicensedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
"psychologist",A"schoolApsychologist",A"psychology",A"psychological"A"psychodiagnostic",A
"psychotherapy"A(unlessAcertifiedApsychiatricAARNP)
Psychologists Questions and Answers
BoardAofAPsychologyAMembersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SevenApeopleAappointedAbyAgovernorAandAconfirmedAbyAtheASenate.AFiveAmembersAmust
AbeApsychologistsAlicensedAinAFloridaAwhoAareAinAgoodAstanding.ATwoAmembersAmustAbeA
citizensAofAtheAstateAwhoAareAnotAandAhaveAneverAbeenApsychologists.ANoAconnectionAtoA
psychology.AOneAmemberAmustAbeA60+Ay/o.AAppointedAforAfourAyearsAandAshallAserveA
untilAtheirAsuccessorsAareAappointed.
LicensureARequirementsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1)ADoctoral-
levelApsychologicalAeducationAorAtheAequivalentAfromAanotherAcountry.AApplicantAhasAburd
enAtoAprove
2)A2AyearsAorA4,000AhoursAofAexperienceAinAtheAfieldAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAaAlicensedAp
sychologistA
3)APassedAtheAexamination.
SchoolAPsychologistALicensureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)ADoctorate,ASpecialist,AorAEquivalentAdegreeAfromAaAprogramAprimarilyApsychologicalAinA
nature.A60AsemesterAhoursAorA90AquarterAhoursAofAgraduateAstudy.A
CouncilAforAHigherAEducationAAccreditationAorAAssociationAofAUniversitiesAandACollegesAo
fACanada.
2)AMinimumAofA3AyearsAexperienceAinAschoolApsychology,A2AofAwhichAmustAbeAsupervisedA
byAanAindividualAwhoAisAaAlicensedAschoolApsychologistsADoctoralAinternshipAmayAbeAappli
edAtoAthis
3)APassedAanAexamination
LicensureAApplicationAFeesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Psychologist-AnotAtoAexceedA500
SchoolAPsychologist-AnotAtoAexceedA250
ClosingAApplicationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BoardAwillAcloseAapplicationAofAsomeoneAwhoAfailsAtoApassAlicensureAexaminationAandAthe
AfloridaAlawsAandArulesAorAwhoAfailsAtoAsubmitAevidenceAofAcompletionAofApostdocAwithinA24
Amonths.
ProvisionalALicensureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)ACompletedAapplicationAformAandAfeeAofAnoAmoreAthanA250
2)AEarnedAaAdoctoralAdegreeAinApsychology
3)AMetAanyAadditionalArequirementsAestablishedAbyAboard
4)AMustAworkAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAlicensedApsychologistAuntilAtheAlicenseeAisAinArecei
ptAofAaAlicenseAorAletterA
ProvisionalAlicenseAexpiresA24AmonthsAafterAdateAofAissue.
LicensureAbyAEndorsementA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)AIsAdiplomateAinAgoodAstandingAwithAtheAAmericanABoardAofAProfessionalAPsychology
2)APossessesAaAdoctoralAdegreeAinApsychologyAandAhasAatAleastA10AyearsAofAexperienceAa
sAaAlicensedApsychologistAinAtheAUSAAwithinAtheA25AyearsApredatingAapplication
3)AMustApassAFloridaALawsAandARules
4)ACannotAissueAthisAtoAsomeoneAunderAinvestigationAuntilAinvestigationAisAcomplete
, RenewalAofALicenseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BiennialArenewalAofAaAlicenseAwithAfeeAnotAtoAexceedA500
MustApresentAevidenceAofACEsAnotAtoAexceedA25AhoursAperAyear
ContinuingAEducationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ProvidersAmustAbeAapprovedAbyAboard/department
BoardAhasAauthorityAtoAsetAaAfeeAnotAtoAexceedA500AforAeachAapplicantAwhoAappliesAforAorA
renewsAproviderAstatus.ASuchAfeesAareAdepositedAintoAtheAMedicalAQualityAInsuranceATru
stAFundA
ProofAofAcompletionAmustAbeAsubmittedAinAaAmannerAandAtimeAspecified
DisciplinaryACausesAPtA1A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)AGettingAaAlicenseAthroughAbribery,AfraudulentAmisrepresentationAorAerror
2)AHavingAanotherAlicenseArevoked,Asuspended,AorAotherwiseAactedAagainst
3)ABeingAconvictedAorAfoundAguiltyAofAaAcrimeAwhichAdirectlyArelatesAtoAtheApracticeAofAtheA
professionA
4)AFalse,Adeceptive,AorAmisleadingAadvertising/fee/value
5)ATryingAtoApracticeAunderAaAdifferentAname
6)AMaintainingAaAprofessionalAassociationAwithAsomeoneAwhoAisAinAviolationAofAtheAlawsA
7)AHelpingAanAunlicensedApersonApretendAtoAbeAlicensedA
8)AFailingAtoAperformAanyAlegalAobligationArequired
9)AWillfullyAmaking/filingAaAfalseAreportAorArecordA
10)APaying/receivingAkickbacks,Abonuses,AetcAforAreferringAclients
11)ASexualAbatteryAonAaAclient
12)AMakingAmisleadingArepresentationsAofApsychologists
DisciplinaryACausesAPt.A2A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
13)ASolicitingApatientsAthroughAfraud,Aintimidation,Aetc.
14)AFailingAtoAmakeAavailableAtoAclientAcopiesAofAstuffAthatAhaveAbeenApaidAforA
15)AFailingAtoArespondAwithinA30AdaysAtoADOHAcommunicationsAconcerningAinvestigations
16)ABeingAunableAtoApracticeAasAaAresultAofAmental/physicalAconditionAofAdrugs.A
17)APerformingAtreatmentAwhichAconstitutesAexperimentationAonAhumanAsubjectsAwithoutA
informedAwrittenAconsentA
18)AFailingAtoAmeetAminimumAstandardsAofAperformanceAinAprofessionalAactivitiesA
19)ADelegatingAprofessionalAresponsibilitiesAtoAaApersonAwhoAisAnotAqualifiedA
20)AViolatingAaAruleArelatingAtotAheAregulationAofAtheAprofessionalA
21)AFailingAtoAmaintainAinAconfidenceAaAcommunicationAmadeAbyApatient/clientA
22)AMakingApublicAstatementsAwhichAareAderivedAfromAdataAandAwhichAidentifyAorAdamage
Asubjects/Aclients
23)AViolatingAanyAprovisionAofAthisAchapterAorAchapterA456.
InabilityAtoAPracticeADueAtoAMental/PhysicalAConditionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IfAprobablyAcauseAexistsAtoAbelieveAthatAlicenseeAcannotApracticeAeffectively,AtheyAhaveAth
eAauthorityAtoAcompelApersonAtoAsubmitAtoAaAmentalAorAphysicalAexaminationAbyApsycholo
gistsAorAphysician.AIfAyouArefuseAtoAparticipate,AyouAmayAfileAaApetitionAforAenforcementAinA
circuitAcourt.AYouAwillAbeAaffordAprivacyA(noAnames,ApublicAproceeding).AAffordedAopportu
nityAatAreasonableAintervalsAtoAdemonstrateAthatAyouAcanAreturnAtoAcompetentApractice
TermsAyouAcannotAuseAunlessAlicensedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
"psychologist",A"schoolApsychologist",A"psychology",A"psychological"A"psychodiagnostic",A
"psychotherapy"A(unlessAcertifiedApsychiatricAARNP)