(1) Applications for licensure of a psychologist, when properly filled out by the applicant, must provide the board with that information necessary to ascertain whether or not the applicant meets the requirements of the law as to education and experience.

(a) Persons seeking licensure must submit a completed application on forms prescribed by the department along with the application fee.

(b) Applicants will be notified of any deficiencies in their applications.

(c) An applicant must resolve deficiencies no more than 18 months after the department receives the application or it will expire and a new application and fee will be required. If a temporary practice permit is issued, the application will not expire until the latter of:

(i) the temporary practice permit's expiration date; or

(ii) 18 months after the application is submitted.

(d) An applicant applying under 37-17-302(3)(c), MCA, shall submit an application to the board office. The board office will notify the applicant when the application is complete for purposes of review by a board-approved evaluator. The applicant must then submit the curriculum review fee directly to the evaluator. When the evaluator's recommendation is received in the board office, the application will be scheduled for board review.

(2) A completed psychologist application file consists of the following:

(a) a completed application form with the appropriate fee(s);

(b) transcripts of all graduate work completed;

(c) program and course descriptions from the official college catalog(s);

(d) documents establishing the satisfactory completion of predoctoral and postdoctoral supervision;

(e) a copy of a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank; and

(f) if applicable, the board-approved evaluator's recommendation as to whether the applicant's course of studies meets minimum standards specified in ARM 24.189.604.

(3) The board shall examine the transcript of every applicant to determine whether degrees were awarded by an accredited institution of higher learning with an adequate course of study in psychology as defined in 37-17-302, MCA, and ARM 24.189.604.

(4) The board will consider the acceptability of the professional experience presented by the applicant for consideration in keeping with ARM 24.189.607.

(5) When the application file is complete and acceptable, the board shall notify an applicant who is licensed in another state or province, and who is now a resident of Montana, that the applicant is allowed to practice as a psychologist pursuant to 37-17-104, MCA.