Psychology License from Maine to Illinois: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board ↗

A psychology license transfers from Maine to Illinois by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board, verify your Maine license, and meet Illinois's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an ENDORSEMENT applicant must have ASPPB send an official original EPPP score report directly to the Department. Illinois has no separate state jurisprudence examination for clinical psychologists..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Maine and Illinois both participate in PSYPACT, and it is worth being blunt about what that does and does not buy you, because the compact's name misleads a lot of psychologists. It does not transfer your license. Moving from Maine to Illinois means applying to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board for licensure by endorsement exactly as you would if neither state had ever joined — license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, Illinois's jurisprudence requirement. What the shared participation genuinely gives you is different and still valuable: while you remain licensed and resident in Maine, you can serve Illinois clients by telepsychology under an APIT authorization, and work in person in Illinois for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. That can cover a transition period — it cannot cover the move.

What changes, Maine → Illinois

Side-by-side: Maine vs Illinois (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
	Maine (current)	Illinois (destination)
PSYPACT status	PSYPACT member — multistate license honored	PSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application fee	$250 (The endorsement packet bills $271.00 non-refundable in total, itemised by the board as $200.00 license fee + $50.00 (jurisprudence examination) + $21.00 criminal records check; the board's licensing page separately lists 'Initial License $250.00' and 'Criminal Background Check $21.00'. Annual renewal is $125.00 (expires April 30).)	$100 (ENDORSEMENT licensure-method application fee for profession code 071, per the IDFPR Licensed Clinical Psychologist application packet; the SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST method is also $100, while EXAMINATION and ACCEPTANCE OF EXAMINATION are $50. Application fees are nonrefundable.)
Processing time	The board publishes no processing-time estimate. It states only that a complete application with all supporting documents attached has a greater chance of being processed expeditiously, that application action is posted to the licensing website in real time, and that the license is emailed the day after issuance.	~6 weeks (The IDFPR application packet instructs applicants to 'allow 6 weeks from mailing your application before making an inquiry concerning its status.' That is the Department's stated floor for a status inquiry, not a promised decision date, and no upper bound is published — hence the open-ended range.)
Licensing authority	Maine State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Illinois sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

Confirm Illinois's current requirements on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board website (linked below) — rules change.
Submit the endorsement application to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board (application linked below).
Arrange license verification from your current state.
Be actively licensed as a Clinical Psychologist (or equivalent) in another state or U.S. jurisdiction whose requirements were substantially equivalent to Illinois' when the license was issued.
Arrange for ASPPB to send an official EPPP score report directly to the Department.
Have Certification of Licensure (CT form) sent directly from your first state of psychologist licensure and from the state where you have most recently practiced.
Document at least two years of satisfactory supervised experience on VE-PSY forms — one year internship and one year postdoctoral — unless substituting current National Register HSP credentialing plus five years of independent doctoral-level practice.
Submit the ED form and official transcripts from every institution where graduate psychology coursework was completed (APA-accredited program evidence may replace course syllabi).
Pay the fees ($100 (ENDORSEMENT licensure-method application fee for profession code 071, per the IDFPR Licensed Clinical Psychologist application packet; the SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST method is also $100, while EXAMINATION and ACCEPTANCE OF EXAMINATION are $50. Application fees are nonrefundable.)) and allow ~6 weeks (The IDFPR application packet instructs applicants to 'allow 6 weeks from mailing your application before making an inquiry concerning its status.' That is the Department's stated floor for a status inquiry, not a promised decision date, and no upper bound is published — hence the open-ended range.).

Official links

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board ↗Illinois application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does Illinois accept a Maine psychology license?

Do I retake the EPPP moving from Maine to Illinois?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an ENDORSEMENT applicant must have ASPPB send an official original EPPP score report directly to the Department. Illinois has no separate state jurisprudence examination for clinical psychologists..

What does the move cost?

$100 (ENDORSEMENT licensure-method application fee for profession code 071, per the IDFPR Licensed Clinical Psychologist application packet; the SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST method is also $100, while EXAMINATION and ACCEPTANCE OF EXAMINATION are $50. Application fees are nonrefundable.) (ENDORSEMENT licensure-method application fee for profession code 071, per the IDFPR Licensed Clinical Psychologist application packet; the SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST method is also $100, while EXAMINATION and ACCEPTANCE OF EXAMINATION are $50. Application fees are nonrefundable.).

How long will it take?

~6 weeks (The IDFPR application packet instructs applicants to 'allow 6 weeks from mailing your application before making an inquiry concerning its status.' That is the Department's stated floor for a status inquiry, not a promised decision date, and no upper bound is published — hence the open-ended range.) — The IDFPR application packet instructs applicants to 'allow 6 weeks from mailing your application before making an inquiry concerning its status.' That is the Department's stated floor for a status inquiry, not a promised decision date, and no upper bound is published — hence the open-ended range..

Maine and Illinois are both PSYPACT states — doesn't my license transfer automatically?

No. PSYPACT never transfers a license, including between two participating states. It authorizes telepsychology into Illinois (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Maine. Relocating to Illinois requires licensure by endorsement from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board like any other applicant.

Can I start seeing Illinois clients before my Illinois license is issued?

While your Maine license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover Illinois clients by telepsychology, and a TAP covers up to 30 days a year of in-person work there. Those are the compact's limits, and they end when Maine stops being your licensed home state — they are a bridge during a transition, not a substitute for the Illinois license.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07

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