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Psychology License from New Mexico to Ohio: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology) ↗

A psychology license transfers from New Mexico to Ohio by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology), verify your New Mexico license, and meet Ohio's endorsement requirements. The EPPP is not retaken on the reciprocity route — the Board verifies the applicant's out-of-state doctoral-level license directly (online where possible, otherwise by a license verification request), and EPPP score transfers are handled through ASPPB. Ohio's own licensure examination is an ORAL examination, and passing it is the final step for reciprocity applicants. R.C. 4732.11(A)(1) also provides that a candidate who passed the Board-selected examination in another state or Canadian province has the score submitted directly to the Board's executive director..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

This direction has a payoff worth planning around. New Mexico is outside PSYPACT, so you have had no compact authorizations to work with — but Ohio participates. Endorse into Ohio through the Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology), make it your licensed home state, and that license becomes an anchor: from there an ASPPB E.Passport and APIT authorization let you serve clients across every other participating state without another full license. The endorsement itself is still an ordinary application — EPPP score accepted, credentials reviewed, Ohio's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.

What changes, New Mexico → Ohio

Side-by-side: New Mexico vs Ohio (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
New Mexico (current)Ohio (destination)
PSYPACT statusLicensure by endorsementPSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application fee$125 (Initial application fee, nonrefundable; the application expires 24 months from receipt. Add the $75 online jurisprudence examination fee (and $75 per re-examination). EPPP fees are set by and payable to ASPPB and the test vendor.)$300 (R.C. 4732.15 application fee for a license issued under Chapter 4732, no part of which is returned. Biennial registration thereafter is $365 (R.C. 4732.14). Background-check and eLicense payment-processing costs are additional.)
Processing time16.22.5.9(C) NMAC provides only that complete applications are reviewed by the board or its designee and that a notification of approval, denial or need for additional information is issued; the board publishes no turnaround time.The Board publishes no stated turnaround. Because the oral examination is the final step, timing depends on the Board's oral examination schedule after the file is found compliant.
Licensing authorityNew Mexico Board of Psychologist Examiners (Regulation and Licensing Department)Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Ohio's current requirements on the Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold a valid license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in another U.S. state or territory for a minimum of one year.
  5. Complete a criminal records background check.
  6. Pass the Ohio Board of Psychology oral examination.
  7. Apply through the eLicense Ohio portal and have transcripts and training verification forms sent to the Board from the original source only.
  8. Pay the fees ($300 (R.C. 4732.15 application fee for a license issued under Chapter 4732, no part of which is returned. Biennial registration thereafter is $365 (R.C. 4732.14). Background-check and eLicense payment-processing costs are additional.)) and allow The Board publishes no stated turnaround. Because the oral examination is the final step, timing depends on the Board's oral examination schedule after the file is found compliant..

Official links

Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology) ↗Ohio application ↗License verification ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Ohio → New MexicoPsychology in New MexicoPsychology in OhioAll psychology statesThe PSYPACT explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Ohio accept a New Mexico psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from New Mexico to Ohio by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Ohio State Board of Psychology (Ohio Board of Psychology), verify your New Mexico license, and meet Ohio's endorsement requirements. The EPPP is not retaken on the reciprocity route — the Board verifies the applicant's out-of-state doctoral-level license directly (online where possible, otherwise by a license verification request), and EPPP score transfers are handled through ASPPB. Ohio's own licensure examination is an ORAL examination, and passing it is the final step for reciprocity applicants. R.C. 4732.11(A)(1) also provides that a candidate who passed the Board-selected examination in another state or Canadian province has the score submitted directly to the Board's executive director..

Do I retake the EPPP moving from New Mexico to Ohio?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. The EPPP is not retaken on the reciprocity route — the Board verifies the applicant's out-of-state doctoral-level license directly (online where possible, otherwise by a license verification request), and EPPP score transfers are handled through ASPPB. Ohio's own licensure examination is an ORAL examination, and passing it is the final step for reciprocity applicants. R.C. 4732.11(A)(1) also provides that a candidate who passed the Board-selected examination in another state or Canadian province has the score submitted directly to the Board's executive director..

What does the move cost?

$300 (R.C. 4732.15 application fee for a license issued under Chapter 4732, no part of which is returned. Biennial registration thereafter is $365 (R.C. 4732.14). Background-check and eLicense payment-processing costs are additional.) (R.C. 4732.15 application fee for a license issued under Chapter 4732, no part of which is returned. Biennial registration thereafter is $365 (R.C. 4732.14). Background-check and eLicense payment-processing costs are additional.).

How long will it take?

The Board publishes no stated turnaround. Because the oral examination is the final step, timing depends on the Board's oral examination schedule after the file is found compliant. — The Board publishes no stated turnaround. Because the oral examination is the final step, timing depends on the Board's oral examination schedule after the file is found compliant..

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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