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Psychology License from New York to Florida: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance) ↗

A psychology license transfers from New York to Florida by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance), verify your New York license, and meet Florida's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — a scaled score of 500 or higher on an EPPP taken October 2000 or later, sent from ASPPB, satisfies the national-exam criterion, as does a Board-recognized ABPP specialty certification. Rule 64B19-11.002, F.A.C. requires endorsement applicants to meet only the s. 456.0145(2), F.S. criteria, so the Florida laws-and-rules examination that s. 490.005(1)(e), F.S. imposes on licensure-by-examination applicants is not part of the MOBILE endorsement pathway.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

This direction has a payoff worth planning around. New York is outside PSYPACT, so you have had no compact authorizations to work with — but Florida participates. Endorse into Florida through the Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance), 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, Florida's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.

What changes, New York → Florida

Side-by-side: New York vs Florida (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
New York (current)Florida (destination)
PSYPACT statusLicensure by endorsementPSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application fee$294 (Fee for licensure and the first registration, submitted with Form 1. A limited permit (Form 5B for out-of-state licensees) is an additional $70, nonrefundable. Fees are set in Education Law and are subject to change; the fee due is the one in law when the application is received.)$305 ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 initial licensure fee + $5 unlicensed activity fee, per the Board's MOBILE endorsement fee table; Livescan fingerprint costs are paid separately to the screening vendor)
Processing timeNYSED Office of the Professions publishes no stated review timeframe for psychology licensure or endorsement.~1 weeks (s. 456.0145(2)(e), F.S. requires the board to issue a license to a qualified applicant within 7 days after receipt of all required documentation; collecting license verifications, the ASPPB score transfer and fingerprint results takes longer)
Licensing authorityNew York State Board for Psychology (NYSED Office of the Professions)Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Florida's current requirements on the Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold an active, unencumbered psychologist license issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
  5. Have actively practiced psychology for at least 2 years during the 4-year period immediately preceding the application.
  6. Have no pending disciplinary proceeding and no disciplinary action taken in the 5 years preceding the application.
  7. Have never been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, unless the report was successfully appealed and removed.
  8. Complete electronic Livescan fingerprint screening using the Board's ORI number (required for psychology since 2024 House Bill 975).
  9. Pay the fees ($305 ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 initial licensure fee + $5 unlicensed activity fee, per the Board's MOBILE endorsement fee table; Livescan fingerprint costs are paid separately to the screening vendor)) and allow ~1 weeks (s. 456.0145(2)(e), F.S. requires the board to issue a license to a qualified applicant within 7 days after receipt of all required documentation; collecting license verifications, the ASPPB score transfer and fingerprint results takes longer).

Official links

Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance) ↗Florida application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Florida → New YorkPsychology in New YorkPsychology in FloridaAll psychology statesThe PSYPACT explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Florida accept a New York psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from New York to Florida by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance), verify your New York license, and meet Florida's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — a scaled score of 500 or higher on an EPPP taken October 2000 or later, sent from ASPPB, satisfies the national-exam criterion, as does a Board-recognized ABPP specialty certification. Rule 64B19-11.002, F.A.C. requires endorsement applicants to meet only the s. 456.0145(2), F.S. criteria, so the Florida laws-and-rules examination that s. 490.005(1)(e), F.S. imposes on licensure-by-examination applicants is not part of the MOBILE endorsement pathway.

Do I retake the EPPP moving from New York to Florida?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — a scaled score of 500 or higher on an EPPP taken October 2000 or later, sent from ASPPB, satisfies the national-exam criterion, as does a Board-recognized ABPP specialty certification. Rule 64B19-11.002, F.A.C. requires endorsement applicants to meet only the s. 456.0145(2), F.S. criteria, so the Florida laws-and-rules examination that s. 490.005(1)(e), F.S. imposes on licensure-by-examination applicants is not part of the MOBILE endorsement pathway.

What does the move cost?

$305 ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 initial licensure fee + $5 unlicensed activity fee, per the Board's MOBILE endorsement fee table; Livescan fingerprint costs are paid separately to the screening vendor) ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 initial licensure fee + $5 unlicensed activity fee, per the Board's MOBILE endorsement fee table; Livescan fingerprint costs are paid separately to the screening vendor).

How long will it take?

~1 weeks (s. 456.0145(2)(e), F.S. requires the board to issue a license to a qualified applicant within 7 days after receipt of all required documentation; collecting license verifications, the ASPPB score transfer and fingerprint results takes longer) — s. 456.0145(2)(e), F.S. requires the board to issue a license to a qualified applicant within 7 days after receipt of all required documentation; collecting license verifications, the ASPPB score transfer and fingerprint results takes longer.

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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