Psychology License from Rhode Island to Kansas: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board ↗

A psychology license transfers from Rhode Island to Kansas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, verify your Rhode Island license, and meet Kansas's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — Kansas requires a scaled EPPP score of 500, accepts it indefinitely, and directs licensees to ASPPB/psypro.org score transfer; the $600 examination fee does not apply to an applicant who already holds a passing score. The Board's FAQ states plainly that Kansas does not require a jurisprudence examination..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Rhode Island and Kansas 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 Rhode Island to Kansas means applying to the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board for licensure by endorsement exactly as you would if neither state had ever joined — license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, Kansas's jurisprudence requirement. What the shared participation genuinely gives you is different and still valuable: while you remain licensed and resident in Rhode Island, you can serve Kansas clients by telepsychology under an APIT authorization, and work in person in Kansas for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. That can cover a transition period — it cannot cover the move.

What changes, Rhode Island → Kansas

Side-by-side: Rhode Island vs Kansas (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
	Rhode Island (current)	Kansas (destination)
PSYPACT status	PSYPACT member — multistate license honored	PSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application fee	$230 (Psychologist application fee of $230.00 under the RI Department of Health Fee Structure (216-RICR-10-05-2, citing R.I. Gen. Laws 5-44-12); biennial renewal is also $230.00, with a $50.00 late-renewal add-on. A trainee temporary license is $120.00. EPPP fees are paid to ASPPB)	$175–$225 ($175 nonrefundable application fee, plus the $50 original license fee due after the Board confirms eligibility ($225 total). The $600 EPPP examination fee is not charged to an applicant who already has a passing EPPP score. K.S.A. 74-5310(a) caps the application fee at $225 and the original license fee at $150.)
Processing time	Neither the RICR psychologist licensing regulation nor the Department of Health fee regulation states a processing-time range, and health.ri.gov returned HTTP 403 to the research agent on 2026-08-07, so no board-stated estimate could be verified	The BSRB publishes no processing time for reciprocity applications; its psychology FAQ only advises examination applicants to file a complete application at least eight weeks before the date they wish to register for the EPPP. Null rather than extrapolating that figure to reciprocity.
Licensing authority	Rhode Island Board of Psychology (Rhode Island Department of Health)	Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board

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

Step by step

Confirm Kansas's current requirements on the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board website (linked below) — rules change.
Submit the endorsement application to the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (application linked below).
Arrange license verification from your current state.
Hold a current doctoral-level psychologist registration, certification or license in good standing in another jurisdiction.
Qualify either because that jurisdiction's requirements are substantially equivalent to Kansas', or by continuous doctoral-level licensure with a similar scope of practice and the absence of serious disciplinary action (K.S.A. 74-5315).
File the BSRB LP Reciprocity application packet with the $175 nonrefundable application fee.
Pay the $50 original license fee once the Board notifies you that all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Pay the fees ($175–$225 ($175 nonrefundable application fee, plus the $50 original license fee due after the Board confirms eligibility ($225 total). The $600 EPPP examination fee is not charged to an applicant who already has a passing EPPP score. K.S.A. 74-5310(a) caps the application fee at $225 and the original license fee at $150.)) and allow The BSRB publishes no processing time for reciprocity applications; its psychology FAQ only advises examination applicants to file a complete application at least eight weeks before the date they wish to register for the EPPP. Null rather than extrapolating that figure to reciprocity..

Official links

Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board ↗Kansas application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does Kansas accept a Rhode Island psychology license?

Do I retake the EPPP moving from Rhode Island to Kansas?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — Kansas requires a scaled EPPP score of 500, accepts it indefinitely, and directs licensees to ASPPB/psypro.org score transfer; the $600 examination fee does not apply to an applicant who already holds a passing score. The Board's FAQ states plainly that Kansas does not require a jurisprudence examination..

What does the move cost?

$175–$225 ($175 nonrefundable application fee, plus the $50 original license fee due after the Board confirms eligibility ($225 total). The $600 EPPP examination fee is not charged to an applicant who already has a passing EPPP score. K.S.A. 74-5310(a) caps the application fee at $225 and the original license fee at $150.) ($175 nonrefundable application fee, plus the $50 original license fee due after the Board confirms eligibility ($225 total). The $600 EPPP examination fee is not charged to an applicant who already has a passing EPPP score. K.S.A. 74-5310(a) caps the application fee at $225 and the original license fee at $150.).

How long will it take?

The BSRB publishes no processing time for reciprocity applications; its psychology FAQ only advises examination applicants to file a complete application at least eight weeks before the date they wish to register for the EPPP. Null rather than extrapolating that figure to reciprocity. — The BSRB publishes no processing time for reciprocity applications; its psychology FAQ only advises examination applicants to file a complete application at least eight weeks before the date they wish to register for the EPPP. Null rather than extrapolating that figure to reciprocity..

Rhode Island and Kansas 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 Kansas (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Rhode Island. Relocating to Kansas requires licensure by endorsement from the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board like any other applicant.

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

While your Rhode Island license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover Kansas 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 Rhode Island stops being your licensed home state — they are a bridge during a transition, not a substitute for the Kansas 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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