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

A psychology license transfers from Rhode Island to Nebraska by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Nebraska Board of Psychology (DHHS Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit), verify your Rhode Island license, and meet Nebraska's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — submit the official Professional Examination Service score report or official verification from the board that administered it; a minimum scaled score of 500 applies, and the EPPP is waived outright for ABPP diplomates. Every applicant, including reciprocity applicants, must still pass the open-book Nebraska jurisprudence examination with a minimum score of 80%.

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — submit the official Professional Examination Service score report or official verification from the board that administered it; a minimum scaled score of 500 applies, and the EPPP is waived outright for ABPP diplomates. Every applicant, including reciprocity applicants, must still pass the open-book Nebraska jurisprudence examination with a minimum score of 80%.

$45.75–$183 (The license fee is prorated by issuance month against the 01/01 odd-year expiration: $183 in any month of an odd-numbered year or January–June of an even-numbered year, $45.75 July–December of an even-numbered year. A temporary license (valid up to 1 year pending the jurisprudence exam) is a separate $50. Nebraska State Patrol fingerprint fees are separate. The initial license fee is waived entirely for applicants under 26, low-income applicants, and military-connected applicants.) (The license fee is prorated by issuance month against the 01/01 odd-year expiration: $183 in any month of an odd-numbered year or January–June of an even-numbered year, $45.75 July–December of an even-numbered year. A temporary license (valid up to 1 year pending the jurisprudence exam) is a separate $50. Nebraska State Patrol fingerprint fees are separate. The initial license fee is waived entirely for applicants under 26, low-income applicants, and military-connected applicants.).

1–2 weeks (Applications are reviewed in date order received; the Department states applicants receive an e-mail within approximately 10 days advising either that the license has been issued or that the application is incomplete. Converted from the Department's 'approximately 10 days' statement.) — Applications are reviewed in date order received; the Department states applicants receive an e-mail within approximately 10 days advising either that the license has been issued or that the application is incomplete. Converted from the Department's 'approximately 10 days' statement..

No. PSYPACT never transfers a license, including between two participating states. It authorizes telepsychology into Nebraska (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Rhode Island. Relocating to Nebraska requires licensure by endorsement from the Nebraska Board of Psychology (DHHS Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit) like any other applicant.

While your Rhode Island license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover Nebraska 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 Nebraska license.