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

A psychology license transfers from Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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..

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..

$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.).

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..

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

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