Florida Statute 490.6 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 490
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

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F.S. 490.006

490.006 Licensure by endorsement.—

(1) The department shall license a person as a psychologist or school psychologist who, upon applying to the department, submitting to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135, and remitting the appropriate fee, demonstrates to the department or, in the case of psychologists, to the board that the applicant meets the requirements for licensure by endorsement under s. 456.0145.

(2) A person licensed as a psychologist in another state who is practicing pursuant to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact under s. 490.0075, and only within the scope provided therein, is exempt from the licensure requirements of this section.

History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 81-235; ss. 1, 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 5, 18, 19, ch. 87-252; s. 36, ch. 88-392; ss. 4, 12, 13, ch. 89-70; s. 10, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 95-279; s. 163, ch. 99-397; s. 42, ch. 2020-133; s. 6, ch. 2023-140; s. 36, ch. 2024-243; s. 20, ch. 2024-274.

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Judith Abramson, Donald Airey v. Larry Gonzalez, as Secretary of the Florida Department of Professional Regulation

949 F.2d 1567, 21 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1021, 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 14, 1992 WL 8

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 3, 1992 | Docket: 642868

Cited 55 times | Published

applicant obtained his other license. Fla.Stat. § 490.-006. No laws in Florida prevent anyone from practicing

Husband v. Cassel

130 So. 2d 69

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 5, 1961 | Docket: 1280327

Cited 14 times | Published

Such applicant shall pay fees as specified in § 490.06, and shall satisfy the board that he: "(a) is

Wasserman v. Florida State Bd. of Architecture

361 So. 2d 792

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 1, 1978 | Docket: 1447027

Cited 3 times | Published

Such applicant shall pay fees as specified in § 490.06, and shall satisfy the board that he: (a) is of

Lin v. Deptartment of Professional Regulation, Board of Psychological Examiners

444 So. 2d 1105, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11494

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 1984 | Docket: 64602582

Cited 1 times | Published

licensure as a psychologist by endorsement under Section 490.-006(1), Florida Statutes. His sole contention

Prevor v. Department of Health, Board of Psychology

201 So. 3d 97, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13469

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 9, 2015 | Docket: 2757115

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for Li-censure by Endorsement pursuant to section 490.006(l)(c), Florida Statutes (2014), which provides