An Act To Have Maine Join the Interstate Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact To Improve Telehealth Options for Psychologists and Their Patients
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0863
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: TEPLER

Legislative Document
No. 863
H.P. 631
House of Representatives, March 8, 2021
An Act To Have Maine Join the Interstate Psychology 
Interjurisdictional Compact To Improve Telehealth Options for 
Psychologists and Their Patients
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TEPLER of Topsham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
CONCEPT DRAFT
SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill would enact the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, an interstate 
compact designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, 
face-to-face practice of psychology across state boundaries, the verbatim, unedited text of 
which follows. 
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
Whereas, states license psychologists, in order to protect the public through verification of 
education, training and experience and ensure accountability for professional practice; and
Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the day to day practice of telepsychology 
(i.e. the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technologies) by 
psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice as 
assigned by an appropriate authority; and
Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the temporary in-person, face-to-face 
practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries for 30 days within a 
calendar year in the performance of their psychological practice as assigned by an 
appropriate authority;
Whereas, this Compact is intended to authorize State Psychology Regulatory Authorities 
to afford legal recognition, in a manner consistent with the terms of the Compact, to 
psychologists licensed in another state;
Whereas, this Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the 
public’s health and safety through their licensing and regulation of psychologists and that 
such state regulation will best protect public health and safety;
Whereas, this Compact does not apply when a psychologist is licensed in both the Home 
and Receiving States; and
Whereas, this Compact does not apply to permanent in-person, face-to-face practice, it does 
allow for authorization of temporary psychological practice.
Consistent with these principles, this Compact is designed to achieve the following 
purposes and objectives:
1.
Increase public access to professional psychological services by allowing for 
telepsychological practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person, face-
to-face services into a state which the psychologist is not licensed to practice 
psychology;
2.
Enhance the states’ ability to protect the public’s health and safety, especially 
client/patient safety;
3.
Encourage the cooperation of Compact States in the areas of psychology licensure 
and regulation;
4.
Facilitate the exchange of information between Compact States regarding 
psychologist licensure, adverse actions and disciplinary history;
5.
Promote compliance with the laws governing psychological practice in each 
Compact State; and
6.
Invest all Compact States with the authority to hold licensed psychologists 
accountable through the mutual recognition of Compact State licenses.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
A. “Adverse Action” means: Any action taken by a State Psychology Regulatory 
Authority which finds a violation of a statute or regulation that is identified by the State 
Psychology Regulatory Authority as discipline and is a matter of public record.
B. “Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)” means: the 
recognized membership organization composed of State and Provincial Psychology 
Regulatory Authorities responsible for the licensure and registration of psychologists 
throughout the United States and Canada.
C. “Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology” means: a licensed 
psychologist’s authority to practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under 
this Compact, in another Compact State.
D. “Bylaws” means: those Bylaws established by the Psychology Interjurisdictional 
Compact Commission pursuant to Article X for its governance, or for directing and 
controlling its actions and conduct.
E. “Client/Patient” means: the recipient of psychological services, whether psychological 
services are delivered in the context of healthcare, corporate, supervision, and/or 
consulting services.
F.
“Commissioner” means: the voting representative appointed by each State Psychology 
Regulatory Authority pursuant to Article X.
G. “Compact State” means: a state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory 
that has enacted this Compact legislation and which has not withdrawn pursuant to 
Article XIII, Section C or been terminated pursuant to Article XII, Section B.
H. “Coordinated Licensure Information System” also referred to as “Coordinated 
Database” means: an integrated process for collecting, storing, and sharing information 
on psychologists’ licensure and enforcement activities related to psychology licensure 
laws, which is administered by the recognized membership organization composed of 
State and Provincial Psychology Regulatory Authorities.
I.
“Confidentiality” means: the principle that data or information is not made available 
or disclosed to unauthorized persons and/or processes.
J.
“Day” means: any part of a day in which psychological work is performed.
K. “Distant State” means: the Compact State where a psychologist is physically present 
(not through the use of telecommunications technologies), to provide temporary in-
person, face-to-face psychological services.
L. “E.Passport” means: a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial 
Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that promotes the standardization in the criteria of 
interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates the process for licensed 
psychologists to provide telepsychological services across state lines.
M. “Executive Board” means: a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf 
of, and within the powers granted to them by, the Commission.
N. “Home State” means: a Compact State where a psychologist is licensed to practice 
psychology. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one Compact State and is 
practicing under the Authorization to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology, the 
Home State is the Compact State where the psychologist is physically present when 
the telepsychological services are delivered. If the psychologist is licensed in more than 
one Compact State and is practicing under the Temporary Authorization to Practice, 
the Home State is any Compact State where the psychologist is licensed.
O. “Identity History Summary” means: a summary of information retained by the FBI, or 
other designee with similar authority, in connection with arrests and, in some instances, 
federal employment, naturalization, or military service.
P.
“In-Person, Face-to-Face” means: interactions in which the psychologist and the 
client/patient are in the same physical space and which does not include interactions 
that may occur through the use of telecommunication technologies.
Q. “Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC)” means: a certificate issued by the 
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that grants temporary 
authority to practice based on notification to the State Psychology Regulatory 
Authority of intention to practice temporarily, and verification of one’s qualifications 
for such practice.
R. “License” means: authorization by a State Psychology Regulatory Authority to engage 
in the independent practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the 
authorization.
S.
“Non-Compact State” means: any State which is not at the time a Compact State.
T. “Psychologist” means: an individual licensed for the independent practice of 
psychology.
U. “Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission” also referred to as 
“Commission” means: the national administration of which all Compact States are 
members.
V. “Receiving State” means: a Compact State where the client/patient is physically 
located when the telepsychological services are delivered.
W. “Rule” means: a written statement by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact 
Commission promulgated pursuant to Article XI of the Compact that is of general 
applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the 
Compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the Commission 
and has the force and effect of statutory law in a Compact State, and includes the 
amendment, repeal or suspension of an existing rule.
X. “Significant Investigatory Information” means:
1.
investigative information that a State Psychology Regulatory Authority, after a 
preliminary inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity to respond if 
required by state law, has reason to believe, if proven true, would indicate more 
than a violation of state statute or ethics code that would be considered more 
substantial than minor infraction; or
2.
investigative information that indicates that the psychologist represents an 
immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the psychologist 
has been notified and/or had an opportunity to respond.
Y. “State” means: a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the 
District of Columbia.
Z. “State Psychology Regulatory Authority” means: the Board, office or other agency 
with the legislative mandate to license and regulate the practice of psychology.
AA. “Telepsychology” means: the provision of psychological services using 
telecommunication technologies.
BB. “Temporary Authorization to Practice” means: a licensed psychologist’s authority to 
conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized under 
this Compact, in another Compact State.
CC. “Temporary In-Person, Face-to-Face Practice” means: where a psychologist is 
physically present (not through the use of telecommunications technologies), in the 
Distant State to provide for the practice of psychology for 30 days within a calendar 
year and based on notification to the Distant State.
ARTICLE III
HOME STATE LICENSURE
A. The Home State shall be a Compact State where a psychologist is licensed to practice 
psychology.
B. A psychologist may hold one or more Compact State licenses at a time. If the 
psychologist is licensed in more than one Compact State, the Home State is the 
Compact State where the psychologist is physically present when the services are 
delivered as authorized by the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology 
under the terms of this Compact.
C. Any Compact State may require a psychologist not previously licensed in a Compact 
State to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the Compact State 
under circumstances not authorized by the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional 
Telepsychology under the terms of this Compact.
D. Any Compact State may require a psychologist to obtain and retain a license to be 
authorized to practice in a Compact State under circumstances not authorized by 
Temporary Authorization to Practice under the terms of this Compact.
E. A Home State’s license authorizes a psychologist to practice in a Receiving State under 
the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only if the Compact State:
1.
Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active E.Passport;
2.
Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about 
licensed individuals;
3.
Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse 
action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
4.
Requires an Identity History Summary of all applicants at initial licensure, 
including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks 
compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, 
or other designee with similar authority, no later than ten years after activation 
of the Compact; and
5.
Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the Commission.
F.
A Home State’s license grants Temporary Authorization to Practice to a psychologist 
in a Distant State only if the Compact State:
1.
Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active IPC;
2.
Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about 
licensed individuals;
3.
Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse 
action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
4.
Requires an Identity History Summary of all applicants at initial licensure, 
including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks 
compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, 
or other designee with similar authority, no later than ten years after activation 
of the Compact; and
5.
Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the Commission.
ARTICLE IV
COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEPSYCHOLOGY
A. Compact States shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact State 
in conformance with Article III, to practice telepsychology in other Compact States 
(Receiving States) in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the Authority to 
Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology as provided in the Compact.
B. To exercise the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the 
terms and provisions of this Compact, a psychologist licensed to practice in a Compact 
State must:
1.
Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education that 
was, at the time the degree was awarded:
a.
Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. 
Department of Education to grant graduate degrees, OR authorized by 
Provincial Statute or Royal Charter to grant doctoral degrees; OR
b.
A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to 1 (a) above by a 
foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National 
Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by a recognized 
foreign credential evaluation service; AND
2.
Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the following criteria:
a.
The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must be clearly 
identified and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program must specify 
in pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to educate and train 
professional psychologists;
b.
The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent, 
organizational entity within the institution;
c.
There must be a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and 
specialty areas whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
d.
The program must consist of an integrated, organized sequence of study;
e.
There must be an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth 
to carry out its responsibilities;
f.
The designated director of the program must be a psychologist and a member 
of the core faculty;
g.
The program must have an identifiable body of students who are matriculated 
in that program for a degree;
h.
The program must include supervised practicum, internship, or field training 
appropriate to the practice of psychology;
i.
The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of three academic years of full- 
time graduate study for doctoral degree and a minimum of one academic year 
of full-time graduate study for master’s degree;
j.
The program includes an acceptable residency as defined by the Rules of the 
Commission.
3.
Possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice psychology in a Home 
State which is a Compact State;
4.
Have no history of adverse action that violate the Rules of the Commission;
5.
Have no criminal record history reported on an Identity History Summary that 
violates the Rules of the Commission;
6.
Possess a current, active E.Passport;
7.
Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice, conformity with 
standards of practice, competence in telepsychology technology; criminal 
background; and knowledge and adherence to legal requirements in the home and 
receiving states, and provide a release of information to allow for primary source 
verification in a manner specified by the Commission; and
8.
Meet other criteria as defined by the Rules of the Commission.
C. The Home State maintains authority over the license of any psychologist practicing 
into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional 
Telepsychology.
D. A psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice 
Interjurisdictional Telepsychology will be subject to the Receiving State’s scope of 
practice. A Receiving State may, in accordance with that state’s due process law, limit 
or revoke a psychologist’s Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in 
the Receiving State and may take any other necessary actions under the Receiving 
State’s applicable law to protect the health and safety of the Receiving State’s citizens. 
If a Receiving State takes action, the state shall promptly notify the Home State and 
the Commission.
E. If a psychologist’s license in any Home State, another Compact State, or any Authority 
to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in any Receiving State, is restricted, 
suspended or otherwise limited, the E.Passport shall be revoked and therefore the 
psychologist shall not be eligible to practice telepsychology in a Compact State under 
the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology.
ARTICLE V
COMPACT TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE
A. Compact States shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact 
State in conformance with Article III, to practice temporarily in other Compact States 
(Distant States) in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the Compact.
B. To exercise the Temporary Authorization to Practice under the terms and provisions of 
this Compact, a psychologist licensed to practice in a Compact State must:
1.
Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education that 
was, at the time the degree was awarded:
a.
Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. 
Department of Education to grant graduate degrees, OR authorized by 
Provincial Statute or Royal Charter to grant doctoral degrees; OR
b.
A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to 1 (a) above by a 
foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National 
Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by a recognized 
foreign credential evaluation service; AND
2.
Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the following criteria:
a.
The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must be clearly 
identified and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program must specify 
in pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to educate and train 
professional psychologists;
b.
The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent, 
organizational entity within the institution;
c.
There must be a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and 
specialty areas whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
d.
The program must consist of an integrated, organized sequence of study;
e.
There must be an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth 
to carry out its responsibilities;
f.
The designated director of the program must be a psychologist and a member 
of the core faculty;
g.
The program must have an identifiable body of students who are matriculated 
in that program for a degree;
h.
The program must include supervised practicum, internship, or field training 
appropriate to the practice of psychology;
i.
The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of three academic years of full- 
time graduate study for doctoral degrees and a minimum of one academic year 
of full-time graduate study for master’s degree;
j.
The program includes an acceptable residency as defined by the Rules of the 
Commission.
3.
Possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice psychology in a Home 
State which is a Compact State;
4.
No history of adverse action that violate the Rules of the Commission;
5.
No criminal record history that violates the Rules of the Commission;
6.
Possess a current, active IPC;
7.
Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice and work experience 
and provide a release of information to allow for primary source verification in a 
manner specified by the Commission; and
8.
Meet other criteria as defined by the Rules of the Commission.
C. A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the Temporary Authorization to 
Practice shall practice within the scope of practice authorized by the Distant State.
D. A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the Temporary Authorization to 
Practice will be subject to the Distant State’s authority and law. A Distant State may, 
in accordance with that state’s due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist’s 
Temporary Authorization to Practice in the Distant State and may take any other 
necessary actions under the Distant State’s applicable law to protect the health and 
safety of the Distant State’s citizens. If a Distant State takes action, the state shall 
promptly notify the Home State and the Commission.
E. If a psychologist’s license in any Home State, another Compact State, or any 
Temporary Authorization to Practice in any Distant State, is restricted, suspended or 
otherwise limited, the IPC shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be 
eligible to practice in a Compact State under the Temporary Authorization to Practice.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE IN A RECEIVING 
STATE
A. A psychologist may practice in a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice 
Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practice for 
psychology as assigned by an appropriate State Psychology Regulatory Authority, as 
defined in the Rules of the Commission, and under the following circumstances:
1.
The psychologist initiates a client/patient contact in a Home State via 
telecommunications technologies with a client/patient in a Receiving State;
2.
Other conditions regarding telepsychology as determined by Rules promulgated by 
the Commission.
ARTICLE VII
ADVERSE ACTIONS
A. A Home State shall have the power to impose adverse action against a psychologist’s 
license issued by the Home State. A Distant State shall have the power to take adverse 
action on a psychologist’s Temporary Authorization to Practice within that Distant 
State.
B. A Receiving State may take adverse action on a psychologist’s Authority to Practice 
Interjurisdictional Telepsychology within that Receiving State. A Home State may take 
adverse action against a psychologist based on an adverse action taken by a Distant 
State regarding temporary in-person, face-to-face practice.
C. If a Home State takes adverse action against a psychologist’s license, that 
psychologist’s Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology is terminated 
and the E.Passport is revoked. Furthermore, that psychologist’s Temporary 
Authorization to Practice is terminated and the IPC is revoked.
1.
All Home State disciplinary orders which impose adverse action shall be reported 
to the Commission in accordance with the Rules promulgated by the Commission. 
A Compact State shall report adverse actions in accordance with the Rules of the 
Commission.
2.
In the event discipline is reported on a psychologist, the psychologist will not be 
eligible for telepsychology or temporary in-person, face-to-face practice in 
accordance with the Rules of the Commission.
3.
Other actions may be imposed as determined by the Rules promulgated by the 
Commission.
D. A Home State’s Psychology Regulatory Authority shall investigate and take 
appropriate action with respect to reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a 
licensee which occurred in a Receiving State as it would if such conduct had occurred 
by a licensee within the Home State. In such cases, the Home State’s law shall control 
in determining any adverse action against a psychologist’s license.
E. A Distant State’s Psychology Regulatory Authority shall investigate and take 
appropriate action with respect to reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a 
psychologist practicing under Temporary Authorization Practice which occurred in 
that Distant State as it would if such conduct had occurred by a licensee within the 
Home State. In such cases, Distant State’s law shall control in determining any adverse 
action against a psychologist’s Temporary Authorization to Practice.
F.
Nothing in this Compact shall override a Compact State’s decision that a psychologist’s 
participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that 
such participation shall remain non-public if required by the Compact State’s law. 
Compact States must require psychologists who enter any alternative programs to not 
provide telepsychology services under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional 
Telepsychology or provide temporary psychological services under the Temporary 
Authorization to Practice in any other Compact State during the term of the alternative 
program.
G. No other judicial or administrative remedies shall be available to a psychologist in the 
event a Compact State imposes an adverse action pursuant to subsection C, above.
ARTICLE VIII
ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES INVESTED IN A COMPACT STATE’S 
PSYCHOLOGY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
A.   In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a Compact State’s Psychology 
Regulatory Authority shall have the authority under this Compact to:
1.
Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and investigations, which require the attendance 
and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a 
Compact State’s Psychology Regulatory Authority for the attendance and 
testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another Compact 
State shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, 
according to that court’s practice and procedure in considering subpoenas issued 
in its own proceedings. The issuing State Psychology Regulatory Authority shall 
pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage and other fees required by the 
service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located; and
2.
Issue cease and desist and/or injunctive relief orders to revoke a psychologist’s 
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology and/or Temporary 
Authorization to Practice.
3.
During the course of any investigation, a psychologist may not change his/her 
Home State licensure. A Home State Psychology Regulatory Authority is 
authorized to complete any pending investigations of a psychologist and to take 
any actions appropriate under its law. The Home State Psychology Regulatory 
Authority shall promptly report the conclusions of such investigations to the 
Commission. Once an investigation has been completed, and pending the outcome 
of said investigation, the psychologist may change his/her Home State licensure. 
The Commission shall promptly notify the new Home State of any such decisions 
as provided in the Rules of the Commission. All information provided to the 
Commission or distributed by Compact States pursuant to the psychologist shall 
be confidential, filed under seal and used for investigatory or disciplinary matters. 
The Commission may create additional rules for mandated or discretionary sharing 
of information by Compact States.
ARTICLE IX
COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM
A. The Commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a Coordinated 
Licensure Information System (Coordinated Database) and reporting system 
containing licensure and disciplinary action information on all psychologists 
individuals to whom this Compact is applicable in all Compact States as defined by the 
Rules of the Commission.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a Compact State shall 
submit a uniform data set to the Coordinated Database on all licensees as required by 
the Rules of the Commission, including:
1.
Identifying information;
2.
Licensure data;
3.
Significant investigatory information;
4.
Adverse actions against a psychologist’s license;
5.
An indicator that a psychologist’s Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional 
Telepsychology and/or Temporary Authorization to Practice is revoked;
6.
Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation 
information;
7.
Any denial of application for licensure, and the reasons for such denial; and
8.
Other information which may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as 
determined by the Rules of the Commission.
C. The Coordinated Database administrator shall promptly notify all Compact States of 
any adverse action taken against, or significant investigative information on, any 
licensee in a Compact State.
D. Compact States reporting information to the Coordinated Database may designate 
information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of 
the Compact State reporting the information.
E. Any information submitted to the Coordinated Database that is subsequently required 
to be expunged by the law of the Compact State reporting the information shall be 
removed from the Coordinated Database.
ARTICLE X
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL 
COMPACT COMMISSION
A. The Compact States hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission.
1.
The Commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the Compact States.
2.
Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shall be 
brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the 
principal office of the Commission is located. The Commission may waive venue 
and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in 
alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
3.
Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
B. Membership, Voting, and Meetings
1.
The Commission shall consist of one voting representative appointed by each 
Compact State who shall serve as that state’s Commissioner. The State Psychology 
Regulatory Authority shall appoint its delegate. This delegate shall be empowered 
to act on behalf of the Compact State. This delegate shall be limited to:
a.
Executive Director, Executive Secretary or similar executive;
b.
Current member of the State Psychology Regulatory Authority of a Compact 
State; OR
c.
Designee empowered with the appropriate delegate authority to act on behalf 
of the Compact State.
2.
Any Commissioner may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the 
law of the state from which the Commissioner is appointed. Any vacancy occurring 
in the Commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the Compact State 
in which the vacancy exists.
3.
Each Commissioner shall be entitled to one (1) vote with regard to the 
promulgation of Rules and creation of Bylaws and shall otherwise have an 
opportunity to participate in the business and affairs of the Commission. A 
Commissioner shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the 
Bylaws. The Bylaws may provide for Commissioners’ participation in meetings 
by telephone or other means of communication.
4.
The Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional 
meetings shall be held as set forth in the Bylaws.
5.
All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be 
given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions in Article 
XI.
6.
The Commission may convene in a closed, non-public meeting if the Commission 
must discuss:
a.
Non-compliance of a Compact State with its obligations under the Compact;
b.
The employment, compensation, discipline or other personnel matters, 
practices or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related 
to the Commission’s internal personnel practices and procedures;
c.
Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation against the 
Commission;
d.
Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services or real 
estate;
e.
Accusation against any person of a crime or formally censuring any person;
f.
Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information which is 
privileged or confidential;
g.
Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
h.
Disclosure of investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes;
i.
Disclosure of information related to any investigatory reports prepared by or 
on behalf of or for use of the Commission or other committee charged with 
responsibility for investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant 
to the Compact; or
j.
Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal and state statute.
7.
If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to this provision, the 
Commission’s legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be 
closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision. The Commission 
shall keep minutes which fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a 
meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, of any 
person participating in the meeting, and the reasons therefore, including a 
description of the views expressed. All documents considered in connection with 
an action shall be identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed 
meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the 
Commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
C. The Commission shall, by a majority vote of the Commissioners, prescribe Bylaws 
and/or Rules to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
purposes and exercise the powers of the Compact, including but not limited to:
1.
Establishing the fiscal year of the Commission;
2.
Providing reasonable standards and procedures:
a.
for the establishment and meetings of other committees; and
b.
governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the 
Commission;
3.
Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the 
Commission, ensuring reasonable advance notice of all meetings and providing an 
opportunity for attendance of such meetings by interested parties, with enumerated 
exceptions designed to protect the public’s interest, the privacy of individuals of 
such proceedings, and proprietary information, including trade secrets. The 
Commission may meet in closed session only after a majority of the 
Commissioners vote to close a meeting to the public in whole or in part. As soon 
as practicable, the Commission must make public a copy of the vote to close the 
meeting revealing the vote of each Commissioner with no proxy votes allowed;
4.
Establishing the titles, duties and authority and reasonable procedures for the 
election of the officers of the Commission;
5.
Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of the 
personnel policies and programs of the Commission. Notwithstanding any civil 
service or other similar law of any Compact State, the Bylaws shall exclusively 
govern the personnel policies and programs of the Commission;
6.
Promulgating a Code of Ethics to address permissible and prohibited activities of 
Commission members and employees;
7.
Providing a mechanism for concluding the operations of the Commission and the 
equitable disposition of any surplus funds that may exist after the termination of 
the Compact after the payment and/or reserving of all of its debts and obligations;
8.
The Commission shall publish its Bylaws in a convenient form and file a copy 
thereof and a copy of any amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or 
officer in each of the Compact States;
9.
The Commission shall maintain its financial records in accordance with the 
Bylaws; and
10. The Commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the 
provisions of this Compact and the Bylaws.
D. The Commission shall have the following powers:
1.
The authority to promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate 
implementation and administration of this Compact. The rule shall have the force 
and effect of law and shall be binding in all Compact States;
2.
To bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name of the 
Commission, provided that the standing of any State Psychology Regulatory 
Authority or other regulatory body responsible for psychology licensure to sue or 
be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
3.
To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
4.
To borrow, accept or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited 
to, employees of a Compact State;
5.
To hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant 
such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the Compact, 
and to establish the Commission’s personnel policies and programs relating to 
conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel 
matters;
6.
To accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of money, equipment, 
supplies, materials and services, and to receive, utilize and dispose of the same; 
provided that at all times the Commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of 
impropriety and/or conflict of interest;
7.
To lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of, or otherwise to own, 
hold, improve or use, any property, real, personal or mixed; provided that at all 
times the Commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of impropriety;
8.
To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon or otherwise dispose 
of any property real, personal or mixed;
9.
To establish a budget and make expenditures;
10. To borrow money;
11. To appoint committees, including advisory committees comprised of Members, 
State regulators, State legislators or their representatives, and consumer 
representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this 
Compact and the Bylaws;
12. To provide and receive information from, and to cooperate with, law enforcement 
agencies;
13. To adopt and use an official seal; and
14. To perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the 
purposes of this Compact consistent with the state regulation of psychology 
licensure, temporary in-person, face-to-face practice and telepsychology practice.
E. The Executive Board
The elected officers shall serve as the Executive Board, which shall have the power to 
act on behalf of the Commission according to the terms of this Compact.
1.
The Executive Board shall be comprised of six members:
a.
Five voting members who are elected from the current membership of the 
Commission by the Commission;
b.
One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the recognized membership 
organization composed of State and Provincial Psychology Regulatory 
Authorities.
2.
The ex-officio member must have served as staff or member on a State Psychology 
Regulatory Authority and will be selected by its respective organization.
3.
The Commission may remove any member of the Executive Board as provided in 
Bylaws.
4.
The Executive Board shall meet at least annually.
5.
The Executive Board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
a.
Recommend to the entire Commission changes to the Rules or Bylaws, 
changes to this Compact legislation, fees paid by Compact States such as 
annual dues, and any other applicable fees;
b.
Ensure Compact administration services are appropriately provided, 
contractual or otherwise;
c.
Prepare and recommend the budget;
d.
Maintain financial records on behalf of the Commission;
e.
Monitor Compact compliance of member states and provide compliance 
reports to the Commission;
f.
Establish additional committees as necessary; and
g.
Other duties as provided in Rules or Bylaws.
F.
Financing of the Commission
1.
The Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses 
of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities.
2.
The Commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources, donations 
and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services.
3.
The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each 
Compact State or impose fees on other parties to cover the cost of the operations 
and activities of the Commission and its staff which must be in a total amount 
sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is 
not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be 
allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Commission which shall 
promulgate a rule binding upon all Compact States.
4.
The Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds 
adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Commission pledge the credit of any of 
the Compact States, except by and with the authority of the Compact State.
5.
The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. 
The receipts and disbursements of the Commission shall be subject to the audit and 
accounting procedures established under its Bylaws. However, all receipts and 
disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be audited yearly by a 
certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included 
in and become part of the annual report of the Commission.
G. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification
1.
The members, officers, Executive Director, employees and representatives of the 
Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their 
official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury 
or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or 
omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a 
reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission 
employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph 
shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any 
damage, loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton 
misconduct of that person.
2.
The Commission shall defend any member, officer, Executive Director, employee 
or representative of the Commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability 
arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the 
scope of Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that the person 
against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred 
within the scope of Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided 
that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining his or 
her own counsel; and provided further, that the actual or alleged act, error or 
omission did not result from that person’s intentional or willful or wanton 
misconduct.
3.
The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer, 
Executive Director, employee or representative of the Commission for the amount 
of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual 
or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Commission 
employment, duties or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis 
for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties or 
responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error or omission did not 
result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.
ARTICLE XI 
RULEMAKING
A. The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth 
in this Article and the Rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become 
binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment.
B. If a majority of the legislatures of the Compact States rejects a rule, by enactment of a 
statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the Compact, then such rule shall 
have no further force and effect in any Compact State.
C. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of 
the Commission.
D. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or Rules by the Commission, and at 
least sixty (60) days in advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and 
voted upon, the Commission shall file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:
1.
On the website of the Commission; and
2.
On the website of each Compact States’ Psychology Regulatory Authority or the 
publication in which each state would otherwise publish proposed rules.
E.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include:
1.
The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting in which the rule will be 
considered and voted upon;
2.
The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason for the proposed rule;
3.
A request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person; and
F.
The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to the Commission of their 
intention to attend the public hearing and any written comments. Prior to adoption of a 
proposed rule, the Commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts, 
opinions and arguments, which shall be made available to the public.
G. The Commission shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before it adopts a rule 
or amendment if a hearing is requested by:
1.
At least twenty-five (25) persons who submit comments independently of each 
other;
2.
A governmental subdivision or agency; or
3.
A duly appointed person in an association that has having at least twenty-five (25) 
members.
H. If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the Commission shall publish 
the place, time, and date of the scheduled public hearing.
1.
All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall notify the Executive Director 
of the Commission or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear 
and testify at the hearing not less than five (5) business days before the scheduled 
date of the hearing.
2.
Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each person who wishes to 
comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing.
3.
No transcript of the hearing is required, unless a written request for a transcript is 
made, in which case the person requesting the transcript shall bear the cost of 
producing the transcript. A recording may be made in lieu of a transcript under the 
same terms and conditions as a transcript. This subsection shall not preclude the 
Commission from making a transcript or recording of the hearing if it so chooses.
4.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a separate hearing on each 
rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the Commission at hearings 
required by this section.
I.
Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of business on the scheduled 
hearing date if the hearing was not held, the Commission shall consider all written and 
oral comments received.
J.
The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take final action on the 
proposed rule and shall determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the 
rulemaking record and the full text of the rule.
K. If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing by interested parties is 
received, the Commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule without 
a public hearing.
L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission may consider and adopt 
an emergency rule without prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided 
that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the Compact and in this section shall 
be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than 
ninety (90) days after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this provision, 
an emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to:
1.
Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare;
2.
Prevent a loss of Commission or Compact State funds;
3.
Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative rule that is established 
by federal law or rule; or
4.
Protect public health and safety.
M. The Commission or an authorized committee of the Commission may direct revisions 
to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical 
errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of 
any revisions shall be posted on the website of the Commission. The revision shall be 
subject to challenge by any person for a period of thirty (30) days after posting. The 
revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material 
change to a rule.
A challenge shall be made in writing, and delivered to the Chair of the Commission 
prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take 
effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take 
effect without the approval of the Commission.
ARTICLE XII
OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ENFORCEMENT
A. Oversight
1.
The Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of state government in each 
Compact State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and 
appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this 
Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.
2.
All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any judicial or 
administrative proceeding in a Compact State pertaining to the subject matter of 
this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the 
Commission.
3.
The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any such 
proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all 
purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Commission shall render a 
judgment or order void as to the Commission, this Compact or promulgated rules.
B. Default, Technical Assistance, and Termination
1.
If the Commission determines that a Compact State has defaulted in the 
performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the 
promulgated rules, the Commission shall:
a.
Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other Compact States of the 
nature of the default, the proposed means of remedying the default and/or any 
other action to be taken by the Commission; and
b.
Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the 
default.     
2.
If a state in default fails to remedy the default, the defaulting state may be 
terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
Compact States, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this Compact 
shall be terminated on the effective date of termination. A remedy of the default 
does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the 
period of default.
3.
Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all other 
means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or 
terminate shall be submitted by the Commission to the Governor, the majority and 
minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and each of the Compact 
States.
4.
A Compact State which has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, 
obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, 
including obligations which extend beyond the effective date of termination.
5.
The Commission shall not bear any costs incurred by the state which is found to 
be in default or which has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon 
in writing between the Commission and the defaulting state.
6.
The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission by petitioning the 
U.S. District Court for the state of Georgia or the federal district where the 
Compact has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs 
of such litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees.
C. Dispute Resolution
1.
Upon request by a Compact State, the Commission shall attempt to resolve disputes 
related to the Compact which arise among Compact States and between Compact 
and Non-Compact States.
2.
The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding 
dispute resolution for disputes that arise before the commission.
D. Enforcement
1.
The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the 
provisions and Rules of this Compact.
2.
By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action in the United States 
District Court for the State of Georgia or the federal district where the Compact 
has its principal offices against a Compact State in default to enforce compliance 
with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated Rules and Bylaws. The 
relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial 
enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such 
litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees.
3.
The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Commission. The 
Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.
ARTICLE XIII
DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGY 
INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATED 
RULES, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENTS
A. The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into 
law in the seventh Compact State. The provisions which become effective at that time 
shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the 
promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking 
powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the Compact.
B. Any state which joins the Compact subsequent to the Commission’s initial adoption of 
the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact 
becomes law in that state. Any rule which has been previously adopted by the 
Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the Compact becomes 
law in that state.
C. Any Compact State may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing 
the same.
1.
A Compact State’s withdrawal shall not take effect until six (6) months after 
enactment of the repealing statute.
2.
Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing State’s 
Psychology Regulatory Authority to comply with the investigative and adverse 
action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
D. Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any 
psychology licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a Compact 
State and a Non-Compact State which does not conflict with the provisions of this 
Compact.
E. This Compact may be amended by the Compact States. No amendment to this Compact 
shall become effective and binding upon any Compact State until it is enacted into the 
law of all Compact States.
ARTICLE XIV 
CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this 
Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the 
Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining Compact States.