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2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-19. "Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate"

Sec. 19. "Interjurisdictional practice certificate" refers to a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards that grants temporary authority to practice based on notification to the state psychology regulatory authority of intention to practice temporarily and the verification of the individual's qualifications to practice psychology.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-20. "License"

Sec. 20. "License" means the authorization by a state psychology regulatory authority to engage in the independent practice of psychology that would otherwise be unlawful to practice without authorization.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-21. "Noncompact State"

Sec. 21. "Noncompact state" refers to any state that is not a compact state.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-23. "Receiving State"

Sec. 23. "Receiving state" refers to a compact state where the client or patient is physically located when the telepsychological services are delivered.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-24. "Rule"

Sec. 24. "Rule" means a written statement by the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission promulgated under IC 25-33.5-11 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, including the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-25. "Significant Investigatory Information"

Sec. 25. "Significant investigatory information" means:
(1) investigatory information that the state psychology regulatory authority has reason to believe, after a preliminary inquiry that includes notification and opportunity to respond if required by state law, if proven true, would indicate more than a violation of state statute or ethics code that would be considered more substantial than a minor infraction; or
(2) investigatory information that indicates that the psychologist represents an immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the psychologist has been notified or had an opportunity to respond.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-26. "State"

Sec. 26. "State" refers to a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-27. "State Psychology Regulatory Authority"

Sec. 27. "State psychology regulatory authority" means a board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to license or regulate the practice of psychology. For purposes of investigatory activities, the term includes any other state agency lawfully responsible for conducting investigations.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-28. "Telepsychology"

Sec. 28. "Telepsychology" means the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technology.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-29. "Temporary Authorization to Practice"

Sec. 29. "Temporary authorization to practice" means the authority of a licensed psychologist to conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized under the compact set forth in this article, in a compact state.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 25-33.5-2-30. "Temporary In-Person, Face-to-Face Practice"

Sec. 30. "Temporary in-person, face-to-face practice" means that a psychologist is physically present (not through the use of telecommunication technology) in the distant state to provide for the practice of psychology for not more than thirty (30) days within a calendar year and based on notification to the distant state.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 3. Home State Licensure › 25-33.5-3-2. Home State; Multiple State Licenses

Sec. 2. (a) A psychologist may hold more than one (1) compact state license at a time.
(b) If the psychologist is licensed in more than one (1) 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 the compact.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 3. Home State Licensure › 25-33.5-3-3. Interjurisdictional Telepsychology; Compact State License

Sec. 3. A compact state may require a psychologist not previously licensed in the 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 the compact.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 3. Home State Licensure › 25-33.5-3-4. Temporary Authorization to Practice; Compact State License

Sec. 4. A 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 the compact.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 3. Home State Licensure › 25-33.5-3-5. Authorization to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology

Sec. 5. 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 compact terms, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information concerning 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, or other designee with similar authority, not later than ten (10) years after activation of the compact; and
(5) complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 3. Home State Licensure › 25-33.5-3-6. Temporary Authorization to Practice

Sec. 6. 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 interjurisdictional practice certificate;
(2) has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
(3) notifies the commission, in compliance with the compact terms, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information concerning 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, or other designee with similar authority, not later than ten (10) years after activation of the compact; and
(5) complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice Telepsychology › 25-33.5-4-1. Compact State Recognition

Sec. 1. A compact state shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in compliance with IC 25-33.5-3, to practice telepsychology in another compact state in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology, as provided by the compact.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice Telepsychology › 25-33.5-4-3. Home State Authority Over License

Sec. 3. The home state maintains authority over the license of a psychologist practicing in a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice Telepsychology › 25-33.5-4-4. Receiving State Authority

Sec. 4. (a) A psychologist practicing in a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology is subject to the receiving state's scope of practice.
(b) A receiving state may, in accordance with the 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.
(c) If the receiving state takes any action described in this section, the receiving state shall promptly notify the home state and the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice Telepsychology › 25-33.5-4-5. Restriction on Eligibility to Practice

Sec. 5. If a psychologist's:
(1) license in any home state or another compact state; or
(2) authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology in any receiving state;
is restricted, suspended, or otherwise limited, the E.Passport shall be revoked and the psychologist shall not be eligible to practice telepsychology in a compact state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 5. Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice › 25-33.5-5-1. Compact State Recognition

Sec. 1. A compact state shall recognize the right of a psychologist who is licensed in a compact state, in conformance with IC 25-33.5-3, to practice temporarily in another compact state in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the compact.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 5. Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice › 25-33.5-5-2. Requirements

Sec. 2. To exercise the temporary authorization to practice under the terms and provisions of the compact, a psychologist licensed to practice in a compact state must meet the following:
(1) Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education that was, at the time the degree was awarded:
(A) either:
(i) regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education to grant graduate degrees; or
(ii) authorized by provincial statute or royal charter to grant doctoral degrees; or
(B) a foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to an institute described under clause (A) 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.
(2) Hold a graduate degree in psychology from a program that meets the following:
(A) The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must:
(i) be clearly identified and labeled as a psychology program; and
(ii) specify in institutional catalogs and brochures the intent to educate and train professional psychologists.
(B) Stands as a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within the institution.
(C) Has a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and specialty areas, whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines.
(D) Consists of an integrated, organized sequence of study.
(E) Includes identifiable psychology faculty that are sufficient in size and breadth to carry out faculty responsibilities.
(F) Employs a director of the program that is a psychologist and a member of the core faculty.
(G) Has an identifiable body of students who are matriculated in the program for a degree.
(H) Includes supervised practicum, internship, or field training appropriate to the practice of psychology.
(I) Encompasses curriculum of a minimum of three (3) academic years of full-time graduate study for a doctoral degree and a minimum of one (1) academic year of full-time graduate study for a master's degree.
(J) 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 that is a compact state.
(4) Have no history of an adverse action that violates 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 interjurisdictional practice certificate.
(7) Provide attestations concerning the following:
(A) Areas of intended practice.
(B) Work experience.
(C) The provision and release of information to allow for primary source verification in a manner specified by the commission.
(8) Meet other criteria, as determined by the rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 5. Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice › 25-33.5-5-3. Scope of Practice

Sec. 3. 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.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 5. Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice › 25-33.5-5-4. Distant State Authority

Sec. 4. (a) A psychologist practicing into a distant state under the temporary authorization to practice is subject to the distant state's authority and law.
(b) A distant state may, in accordance with the 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.
(c) If the distant state takes any action under this section, the distant state shall promptly notify the home state and the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 5. Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice › 25-33.5-5-5. Restriction on Eligibility to Practice

Sec. 5. If a psychologist's:
(1) license in any home state or another compact state; or
(2) temporary authorization to practice in any distant state;
is restricted, suspended, or otherwise limited, the interjurisdictional practice certificate shall be revoked and the psychologist shall not be eligible to practice in a compact state under the temporary authorization to practice.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 6. Conditions of Telepsychology Practice in a Receiving State › 25-33.5-6-1. Conditions of Practice

Sec. 1. 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 or patient contact in a home state via telecommunication technologies with a client or patient in a receiving state.
(2) Other conditions concerning telepsychology, as determined by the rules promulgated by the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 7. Adverse Actions › 25-33.5-7-1. Adverse Action on License or Temporary Authorization to Practice

Sec. 1. 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 the distant state.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 7. Adverse Actions › 25-33.5-7-2. Adverse Action on Telepsychology Authority or Temporary In-Person Practice

Sec. 2. A receiving state may take adverse action on a psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology within the receiving state. A home state may take adverse action against a psychologist based on an adverse action taken by a distant state concerning temporary in-person, face-to-face practice.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 7. Adverse Actions › 25-33.5-7-3. Effect of Adverse Action and Discipline; Reporting Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) If a home state takes adverse action against a psychologist's license, the psychologist's:
(1) authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology is terminated;
(2) E.Passport is revoked;
(3) temporary authorization to practice is terminated; and
(4) interjurisdictional practice certificate is revoked.
(b) All home state disciplinary orders that impose adverse action must 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.
(c) In the event discipline is reported on a psychologist, the psychologist is not eligible for telepsychology or temporary in-person, face-to-face practice in accordance with the rules of the commission.
(d) Other actions may be imposed on the psychologist, as determined by the rules promulgated by the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 7. Adverse Actions › 25-33.5-7-4. Home State Obligation Concerning Reported Inappropriate Conduct in a Receiving State

Sec. 4. A home state's psychology regulatory authority shall investigate and take appropriate action concerning reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a licensee that occurred in a receiving state as it would if the conduct had occurred by a licensee within the home state. The home state's law shall control in determining any adverse action against a psychologist's license.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 7. Adverse Actions › 25-33.5-7-5. Distant State Obligation Concerning Reported Inappropriate Conduct in the Distant State

Sec. 5. A distant state's psychology regulatory authority shall investigate and take appropriate action concerning reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a psychologist practicing under temporary authorization to practice that occurred in the distant state as the distant state would if the conduct had occurred by a licensee within the home state. The distant state's law shall control in determining any adverse action against the psychologist's temporary authorization to practice.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 7. Adverse Actions › 25-33.5-7-6. Participation in Alternative Program

Sec. 6. (a) Nothing in this compact shall override a compact state's decision that a psychologist's participation in an alternative program may be used instead of adverse action and the participation must remain nonpublic if required by the compact state's law.
(b) 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.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 7. Adverse Actions › 25-33.5-7-7. Remedies Following Adverse Action

Sec. 7. No other judicial or administrative remedies shall be available to a psychologist in the event a compact state imposes an adverse action under section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 8. Additional Authorities in a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority › 25-33.5-8-1. Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Other Orders

Sec. 1. 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 do the following:
(1) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that 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 or the production of evidence from another compact state must be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, and according to the court's practice and procedure in considering subpoenas issued by the court's 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 witness or evidence is located.
(2) Issue cease and desist or injunctive relief orders to revoke a psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology or temporary authorization to practice.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 8. Additional Authorities in a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority › 25-33.5-8-2. Investigations; Change to Home State Licensure; Confidentiality

Sec. 2. (a) During the course of any investigation, a psychologist may not change the psychologist's 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 the home state's laws.
(b) The home state psychology regulatory authority shall promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to the commission.
(c) Once an investigation has been completed, and pending the outcome of the investigation, the psychologist may change the psychologist's home licensure. The commission shall promptly notify the new home state of any decision, as provided in the rules of the commission.
(d) All information provided to the commission or distributed by compact states concerning 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.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 9. Coordinated Licensure Information System › 25-33.5-9-1. Coordinated Data Base

Sec. 1. The commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a coordinated licensure information system and reporting system (coordinated data base) containing licensure and disciplinary action information on all individuals to whom this compact is applicable in all compact states, as defined by the rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 9. Coordinated Licensure Information System › 25-33.5-9-2. Submitting Uniform Data Set

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, a compact state shall submit a uniform data set to the coordinated data base on all licenses as required by the rules of the commission, including the following:
(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 or temporary authorization to practice is revoked.
(6) Nonconfidential information concerning alternative program participation information.
(7) Any denial of application for licensure and the reason for the denial.
(8) Other information to facilitate the administration of the compact, as determined by the rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 9. Coordinated Licensure Information System › 25-33.5-9-3. Required Notification by Coordinated Data Base Administrator

Sec. 3. The coordinated data base administrator shall promptly notify all compact states of any:
(1) adverse action taken against; or
(2) significant investigative information on;
any licensee in a compact state.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 9. Coordinated Licensure Information System › 25-33.5-9-4. Designation of Information by Compact State

Sec. 4. A compact state reporting information to the coordinated data base may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the compact state reporting the information.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 9. Coordinated Licensure Information System › 25-33.5-9-5. Information Required to Be Expunged

Sec. 5. Any information submitted to the coordinated data base that is subsequently required to be expunged by the law of the compact state reporting the information shall be removed from the coordinated data base.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-1. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission Created; Venue and Judicial Proceedings; Sovereign Immunity

Sec. 1. (a) The compact states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission.
(b) The commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the compact states.
(c) 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 the commission adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
(d) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-2. State Commissioner; Appointment; Authority; Removal; Vacancy

Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall consist of one (1) voting delegate appointed by each compact state who shall serve as the state's commissioner. The state psychology regulatory authority shall appoint the state's delegate.
(b) The delegate shall be empowered to act on behalf of the compact state. The delegate shall be limited to:
(1) an executive director, executive secretary, or a similar executive position;
(2) a current member of the state psychology regulatory authority of a compact state; or
(3) a designee empowered with the appropriate delegate authority to act on behalf of the compact state.
(c) 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 on the commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the compact state in which the vacancy exists.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-3. State Commissioner; Voting; Participation

Sec. 3. Each commissioner shall be entitled to one (1) vote concerning the promulgation of rules and the creation of bylaws, and otherwise have an opportunity to participate in the business and affairs of the commission. A commissioner shall vote in person or by any other means provided by the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for commissioners to participate in meetings by telephone or other means of communication.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-4. Commission Meetings

Sec. 4. The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-5. Meetings Open to the Public; Notice

Sec. 5. All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of the meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions set forth in IC 25-33.5-11.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-6. Closed Meetings

Sec. 6. (a) The commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting if the commission must discuss any of the following:
(1) Noncompliance of a compact state with the compact state's obligations under the compact.
(2) The employment, compensation, discipline, other personnel matters, practices or procedures concerning specific employees, or other matters related to the commission's internal personnel practices and procedures.
(3) Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation against the commission.
(4) Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services, or real estate.
(5) Accusations against any person of a crime or formal censure of a person.
(6) Disclosure of trade secrets, commercial, or financial information that is privileged or confidential.
(7) Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
(8) Disclosure of investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes.
(9) Disclosure of information concerning 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 under the compact.
(10) Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or state statute.
(b) If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed under subsection (a), the commission's legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-7. Meeting Minutes

Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall keep minutes which fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views expressed.
(b) All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in the minutes.
(c) 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.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-8. Bylaws; Closed Sessions; Publication and Filing of Bylaws; Maintenance of Financial Records

Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall, by a majority vote of the commissioners, prescribe bylaws or rules to govern the commission's conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and exercise the powers of the compact, including the following:
(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) for the governing of 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 the meetings by interested parties, with enumerated exceptions designed to protect the public's interest, the privacy of individuals of any proceeding, and proprietary information, including trade secrets.
(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 other state law, 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 or reserving of all of the commission's debts and obligations.
(b) 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.
(c) The commission shall publish the bylaws in a convenient form and file a copy of the bylaws and any amendments to the bylaws with the appropriate agency or officer in each compact state.
(d) The commission shall maintain the commission's financial records in accordance with the bylaws.
(e) The commission shall meet and take any action that is consistent with the provisions of the compact and the bylaws.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-9. Commission Powers

Sec. 9. The commission shall have the following powers:
(1) Promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration of the compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of laws and shall be binding in all compact states.
(2) 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) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.
(4) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including employees of a compact state.
(5) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant appropriate authority to individuals to carry out the purposes of the compact, and establish the commission's personnel policies and programs concerning conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel matters.
(6) Accept, receive, utilize, and dispose of any and all appropriate donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services.
(7) Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations, or otherwise own, hold, improve, or use, any:
(A) real;
(B) personal; or
(C) mixed;
property, provided that at all times the commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
(8) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any:
(A) real;
(B) personal; or
(C) mixed;
property.
(9) Establish a budget and make expenditures.
(10) Borrow money.
(11) Appoint committees, including advisory committees, comprised of members, state regulators, state legislators or a state legislator's designee, consumer representatives, and any other interested persons as may be designated in the compact and the bylaws.
(12) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement agencies.
(13) Adopt and use an official seal.
(14) Perform other functions that may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the compact and that are consistent with the state regulation of psychology licensure, temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, and the practice of telepsychology.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-10. Executive Board; Membership; Removal of Member; Meetings; Duties

Sec. 10. (a) The elected officers of the commission shall serve as the executive board and have the power to act on behalf of the commission in accordance with the compact.
(b) The executive board shall be comprised of the following six (6) members:
(1) Five (5) voting members who are elected from the current membership of the commission by the commission.
(2) One (1) ex officio, nonvoting member from the recognized membership organization composed of state and provincial psychology regulatory authorities.
(c) The ex officio member must have served as staff or a member of a state psychology regulatory authority and will be selected by the respective organization.
(d) The commission may remove any member of the executive board as provided in the bylaws of the compact.
(e) The executive board shall meet at least once annually.
(f) The executive board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(1) Make recommendations to the entire commission for any:
(A) changes to the rules or bylaws;
(B) changes to compact legislation; and
(C) fees to be paid by compact states, including annual dues and other applicable fees.
(2) Ensure compact administration services are appropriately provided, whether by contract or otherwise.
(3) Prepare and recommend the budget.
(4) Maintain financial records on behalf of the commission.
(5) Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide compliance reports to the commission.
(6) Establish additional committees, as necessary.
(7) Perform any other duties provided in the rules or bylaws.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-11. Commission Expenses; Annual Assessments; Accounting and Audits

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of the commission's establishment, organization, and any ongoing activities.
(b) The commission may accept any appropriate revenue sources, donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services.
(c) The commission may:
(1) levy on, and collect an annual assessment from, each compact state; or
(2) impose fees on other parties;
to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the commission and the commission's staff in an amount that is sufficient to cover the commission's annual budget as approved each year for revenue that is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula determined by the commission and promulgated through a rule binding all the compact states.
(d) The commission shall not incur any obligations of any kind before securing adequate funds to meet the obligation. The commission may not pledge the credit of any of the compact states except by and with the authority of the compact state.
(e) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The commission's receipts and disbursements shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under the commission's 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 commission's annual report.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 10. Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission › 25-33.5-10-12. Immunity; Defense in Civil Actions; Indemnification

Sec. 12. (a) The:
(1) members;
(2) officers;
(3) executive director;
(4) employees; and
(5) representatives;
of the commission shall be immune from each suit and liability, either personally or in the individual's official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property, personal injury, or other civil liability caused by or arising out of an 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 as long as nothing may be construed to protect any individual from a suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of the individual.
(b) 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 individual against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of the commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that:
(1) nothing shall be construed to prohibit the individual from retaining the individual's own counsel; and
(2) the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the individual's intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.
(c) 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 the individual 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 individual had 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 intentional or willful or wanton misconduct by the individual.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 11. Rulemaking › 25-33.5-11-1. Rulemaking Powers

Sec. 1. The commission shall exercise the commission's rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 11. Rulemaking › 25-33.5-11-2. Rejection of Rules

Sec. 2. If a majority of the legislatures of the compact states reject a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner that was used to adopt the compact, then the rule shall have no further force and effect in any compact state.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 33.5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact › Chapter 11. Rulemaking › 25-33.5-11-3. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 3. Rules, or amendments to the rules, shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.