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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5573
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2154
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. PHIPPS, 100th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING CONNECTICUT TO JOIN THE PSYCHOLOGY
INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require Connecticut to join 1
the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact and allow (1) a psychologist 2
licensed in a state that participates in the compact to practice telehealth 3
in Connecticut without requiring that the psychologist be licensed 4
under chapter 383 of the general statutes, and (2) a psychologist licensed 5
under chapter 383 of the general statutes to practice telehealth in another 6
state that participates in the compact without requiring that the 7
psychologist be licensed in that state. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To provide patients greater access to care, allow licensed psychologists
to provide continuity of care as patients relocate to other states and help
ensure patients are better protected from harm.