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An act relating to the Psychology Interjurisdictional 2 
Compact; creating s. 490.0075, F.S.; creating the 3 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; providing 4 
purposes and objectives; defining terms; providing for 5 
recognition of psychologist licenses in compact 6 
states; authorizing a compact state to require 7 
licensure under certain circumstances; requiring 8 
compact states to meet certain criteria to participate 9 
in the compact; providing criteria that a psychologist 10 
must satisfy to practice under the compact; 11 
maintaining that authority over a psychologist's 12 
license remains with the home state but authorizing 13 
receiving states to define the scope of and act on a 14 
psychologist's authority to practice in the compact 15 
state under the compact; prohibiting a psychologist 16 
from practicing under the compact if his or her 17 
authority to do so has been acted on by any compact 18 
state; requiring compact states to report adverse 19 
actions they take against psychologists to the 20 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; 21 
requiring compact states to participate in a 22 
coordinated licensure information system; providing 23 
for the development of the system, reporting 24 
procedures, and the exc hange of certain information 25          
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between compact states; establishing the Psychology 26 
Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; providing for 27 
the jurisdiction and venue for court proceedings; 28 
providing membership, duties, and powers; authorizing 29 
the commission to adopt rules; providing rulemaking 30 
procedures; providing for state enforcement of the 31 
compact; providing for the termination of compact 32 
membership; providing procedures for the resolution of 33 
certain disputes; providing compact amendment 34 
procedures; authorizing nonparty states to participate 35 
in commission activities before adoption of the 36 
compact; providing construction and severability; 37 
amending s. 456.073, F.S.; requiring the Department of 38 
Health to report certain investigative information to 39 
the coordinated licensure information system; amending 40 
s. 456.076, F.S.; requiring monitoring contracts for 41 
impaired practitioners participating in treatment 42 
programs to contain certain terms; amending s. 43 
490.004, F.S.; requiring the Board of Psychology to 44 
appoint an individual to serve as the state's 45 
commissioner on the Psychology Interjurisdictional 46 
Compact Commission; amending s. 490.005, F.S.; 47 
exempting certain persons from licensure requirements; 48 
amending s. 490.006, F.S.; exempting certain persons 49 
from requirements for licensure by endorsement; 50          
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amending s. 490.009, F.S.; authorizing certain 51 
disciplinary action under the compact for certain 52 
prohibited acts; amending s. 768.28, F.S.; designating 53 
the state commissioner and other members or employees 54 
of the commission as state agents for the purpose of 55 
applying sovereign immunity and waivers of sovereign 56 
immunity; requiring the commission to pay certain 57 
judgments or claims; authorizing the commission to 58 
maintain insurance coverage to pay such judgments or 59 
claims; providing an effective date. 60 
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 WHEREAS, states license psychologists to protect the public 62 
through verification of education, training, and experience and 63 
to ensure accountability for professional practice, and 64 
 WHEREAS, this compact is intended to regulate the day-to-65 
day practice of telepsychology, or the provision of 66 
psychological services using telecommunication technologies, by 67 
psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of 68 
their psychological practice as defined by an appropriate state 69 
psychology regulatory authority, and 70 
 WHEREAS, this compact is intended to regulate the temporary 71 
in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists 72 
across state boundaries for up to 30 days within a calendar year 73 
in the performance of their psycho logical practice as defined by 74 
an appropriate state psychology regulatory authority, and 75          
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 WHEREAS, this compact is intended to authorize state 76 
psychology regulatory authorities to afford legal recognition, 77 
in a manner consistent with the terms of the compa ct, to 78 
psychologists licensed in another state, and 79 
 WHEREAS, this compact recognizes that states have a vested 80 
interest in protecting the public's health and safety through 81 
their licensing and regulation of psychologists and that such 82 
state regulation wil l best protect public health and safety, and 83 
 WHEREAS, this compact does not apply when a psychologist is 84 
licensed in both the home and receiving states, and 85 
 WHEREAS, while this compact does not apply to permanent in -86 
person, face-to-face practice, it does allow for authorization 87 
of temporary psychological practice, NOW, THEREFORE, 88 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 90 
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 Section 1.  Section 490.0075, Florida Statutes, is created 92 
to read: 93 
 490.0075  Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. —The 94 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact is hereby enacted and 95 
entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions legally 96 
joining therein in the form substantially as follows: 97 
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PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISD ICTIONAL COMPACT 99 
ARTICLE I 100          
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PURPOSE 101 
 This compact is designed to achieve the following purposes 102 
and objectives: 103 
 (1)  Increase public access to professional psychological 104 
services by allowing for telepsychological practice across state 105 
lines as well as temp orary in-person, face-to-face services in a 106 
state where the psychologist is not licensed to practice 107 
psychology; 108 
 (2)  Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's 109 
health and safety, especially client or patient safety; 110 
 (3)  Encourage the cooperati on of compact states in the 111 
areas of psychologist licensure and regulation; 112 
 (4)  Facilitate the exchange of information between compact 113 
states regarding psychologist licensure, adverse actions, and 114 
disciplinary history; 115 
 (5)  Promote compliance with the l aws governing the 116 
practice of psychology in each compact state; and 117 
 (6)  Invest all compact states with the authority to hold 118 
licensed psychologists accountable through the mutual 119 
recognition of compact state licenses. 120 
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ARTICLE II 122 
DEFINITIONS 123 
 As used in this compact, the term: 124 
 (1)  "Adverse action" means any disciplinary action that is 125          
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a matter of public record which is taken by a state's psychology 126 
regulatory authority against an individual's license to practice 127 
psychology in that state. 128 
 (2)  "Association of State and Provincial Psychology 129 
Boards" means the membership organization composed of state and 130 
provincial psychology regulatory authorities that are 131 
responsible for the licensure and registration of psychologists 132 
throughout the United States and Ca nada. 133 
 (3)  "Authority to practice interjurisdictional 134 
telepsychology" means a licensed psychologist's authority to 135 
practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under this 136 
compact, in a compact state other than the one in which he or 137 
she is licensed. 138 
 (4)  "Bylaws" means those rules established by the 139 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission pursuant to 140 
Article X for its governance, or for directing and controlling 141 
its actions and conduct. 142 
 (5)  "Client or patient" means the recipient of 143 
psychological services, whether psychological services are 144 
delivered in the context of health care, corporate, supervision, 145 
or consulting services. 146 
 (6)  "Commissioner" means the voting representative 147 
appointed by each state psychology regulatory authority pursuant 148 
to article X. 149 
 (7)  "Compact state" means a state, the District of 150          
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Columbia, or a United States territory that has enacted this 151 
compact legislation and that has not withdrawn pursuant to 152 
subsection (3) of article XIII or been terminated pursuant t o 153 
subsection (2) of article XII. 154 
 (8)  "Confidentiality" means the principle that data or 155 
information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized 156 
persons or processes. 157 
 (9)  "Coordinated licensure information system," also 158 
referred to as "coordinate d database," means an integrated 159 
process that is administered by the Association of State and 160 
Provincial Psychology Boards for collecting, storing, and 161 
sharing information on psychologists' licensure and enforcement 162 
activities related to psychology licensu re laws and the 163 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. 164 
 (10)  "Day" means any part of a day in which the 165 
psychologist practices psychology. 166 
 (11)  "Distant state" means the compact state where a 167 
psychologist is physically present, not through the use of 168 
telecommunication technologies, to provide temporary in -person, 169 
face-to-face psychological services. 170 
 (12)  "E-passport" means a certificate issued by the 171 
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards which 172 
allows a licensed psychologist to provide telepsychological 173 
services across state lines. 174 
 (13)  "Executive board" means a group of directors elected 175          
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or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted 176 
to them by, the commission. 177 
 (14)  "Home state" means a compact state where a 178 
psychologist is licensed to practice psychology, as provided in 179 
article III. 180 
 (15)  "Identity history summary" means a summary of 181 
information retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or 182 
other designee with similar authority, in connection with 183 
arrests and, in some instances, federal employment or military 184 
service. 185 
 (16)  "In-person, face-to-face" means interactions in which 186 
the psychologist and the client or patient are in the same 187 
physical space and does not include interactions that may occur 188 
through the use of telecommunication technologies. 189 
 (17)  "Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC)" 190 
means the certificate issued by the Association of State and 191 
Provincial Psychology Boards which grants temporary authority to 192 
practice based on notificat ion to the state psychology 193 
regulatory authority of one's intention to practice temporarily, 194 
and verification of one's qualifications for such practice. 195 
 (18)  "License" means authorization by a state psychology 196 
regulatory authority to engage in the indepe ndent practice of 197 
psychology, which would be unlawful without the authorization. 198 
 (19)  "Noncompact state" means a state that is not a 199 
compact state. 200          
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 (20)  "Psychologist" means an individual who is licensed by 201 
a state psychology regulatory authority to in dependently 202 
practice psychology in that state. 203 
 (21)  "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission," 204 
also referred to as "commission," means the national 205 
administration of which all compact states are members. 206 
 (22)  "Receiving state" means a compact state where the 207 
client or patient is physically located when the 208 
telepsychological services are delivered. 209 
 (23)  "Rule" means a written statement by the Psychology 210 
Interjurisdictional Compact Commission promulgated pursuant to 211 
article XI of the compact which is of general applicability; 212 
implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of 213 
the compact; or is an organizational, procedural, or practice 214 
requirement of the commission; and has the force and effec t of 215 
statutory law in a compact state, and includes the amendment, 216 
repeal, or suspension of an existing rule. 217 
 (24)  "Significant investigatory information" means: 218 
 (a)  Investigative information that a state psychology 219 
regulatory authority, after a prelim inary inquiry that includes 220 
notification and an opportunity to respond if required by state 221 
law, has reason to believe, if proven true, would indicate a 222 
violation of state statute or rule that would be considered more 223 
substantial than a minor infraction; o r 224 
 (b)  Investigative information that indicates that the 225          
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psychologist represents an immediate threat to public health and 226 
safety regardless of whether the psychologist has been notified 227 
or had an opportunity to respond. 228 
 (25)  "State" means a state, commo nwealth, territory, or 229 
possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia. 230 
 (26)  "State psychology regulatory authority" means the 231 
board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to 232 
license and regulate the practice of psychology in that state.  233 
 (27)  "Telepsychology" means the provision of psychological 234 
services using telecommunication technologies. 235 
 (28)  "Temporary authorization to practice" means a 236 
licensed psychologist's authority to conduct temporary in -237 
person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized 238 
under this compact, in another compact state. 239 
 (29)  "Temporary in-person, face-to-face practice" means 240 
when a psychologist is physically present, not through the use 241 
of telecommunication technologies, in the distant sta te to 242 
provide psychological services for up to 30 days within a 243 
calendar year and based on notification to the distant state. 244 
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ARTICLE III 246 
HOME STATE LICENSURE 247 
 (1)  The home state is a compact state where a psychologist 248 
is licensed to practice psychology. 249 
 (2)  A psychologist may hold one or more compact state 250          
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licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than 251 
one compact state, the home state is the compact state where the 252 
psychologist is physically present when the services are 253 
delivered as authorized by the authority to practice 254 
interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of this 255 
compact. 256 
 (3)  A compact state may require a psychologist who is not 257 
previously licensed in a compact state to obtain and retain a 258 
license to be authorized to practice in the compact state under 259 
circumstances that are not authorized by the authority to 260 
practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of 261 
this compact. 262 
 (4)  A compact state may require a psychologist to obtain 263 
and retain a license to be authorized to practice in a compact 264 
state under circumstances that are not authorized by a temporary 265 
authorization to practice under the terms of this compact. 266 
 (5)  A home state's license authorizes a psychologist to 267 
practice in a receiving state unde r the authority to practice 268 
interjurisdictional telepsychology only if the compact state: 269 
 (a)  Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active 270 
e-passport; 271 
 (b)  Has a mechanism in place for receiving and 272 
investigating complaints about licensed individuals; 273 
 (c)  Notifies the commission, in compliance with the terms 274 
herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory 275          
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information regarding a licensed individual; 276 
 (d)  Requires an identity history summary of all applicants 277 
at initial licensure, including the use of the results of 278 
fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the 279 
requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other 280 
designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after 281 
activation of the compact; an d 282 
 (e)  Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission. 283 
 (6)  A home state's license grants a psychologist temporary 284 
authorization to practice in a distant state only if the compact 285 
state: 286 
 (a)  Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active 287 
IPC; 288 
 (b)  Has a mechanism in place for receiving and 289 
investigating complaints about licensed individuals; 290 
 (c)  Notifies the commission, in compliance with the terms 291 
herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory 292 
information regarding a license d individual; 293 
 (d)  Requires an identity history summary of all applicants 294 
at initial licensure, including the use of the results of 295 
fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the 296 
requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or othe r 297 
designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after 298 
activation of the compact; and 299 
 (e)  Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission. 300          
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ARTICLE IV 302 
COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEPSYCHOLOGY 303 
 (1)  Compact states shall recognize the rig ht of a 304 
psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with 305 
article III, to practice telepsychology in other compact states, 306 
or receiving states, in which the psychologist is not licensed, 307 
under the authority to practice interjurisdictional 308 
telepsychology as provided in the compact. 309 
 (2)  To exercise the authority to practice 310 
interjurisdictional telepsychology in a receiving state under 311 
the terms and provisions of this compact, a psychologist 312 
licensed to practice in a compact state must: 313 
 (a)  Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an 314 
institution of higher education that was, at the time the degree 315 
was awarded: 316 
 1.  Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized 317 
by the United States Department of Education to grant graduate 318 
degrees, or authorized by Provincial Statute or Royal Charter to 319 
grant doctoral degrees; or 320 
 2.  A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent 321 
to subparagraph 1. by a foreign credential evaluation service 322 
that is a member of the National Association of Crede ntial 323 
Evaluation Services or by a recognized foreign credential 324 
evaluation service; 325          
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 (b)  Hold a graduate degree in psychology which meets the 326 
following criteria: 327 
 1.  The program, wherever it may be administratively 328 
housed, is clearly identified and label ed as a psychology 329 
program. Such program must specify in pertinent institutional 330 
catalogs and brochures its intent to educate and train 331 
professional psychologists; 332 
 2.  The psychology program stands as a recognizable and 333 
coherent organizational entity with in the institution; 334 
 3.  There is a clear authority and primary responsibility 335 
for the core and specialty areas regardless of whether the 336 
program overlaps across administrative lines; 337 
 4.  The program consists of an integrated, organized 338 
sequence of study; 339 
 5.  There is an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient 340 
in size and breadth to carry out its responsibilities; 341 
 6.  The designated director of the program is a 342 
psychologist and a member of the core faculty; 343 
 7.  The program has an identifiable body of students who 344 
are matriculated in that program for a degree; 345 
 8.  The program includes supervised practicum, internship, 346 
or field training appropriate to the practice of psychology; 347 
 9.  The curriculum encompasses a minimum of 3 academic 348 
years of full-time graduate study for doctoral degrees and a 349 
minimum of 1 academic year of full -time graduate study for 350          
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master's degrees; and 351 
 10.  The program includes an acceptable residency as 352 
defined by the rules of the commission; 353 
 (c)  Possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to 354 
practice psychology in a home state that is a compact state; 355 
 (d)  Have no history of adverse actions that violate the 356 
rules of the commission; 357 
 (e)  Have no criminal history reported on an identity 358 
history summary which violates the rules of the commission; 359 
 (f)  Possess a current, active e -passport; 360 
 (g)  Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended 361 
practice, conformity with standards of p ractice, competence in 362 
telepsychology technology, criminal background, and knowledge 363 
and adherence to legal requirements in the home and receiving 364 
states, and provide a release of information to allow for 365 
primary source verification in a manner specified b y the 366 
commission; and 367 
 (h)  Meet other criteria as defined by the rules of the 368 
commission. 369 
 (3)  The home state maintains authority over the license of 370 
any psychologist practicing in a receiving state under the 371 
authority to practice interjurisdictional tel epsychology. 372 
 (4)  A psychologist practicing in a receiving state under 373 
the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology 374 
will be subject to the receiving state's scope of practice. A 375          
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receiving state may, in accordance with that state's due proc ess 376 
law, limit or revoke a psychologist's authority to practice 377 
interjurisdictional telepsychology in the receiving state and 378 
may take any other necessary actions under the receiving state's 379 
applicable law to protect the health and safety of the receiving 380 
state's citizens. If a receiving state takes action, the state 381 
shall promptly notify the home state and the commission. 382 
 (5)  If a psychologist's license in any home state or 383 
another compact state or any authority to practice 384 
interjurisdictional telepsycho logy in any receiving state is 385 
restricted, suspended, or otherwise limited, the e -passport must 386 
be revoked and the psychologist is not eligible to practice 387 
telepsychology in a compact state under the authority to 388 
practice interjurisdictional telepsychology . 389 
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COMPACT TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE 392 
 (1)  Compact states shall recognize the right of a 393 
psychologist licensed in a compact state in conformance with 394 
article III to practice temporarily in other compact states, or 395 
distant states, in whi ch the psychologist is not licensed, as 396 
provided in the compact. 397 
 (2)  To exercise the temporary authorization to practice in 398 
distant states under the terms and provisions of this compact, a 399 
psychologist licensed to practice in a compact state must: 400          
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 (a)  Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an 401 
institution of higher education that was, at the time the degree 402 
was awarded: 403 
 1.  Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized 404 
by the U.S. Department of Education to grant graduate degrees, 405 
or authorized by Provincial Statute or Royal Charter to grant 406 
doctoral degrees; or 407 
 2.  A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent 408 
to subparagraph 1. above by a foreign credential evaluation 409 
service that is a member of the National Association of 410 
Credential Evaluation Services or by a recognized foreign 411 
credential evaluation service; 412 
 (b)  Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the 413 
following criteria: 414 
 1.  The program, wherever it may be administratively 415 
housed, is clearly identified and labele d as a psychology 416 
program. Such program must specify in pertinent institutional 417 
catalogs and brochures its intent to educate and train 418 
professional psychologists; 419 
 2.  The psychology program stands as a recognizable and 420 
coherent organizational entity withi n the institution; 421 
 3.  There is a clear authority and primary responsibility 422 
for the core and specialty areas regardless of whether the 423 
program overlaps across administrative lines; 424 
 4.  The program consists of an integrated, organized 425          
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sequence of study; 426 
 5.  There is an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient 427 
in size and breadth to carry out its responsibilities; 428 
 6.  The designated director of the program is a 429 
psychologist and a member of the core faculty; 430 
 7.  The program has an identifiable body of students who 431 
are matriculated in that program for a degree; 432 
 8.  The program includes supervised practicum, internship, 433 
or field training appropriate to the practice of psychology; 434 
 9.  The curriculum encompasses a minimum of 3 academic 435 
years of full-time graduate study for doctoral degrees and a 436 
minimum of 1 academic year of full -time graduate study for 437 
master's degrees; and 438 
 10.  The program includes an acceptable residency as 439 
defined by the rules of the commission; 440 
 (c)  Possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to 441 
practice psychology in a home state that is a compact state; 442 
 (d)  Have no history of adverse actions that violate the 443 
rules of the commission; 444 
 (e)  Have no criminal history that violates the rules of 445 
the commission; 446 
 (f)  Possess a current, active IPC; 447 
 (g)  Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended 448 
practice and work experience, and provide a release of 449 
information to allow for primary source verification in a manner 450          
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specified by the comm ission; and 451 
 (h)  Meet other criteria as defined by the rules of the 452 
commission. 453 
 (3)  A psychologist practicing in a distant state under a 454 
temporary authorization to practice shall practice within the 455 
scope of practice authorized by the distant state. 456 
 (4)  A psychologist practicing in a distant state under a 457 
temporary authorization to practice will be subject to the 458 
distant state's authority and law. A distant state may, in 459 
accordance with that state's due process law, limit or revoke a 460 
psychologist's temporary authorization to practice in the 461 
distant state and may take any other necessary actions under the 462 
distant state's applicable law to protect the health and safety 463 
of the distant state's citizens. If a distant state takes 464 
action, the state shall promp tly notify the home state and the 465 
commission. 466 
 (5)  If a psychologist's license in any home state or 467 
another compact state or temporary authorization to practice in 468 
any distant state is restricted, suspended, or otherwise 469 
limited, the IPC shall be revoked and the psychologist is not 470 
eligible to practice in a compact state under the temporary 471 
authorization to practice. 472 
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CONDITIONS OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE IN A RECEIVING STATE 475          
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 A psychologist may practice in a receiving state under the 476 
authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only in 477 
the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as 478 
defined by an appropriate state psychology regulatory authority, 479 
as defined in the rules of the commission, and under the 480 
following circumstan ces: 481 
 (1)  The psychologist initiates a client or patient contact 482 
in a home state via telecommunication technologies with a client 483 
or patient in a receiving state; and 484 
 (2)  Other conditions regarding telepsychology as 485 
determined by rules promulgated by th e commission. 486 
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ARTICLE VII 488 
ADVERSE ACTIONS 489 
 (1)  A home state may take adverse action against a 490 
psychologist's license issued by the home state. A distant state 491 
shall have the power to take adverse action on a psychologist's 492 
temporary authorization to prac tice within that distant state. 493 
 (2)  A receiving state may take adverse action on a 494 
psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional 495 
telepsychology within that receiving state. A home state may 496 
take adverse action against a psychologist based on a n adverse 497 
action taken by a distant state regarding temporary in -person, 498 
face-to-face practice. 499 
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psychologist's license, that psychologist's authority to 501 
practice interjurisdictional telepsychology is ter minated and 502 
the e-passport is revoked. Furthermore, that psychologist's 503 
temporary authorization to practice is terminated and the IPC is 504 
revoked. 505 
 (a)  All home state disciplinary orders that take adverse 506 
action shall be reported to the commission in accor dance with 507 
the rules promulgated by the commission. A compact state shall 508 
report adverse actions in accordance with the rules of the 509 
commission. 510 
 (b)  In the event that discipline is reported on a 511 
psychologist, the psychologist will not be eligible for 512 
telepsychology or temporary in -person, face-to-face practice in 513 
accordance with the rules of the commission. 514 
 (c)  Other actions may be imposed as determined by the 515 
rules promulgated by the commission. 516 
 (4)  A home state's psychology regulatory authority shall 517 
investigate and take appropriate action with respect to reported 518 
inappropriate conduct engaged in by a licensee which occurred in 519 
a receiving state in the same manner as it would if such conduct 520 
had occurred by a licensee within the home state. In such cases, 521 
the home state's law shall control in determining any adverse 522 
action against a psychologist's license. 523 
 (5)  A distant state's psychology regulatory authority 524 
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reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a psychologist 526 
practicing under temporary authorization to practice which 527 
occurred in that distant state in the same manner as it would if 528 
such conduct had occurred by a licensee withi n the home state. 529 
In such cases, the distant state's law shall control in 530 
determining any adverse action against a psychologist's 531 
temporary authorization to practice. 532 
 (6)  Nothing in this compact shall override a compact 533 
state's decision that a psychologi st's participation in an 534 
alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and 535 
that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by 536 
the compact state's law. Compact states must require 537 
psychologists who enter any alternative programs to no t provide 538 
telepsychology services under the authority to practice 539 
interjurisdictional telepsychology or temporary psychological 540 
services under the temporary authorization to practice in any 541 
other compact state during the term of the alternative program. 542 
 (7)  Other judicial or administrative remedies will not be 543 
available to a psychologist in the event a compact state takes 544 
adverse action pursuant to subsection (3). 545 
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ARTICLE VIII 547 
ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES INVESTED IN A COMPACT STATE'S PSYCHOLOGY 548 
REGULATORY AUTHORITY 549 
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law, a compact state's psychology regulatory authority shall 551 
have the authority under this compact to: 552 
 (a)  Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and investigations, 553 
which require the attendan ce and testimony of witnesses and the 554 
production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a compact state's 555 
psychology regulatory authority for the attendance and testimony 556 
of witnesses, or the production of evidence from another compact 557 
state, shall be enforced i n the latter state by any court of 558 
competent jurisdiction, according to that court's practice and 559 
procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own 560 
proceedings. The issuing state psychology regulatory authority 561 
shall pay any witness fees, travel expense s, mileage, and other 562 
fees required by the service statutes of the state where the 563 
witnesses or evidence are located; and 564 
 (b)  Issue cease and desist or injunctive relief orders to 565 
revoke a psychologist's authority to practice 566 
interjurisdictional telepsyc hology or temporary authorization to 567 
practice. 568 
 (2)  During the course of any investigation, a psychologist 569 
may not change his or her home state licensure. A home state 570 
psychology regulatory authority is authorized to complete any 571 
pending investigations of a psychologist and to take any actions 572 
appropriate under its law. The home state psychology regulatory 573 
authority shall promptly report the conclusions of such 574 
investigations to the commission. Once an investigation has been 575          
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completed, and pending the outc ome of such investigation, the 576 
psychologist may change his or her home state licensure. The 577 
commission shall promptly notify the new home state of any such 578 
decisions as provided in the rules of the commission. All 579 
information provided to the commission or distributed by compact 580 
states related to the psychologist shall be confidential, filed 581 
under seal, and used for investigatory or disciplinary matters. 582 
The commission may create additional rules for mandated or 583 
discretionary sharing of information by compac t states. 584 
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ARTICLE IX 586 
COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM 587 
 (1)  The commission shall provide for the development and 588 
maintenance of a Coordinated Licensure Information System and a 589 
reporting system containing licensure and disciplinary action 590 
information on all psychologists to whom this compact is 591 
applicable in all compact states as defined by the rules of the 592 
commission. 593 
 (2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to 594 
the contrary, a compact state shall submit a uniform data set to 595 
the coordinated database on all licensees as required by the 596 
rules of the commission, including: 597 
 (a)  Identifying information; 598 
 (b)  Licensure data; 599 
 (c)  Significant investigatory information; 600          
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 (d)  Adverse actions against a psychologist's license; 601 
 (e)  An indicator that a psychologist's authority to 602 
practice interjurisdictional telepsychology or temporary 603 
authorization to practice is revoked; 604 
 (f)  Nonconfidential information related to alternative 605 
program participation information; 606 
 (g)  Any denial of applicat ion for licensure, and the 607 
reasons for such denial; and 608 
 (h)  Other information that may facilitate the 609 
administration of this compact, as determined by the rules of 610 
the commission. 611 
 (3)  The coordinated database administrator shall promptly 612 
notify all compact states of any adverse action taken against, 613 
or significant investigatory information on, any licensee in a 614 
compact state. 615 
 (4)  Compact states reporting information to the 616 
coordinated database may designate information that may not be 617 
shared with the public without the express permission of the 618 
compact state reporting the information. 619 
 (5)  Any information submitted to the coordinated database 620 
which is subsequently required to be expunged by the law of the 621 
compact state reporting the information shall be removed from 622 
the coordinated database. 623 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT 626 
COMMISSION 627 
 (1)  COMMISSION CREATED. —The compact states hereby create 628 
and establish a joint public agency known as the Psychology 629 
Interjurisdictional Compact Commission. 630 
 (a)  The commission is a body politic and an 631 
instrumentality of the compact states. 632 
 (b)  Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against 633 
the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a 634 
court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of 635 
the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and 636 
jurisdictional defenses to the extent that it adopts or consents 637 
to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. 638 
 (c)  This compact does not waive sovereign immunity except 639 
to the extent sovereign immunity is waived in the party states. 640 
 (2)  MEMBERSHIP, VOTING, AND MEETINGS. — 641 
 (a)  The commission shall consist of one voting 642 
representative appointed by each compact state who shall serve 643 
as that state's commissioner. The state psychology regulatory 644 
authority shall appoint its delegate. This delegate shall be 645 
empowered to act on behalf of the compact state. This delegate 646 
shall be limited to: 647 
 1.  The executive director, the executive secretary, or a 648 
similar executive of the compact state's psychology regulatory 649 
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 2.  A current member of the state psychology regulatory 651 
authority of a compact state; or 652 
 3.  A designee empowered with the appropriate delegate 653 
authority to act on behalf of the compact state. 654 
 (b)  A commissioner may be removed or suspended from office 655 
as provided by the law of the state from which the commissioner 656 
is appointed. Any vacancy occurring in the commission shall be 657 
filled in accordance with the laws of the compact state in which 658 
the vacancy exists. 659 
 (c)  Each commissioner shall be entitled to one vote with 660 
regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of bylaws and 661 
shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate in the 662 
business and affairs of the commission. A commissioner shall 663 
vote in person or by such other means as provided in the bylaws. 664 
The bylaws may provide for commissioners' participation in 665 
meetings by telephone or other means of communication. 666 
 (d)  The commission shall meet at l east once during each 667 
calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in 668 
the bylaws. 669 
 (e)  All meetings shall be open to the public, and public 670 
notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required 671 
under the rulemaking provisions i n article XI. 672 
 (f)  The commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic 673 
meeting if the commission must discuss: 674 
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under the compact; 676 
 2.  Employment, compensation, or discipline of or other 677 
personnel matters, practices, or procedures related to specific 678 
employees, or other matters related to the commission's internal 679 
personnel practices and procedures; 680 
 3.  Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated 681 
litigation against the commission; 682 
 4.  Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of 683 
goods, services, or real estate; 684 
 5.  An accusation of any person of a crime or a formal 685 
censure of any person; 686 
 6.  Information disclosing trade secrets or commercial or 687 
financial information which is privileged or confidential; 688 
 7.  Information of a personal nature where disclosure would 689 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 690 
 8.  Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement 691 
purposes; 692 
 9.  Information related to any investigatory reports 693 
prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the commission or 694 
other committee charged with responsibility for investigation or 695 
determination of compliance issues pursuant to the compact; or 696 
 10.  Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by 697 
federal or state statute. 698 
 (g)  If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed 699 
pursuant to this subsection, the commission's legal counsel or 700          
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designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall 701 
reference each relevant exempting provision. The commission 702 
shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters 703 
discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate 704 
summary of actions taken, of any person participating in the 705 
meeting, and the reasons therefor, including a description of 706 
the views expressed. All documents considered in connection with 707 
an action shall be identified in such minutes. All minutes and 708 
documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject 709 
to release only by a m ajority vote of the commission or order of 710 
a court of competent jurisdiction. 711 
 (3)  BYLAWS.— 712 
 (a)  The commission shall, by a majority vote of the 713 
commissioners, prescribe bylaws or rules to govern its conduct 714 
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry ou t the purposes and 715 
exercise the powers of the compact, including, but not limited 716 
to: 717 
 1.  Establishing the fiscal year of the commission; 718 
 2.  Providing reasonable standards and procedures: 719 
 a.  For the establishment and meetings of other committees; 720 
and 721 
 b.  Governing any general or specific delegation of any 722 
authority or function of the commission; 723 
 3.  Providing reasonable procedures for calling and 724 
conducting meetings of the commission, ensuring reasonable 725          
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advance notice of all meetings, and providing an opportunity for 726 
attendance of such meetings by interested parties, with 727 
enumerated exceptions designed to protect the public's interest, 728 
the privacy of individuals involved in such proceedings, and 729 
proprietary information, including trade secrets. The c ommission 730 
may meet in closed session only after a majority of the 731 
commissioners vote to close a meeting to the public in whole or 732 
in part. As soon as practicable, the commission must make public 733 
a copy of the vote to close the meeting which reveals the vot e 734 
of each commissioner with no proxy votes allowed; 735 
 4.  Establishing the titles, duties and authority, and 736 
reasonable procedures for the election of the officers of the 737 
commission; 738 
 5.  Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the 739 
establishment of the personnel policies and programs of the 740 
commission. Notwithstanding any civil service or other similar 741 
law of any compact state, the bylaws shall exclusively govern 742 
the personnel policies and programs of the commission; 743 
 6.  Promulgating a code of eth ics to address permissible 744 
and prohibited activities of commission members and employees; 745 
and 746 
 7.  Providing a mechanism for concluding the operations of 747 
the commission and the equitable disposition of any surplus 748 
funds that may exist after the termination of the compact after 749 
the payment or reserving of all of its debts and obligations. 750          
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 (b)  The commission shall publish its bylaws in a 751 
convenient form and file a copy thereof, and a copy of any 752 
amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or officer in 753 
each of the compact states. 754 
 (c)  The commission shall maintain its financial records in 755 
accordance with the bylaws. 756 
 (d)  The commission shall meet and take such actions as are 757 
consistent with the provisions of this compact and the bylaws. 758 
 (4)  POWERS.—The commission has the power to: 759 
 (a)  Promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate 760 
implementation and administration of this compact. The rules 761 
shall have the force and effect of law and shall be binding in 762 
all compact states; 763 
 (b)  Bring and prose cute legal proceedings or actions in 764 
the name of the commission, provided that the standing of any 765 
state psychology regulatory authority or other regulatory body 766 
responsible for psychology licensure to sue or be sued under 767 
applicable law is not affected; 768 
 (c)  Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds; 769 
 (d)  Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, 770 
including, but not limited to, employees of a compact state; 771 
 (e)  Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix 772 
compensation, define duties, gran t such individuals appropriate 773 
authority to carry out the purposes of the compact, and 774 
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relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, 776 
and other related personnel matters; 777 
 (f)  Accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of 778 
money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and to 779 
receive, utilize and dispose of the same; provided that at all 780 
times the commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of 781 
impropriety or confli ct of interest; 782 
 (g)  Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations 783 
of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use, any property, 784 
real, personal, or mixed; provided that at all times the 785 
commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of improprie ty 786 
or conflict of interest; 787 
 (h)  Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, 788 
abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, 789 
or mixed; 790 
 (i)  Establish a budget and make expenditures; 791 
 (j)  Borrow money; 792 
 (k)  Appoint committees, includ ing advisory committees 793 
consisting of commission members, state regulators, state 794 
legislators or their representatives, and consumer 795 
representatives, and such other interested persons as may be 796 
designated in this compact and the bylaws; 797 
 (l)  Provide and receive information from, and to cooperate 798 
with, law enforcement agencies; 799 
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 (n)  Perform such other functions as may be necessary or 801 
appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact consistent 802 
with the state regulation of psychology licensure, temporary in -803 
person, face-to-face practice, and telepsychology practice. 804 
 (5)  EXECUTIVE BOARD. — 805 
 (a)  The executive board shall have the power to act on 806 
behalf of the commission according to the terms of this compact, 807 
and shall consist of the following six members: 808 
 1.  Five voting members who are elected from the current 809 
membership of the commission by the commission; and 810 
 2.  One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the Association 811 
of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. 812 
 (b)  The ex-officio member must have served as staff for or 813 
a member of a state psychology regulatory authority and shall be 814 
selected by its respective organization. 815 
 (c)  The commission may remove any member of the executive 816 
board as provided in its bylaws. 817 
 (d)  The executive board shall meet at least annually. 818 
 (e)  The executive board shall have the following duties 819 
and responsibilities: 820 
 1.  Recommend to the entire commission changes to the rules 821 
or bylaws, this compact legislation, or fees paid b y compact 822 
states, such as annual dues, and other applicable fees; 823 
 2.  Ensure compact administration services are 824 
appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise; 825          
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 3.  Prepare and recommend the budget; 826 
 4.  Maintain financial records on behalf of the comm ission; 827 
 5.  Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide 828 
compliance reports to the commission; 829 
 6.  Establish additional committees as necessary; and 830 
 7.  Other duties as provided in rules or bylaws. 831 
 (6)  FINANCING.— 832 
 (a)  The commission shall pay, or provide for the payment 833 
of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, 834 
and ongoing activities. 835 
 (b)  The commission may accept any and all appropriate 836 
revenue sources, donations, and grants of money, equip ment, 837 
supplies, materials, and services. 838 
 (c)  The commission may levy and collect an annual 839 
assessment from each compact state or impose fees on other 840 
parties to cover the cost of the operations and activities of 841 
the commission and its staff which must be in a total amount 842 
sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved each year for 843 
which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate 844 
annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula 845 
to be determined by the commission, which shal l promulgate a 846 
rule binding upon all compact states. 847 
 (d)  The commission may not incur obligations of any kind 848 
before securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall 849 
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except by and with the authority of the compact state. 851 
 (e)  The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all 852 
receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of 853 
the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting 854 
procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts 855 
and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be 856 
audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and 857 
the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of 858 
the annual report of the commission. 859 
 (7)  QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION. — 860 
 (a)  The members, officers, executive director, employees, 861 
and representatives of the commission shall be immune from suit 862 
and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, 863 
for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal 864 
injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any 865 
actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that 866 
the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis 867 
for believing occurred, within the scope of commission 868 
employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing 869 
in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person 870 
from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or 871 
liability caused by the intentional o r willful or wanton 872 
misconduct of that person. 873 
 (b)  The commission shall defend any member, officer, 874 
executive director, employee, or representative of the 875          
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commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability 876 
arising out of any actual or alleged act , error, or omission 877 
that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, 878 
or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim 879 
is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the 880 
scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; 881 
provided that nothing herein may be construed to prohibit that 882 
person from retaining his or her own counsel; and provided 883 
further, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did 884 
not result from that person's intentional or willfu l or wanton 885 
misconduct. 886 
 (c)  The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any 887 
member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative 888 
of the commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment 889 
obtained against that person arising out of a ny actual or 890 
alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope 891 
of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that 892 
such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within 893 
the scope of commission employment, duties, or respo nsibilities; 894 
provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did 895 
not result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct 896 
of that person. 897 
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 (1)  The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers 901 
pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and the rules 902 
adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments become binding as of 903 
the date specified in each rule or amendment. 904 
 (2)  If a majority of the legislatures of the compact 905 
states reject a rule by enactment of a statute or resolution in 906 
the same manner used to adopt the compact, such rule shall have 907 
no further force and effect in any compact state. 908 
 (3)  Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a 909 
regular or special meeting of the commission. 910 
 (4)  Before promulgation and adoption of a final rule or 911 
rules by the commission, and at least 60 days in advance of the 912 
meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the 913 
commission shall file a notice of proposed rulemaking: 914 
 (a)  On the website of the com mission; and 915 
 (b)  On the website of each compact state's psychology 916 
regulatory authority or the publication in which each state 917 
would otherwise publish proposed rules. 918 
 (5)  The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include: 919 
 (a)  The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting 920 
in which the rule will be considered and voted upon; 921 
 (b)  The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the 922 
reason for the proposed rule; 923 
 (c)  A request for comments on the proposed rule from any 924 
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 (d)  The manner in which interested persons may submit 926 
notice to the commission of their intention to attend the public 927 
hearing and any written comments. 928 
 (6)  Before adoption of a proposed rule, the commission 929 
shall allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and 930 
arguments, which shall be made available to the public. 931 
 (7)  The commission shall grant an opportunity for a public 932 
hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is 933 
requested by: 934 
 (a)  At least 25 individuals who submit comments 935 
independently of each other; 936 
 (b)  A governmental subdivision or agency; or 937 
 (c)  A duly appointed person in an association that has at 938 
least 25 members. 939 
 (8)  If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or 940 
amendment, the commi ssion shall publish the place, time, and 941 
date of the scheduled public hearing. 942 
 (a)  All individuals wishing to be heard at the hearing 943 
shall notify the executive director of the commission or other 944 
designated member in writing of their desire to appear an d 945 
testify at the hearing at least 5 business days before the 946 
scheduled date of the hearing. 947 
 (b)  Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each 948 
person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity 949 
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 (c)  A transcript of the hearing is not required, unless a 951 
written request for a transcript is made, in which case the 952 
person requesting the transcript shall bear the cost of 953 
producing the transcript. A recording may be made in lieu of a 954 
transcript under the sam e terms and conditions as a transcript. 955 
This subsection does not preclude the commission from making a 956 
transcript or recording of the hearing if it so chooses. 957 
 (d)  Nothing in this section shall be construed as 958 
requiring a separate hearing on each rule. R ules may be grouped 959 
for the convenience of the commission at hearings required by 960 
this section. 961 
 (9)  If a written notice of intent to attend the public 962 
hearing by interested parties is not received, the commission 963 
may proceed with promulgation of the prop osed rule without a 964 
public hearing. 965 
 (10)  Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close 966 
of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not 967 
held, the commission shall consider all written and oral 968 
comments received. 969 
 (11)  The commission shall, by majority vote of all 970 
members, take final action on the proposed rule and shall 971 
determine the effective date of the rule based on the rulemaking 972 
record and the full text of the rule. 973 
 (12)  Upon determination that an emergency exists, the 974 
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prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided that 976 
the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the compact and in 977 
this section shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon 978 
as reasonably possible, but no later than 90 days after the 979 
effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this subsection, 980 
an emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in 981 
order to: 982 
 (a)  Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or 983 
welfare; 984 
 (b)  Prevent a loss of commission or compact state funds; 985 
 (c)  Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an 986 
administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule; 987 
or 988 
 (d)  Protect public health and safety. 989 
 (13)  The commission or an authorized co mmittee of the 990 
commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or 991 
amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, 992 
errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. 993 
Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website of 994 
the commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge by 995 
any person for a period of 30 days after posting. The revision 996 
may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a 997 
material change to a rule. A challenge shall be made in writing 998 
and delivered to the chair of the commission before the end of 999 
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take effect without further action. If the revision is 1001 
challenged, the revision may not take effect without the 1002 
approval of the commission. 1003 
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ARTICLE XII 1005 
OVERSIGHT; DEFAULT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TERMINATION; 1006 
DISPUTE RESOLUTION; AND ENFORCEMENT 1007 
 (1)  OVERSIGHT.— 1008 
 (a)  The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of 1009 
state government in each compact state shall enforce this 1010 
compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to 1011 
effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of 1012 
this compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have 1013 
standing as statutory law. 1014 
 (b)  All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact 1015 
and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a 1016 
compact state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact 1017 
which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions o f the 1018 
commission. 1019 
 (c)  The commission shall be entitled to receive service of 1020 
process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to 1021 
intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to 1022 
provide service of process to the commission shall render a 1023 
judgment or order void as to the commission, this compact, or 1024 
promulgated rules. 1025          
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 (2)  DEFAULT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TERMINATION. — 1026 
 (a)  If the commission determines that a compact state has 1027 
defaulted in the performance of its obligations or 1028 
responsibilities under this compact or the promulgated rules, 1029 
the commission shall: 1030 
 1.  Provide written notice to the defaulting state and 1031 
other compact states of the nature of the default, the proposed 1032 
means of remedying the default, and any other action to be taken 1033 
by the commission; and 1034 
 2.  Provide remedial training and specific technical 1035 
assistance regarding the default. 1036 
 (b)  If a state in default fails to remedy the default, the 1037 
defaulting state may be terminated from the compact upon an 1038 
affirmative vote of a majority of the compact states, and all 1039 
rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this compact shall 1040 
be terminated on the effective date of termination. A remedy of 1041 
the default does not reli eve the offending state of obligations 1042 
or liabilities incurred during the period of default. 1043 
 (c)  Termination of membership in the compact shall be 1044 
imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have 1045 
been exhausted. The commission shall submit a notice of intent 1046 
to suspend or terminate a defaulting compact state to the 1047 
state's governor, the majority and minority leaders of the 1048 
state's legislature, and each of the compact states. 1049 
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responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities 1051 
incurred through the effective date of termination, including 1052 
obligations that extend beyond the effective date of 1053 
termination. 1054 
 (e)  The commission may not bear any costs incurred by the 1055 
state that is found to be in default or has been terminated from 1056 
the compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the 1057 
commission and the defaulting state. 1058 
 (f)  The defaulting state may appeal the action of the 1059 
commission by petitioning the United States District Court for 1060 
the state of Georgia or the federal district where the compact 1061 
has its principal offices. The prevailing party shall be awarded 1062 
all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney 1063 
fees. 1064 
 (3)  DISPUTE RESOLUTION. — 1065 
 (a)  Upon request by a compact state , the commission shall 1066 
attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact which arise 1067 
among compact states and between compact and noncompact states. 1068 
 (b)  The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for 1069 
both mediation and binding dispute resolution f or disputes that 1070 
arise before the commission. 1071 
 (4)  ENFORCEMENT.— 1072 
 (a)  The commission, in the reasonable exercise of its 1073 
discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this 1074 
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 (b)  By majority vote, the commission may initiate legal 1076 
action in the United States District Court for the state of 1077 
Georgia or the federal district where the compact has its 1078 
principal offices against a compact state in default to enforce 1079 
compliance with the provisions of the compact and its 1080 
promulgated rules and bylaws . The relief sought may include both 1081 
injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement 1082 
is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of 1083 
such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees. 1084 
 (c)  The remedies herein are not th e exclusive remedies of 1085 
the commission. The commission may pursue any other remedies 1086 
available under federal or state law. 1087 
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ARTICLE XIII 1089 
DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL 1090 
COMPACT COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATED RULES; WITHDRAWAL, AND 1091 
AMENDMENTS 1092 
 (1)  The compact shall become effective on the date on 1093 
which the compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact 1094 
state. The provisions that become effective at that time shall 1095 
be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to 1096 
assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the 1097 
commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary 1098 
to the implementation and administration of the compact. 1099 
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commission's initial adopt ion of the rules shall be subject to 1101 
the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes 1102 
law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by 1103 
the commission shall have the full force and effect of law on 1104 
the day the compact becomes law in that state. 1105 
 (3)  Any compact state may withdraw from this compact by 1106 
enacting a statute repealing the same. 1107 
 (a)  A compact state's withdrawal does not take effect 1108 
until 6 months after enactment of the repealing statute. 1109 
 (b)  Withdrawal does not affect the continuing requirement 1110 
of the withdrawing state's psychology regulatory authority to 1111 
comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting 1112 
requirements of this act before the effective date of 1113 
withdrawal. 1114 
 (4)  Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed 1115 
to invalidate or prevent any psychology licensure agreement or 1116 
other cooperative arrangement between a compact state and a 1117 
noncompact state which does not conflict with the provisions of 1118 
this compact. 1119 
 (5)  This compact may be amended by the compact states. An 1120 
amendment to this compact will not become effective and binding 1121 
upon any compact state until it is enacted into the law of all 1122 
compact states. 1123 
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CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY 1126 
 This compact shall be liberally construed so as to 1127 
effectuate the purposes thereof. If this compact shall be held 1128 
contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the 1129 
compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the 1130 
remaining compact states. 1131 
 Section 2.  Subsection (10) of section 456.073, Florida 1132 
Statutes, is amended to read: 1133 
 456.073  Disciplinary proceedings. —Disciplinary proceedings 1134 
for each board shall be within the jurisdiction of the 1135 
department. 1136 
 (10)  The complaint and all information ob tained pursuant 1137 
to the investigation by the department are confidential and 1138 
exempt from s. 119.07(1) until 10 days after probable cause has 1139 
been found to exist by the probable cause panel or by the 1140 
department, or until the regulated professional or subject of 1141 
the investigation waives his or her privilege of 1142 
confidentiality, whichever occurs first. The department shall 1143 
report any significant investigation information relating to a 1144 
nurse holding a multistate license to the coordinated licensure 1145 
information system pursuant to s. 464.0095, and any significant 1146 
investigatory information relating to a health care practitioner 1147 
practicing under the Professional Counselors Licensure Compact 1148 
to the data system pursuant to s. 491.017 , and any significant 1149 
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under the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to the 1151 
coordinated licensure information system pursuant to s. 1152 
490.0075. Upon completion of the investigation and a 1153 
recommendation by the department to find p robable cause, and 1154 
pursuant to a written request by the subject or the subject's 1155 
attorney, the department shall provide the subject an 1156 
opportunity to inspect the investigative file or, at the 1157 
subject's expense, forward to the subject a copy of the 1158 
investigative file. Notwithstanding s. 456.057, the subject may 1159 
inspect or receive a copy of any expert witness report or 1160 
patient record connected with the investigation if the subject 1161 
agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality of any 1162 
information received u nder this subsection until 10 days after 1163 
probable cause is found and to maintain the confidentiality of 1164 
patient records pursuant to s. 456.057. The subject may file a 1165 
written response to the information contained in the 1166 
investigative file. Such response mu st be filed within 20 days 1167 
of mailing by the department, unless an extension of time has 1168 
been granted by the department. This subsection does not 1169 
prohibit the department from providing such information to any 1170 
law enforcement agency or to any other regulato ry agency. 1171 
 Section 3.  Subsection (5) of section 456.076, Florida 1172 
Statutes, is amended to read: 1173 
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with an impaired practitioner and shall establish the t erms of 1176 
monitoring and shall include the terms in a participant 1177 
contract. In establishing the terms of monitoring, the 1178 
consultant may consider the recommendations of one or more 1179 
approved evaluators, treatment programs, or treatment providers. 1180 
A consultant may modify the terms of monitoring if the 1181 
consultant concludes, through the course of monitoring, that 1182 
extended, additional, or amended terms of monitoring are 1183 
required for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare 1184 
of the public. If the impaired pr actitioner is a health care 1185 
practitioner practicing under the Professional Counselors 1186 
Licensure Compact pursuant to s. 491.017, the terms of the 1187 
monitoring contract must include the impaired practitioner's 1188 
withdrawal from all practice under the compact. If the impaired 1189 
practitioner is a psychologist practicing under the Psychology 1190 
Interjurisdictional Compact pursuant to s. 490.0075, the terms 1191 
of the monitoring contract must include the impaired 1192 
practitioner's withdrawal from all practice under the compact. 1193 
 Section 4.  Subsection (7) is added to section 490.004, 1194 
Florida Statutes, to read: 1195 
 490.004  Board of Psychology. — 1196 
 (7)  The board shall appoint an individual to serve as the 1197 
state's commissioner on the Psychology Interjurisdictional 1198 
Compact Commission, as required under s. 490.0075. 1199 
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Florida Statutes, to read: 1201 
 490.005  Licensure by examination. — 1202 
 (4)  A person licensed as a psychologist in another state 1203 
who is practicing pursuant to the Psycholo gy Interjurisdictional 1204 
Compact under s. 490.0075, and only within the scope provided 1205 
therein, is exempt from the licensure requirements of this 1206 
section. 1207 
 Section 6.  Subsection (4) is added to section 490.006, 1208 
Florida Statutes, to read: 1209 
 490.006  Licensure by endorsement.— 1210 
 (4)  A person licensed as a psychologist in another state 1211 
who is practicing pursuant to the Psychology Interjurisdictional 1212 
Compact under s. 490.0075, and only within the scope provided 1213 
therein, is exempt from the licensure requirements of this 1214 
section. 1215 
 Section 7.  Section 490.009, Florida Statutes, is amended 1216 
to read: 1217 
 490.009  Discipline. — 1218 
 (1)  The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a 1219 
license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2) or 1220 
s. 490.0075: 1221 
 (a)  Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a license 1222 
under this chapter by bribery or fraudulent misrepresentation or 1223 
through an error of the board or department. 1224 
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revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the 1226 
denial of certification or licensure by another state, 1227 
territory, or country. 1228 
 (c)  Being convicted or found guilty, regardless of 1229 
adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly 1230 
relates to the practice of his or he r profession or the ability 1231 
to practice his or her profession. A plea of nolo contendere 1232 
creates a rebuttable presumption of guilt of the underlying 1233 
criminal charges. However, the board shall allow the person who 1234 
is the subject of the disciplinary proceedi ng to present any 1235 
evidence relevant to the underlying charges and circumstances 1236 
surrounding the plea. 1237 
 (d)  False, deceptive, or misleading advertising or 1238 
obtaining a fee or other thing of value on the representation 1239 
that beneficial results from any treatm ent will be guaranteed. 1240 
 (e)  Advertising, practicing, or attempting to practice 1241 
under a name other than one's own. 1242 
 (f)  Maintaining a professional association with any person 1243 
who the applicant or licensee knows, or has reason to believe, 1244 
is in violation of this chapter or of a rule of the department 1245 
or, in the case of psychologists, of the department or the 1246 
board. 1247 
 (g)  Knowingly aiding, assisting, procuring, or advising 1248 
any nonlicensed person to hold himself or herself out as 1249 
licensed under this chapter. 1250          
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 (h)  Failing to perform any statutory or legal obligation 1251 
placed upon a person licensed under this chapter. 1252 
 (i)  Willfully making or filing a false report or record; 1253 
failing to file a report or record required by state or federal 1254 
law; willfully impeding or obstructing the filing of a report or 1255 
record; or inducing another person to make or file a false 1256 
report or record or to impede or obstruct the filing of a report 1257 
or record. Such report or record includes only a report or 1258 
record which requires the signature of a person licensed under 1259 
this chapter. 1260 
 (j)  Paying a kickback, rebate, bonus, or other 1261 
remuneration for receiving a patient or client, or receiving a 1262 
kickback, rebate, bonus, or other remuneration for referring a 1263 
patient or client to another provider of mental health care 1264 
services or to a provider of health care services or goods; 1265 
referring a patient or client to oneself for services on a fee -1266 
paid basis when those services are already being paid for by 1267 
some other public or private en tity; or entering into a 1268 
reciprocal referral agreement. 1269 
 (k)  Committing any act upon a patient or client which 1270 
would constitute sexual battery or which would constitute sexual 1271 
misconduct as defined in s. 490.0111. 1272 
 (l)  Making misleading, deceptive, untru e, or fraudulent 1273 
representations in the practice of any profession licensed under 1274 
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 (m)  Soliciting patients or clients personally, or through 1276 
an agent, through the use of fraud, intimidation, undue 1277 
influence, or a form of overreaching or vexa tious conduct. 1278 
 (n)  Failing to make available to a patient or client, upon 1279 
written request, copies of test results, reports, or documents 1280 
in the possession or under the control of the licensee which 1281 
have been prepared for and paid for by the patient or cl ient. 1282 
 (o)  Failing to respond within 30 days to a written 1283 
communication from the department concerning any investigation 1284 
by the department or to make available any relevant records with 1285 
respect to any investigation about the licensee's conduct or 1286 
background. 1287 
 (p)  Being unable to practice the profession for which he 1288 
or she is licensed under this chapter with reasonable skill or 1289 
competence as a result of any mental or physical condition or by 1290 
reason of illness; drunkenness; or excessive use of drugs, 1291 
narcotics, chemicals, or any other substance. In enforcing this 1292 
paragraph, upon a finding by the State Surgeon General, the 1293 
State Surgeon General's designee, or the board that probable 1294 
cause exists to believe that the licensee is unable to practice 1295 
the profession because of the reasons stated in this paragraph, 1296 
the department shall have the authority to compel a licensee to 1297 
submit to a mental or physical examination by psychologists or 1298 
physicians designated by the department or board. If the 1299 
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department may file a petition for enforcement in the circuit 1301 
court of the circuit in which the licensee resides or does 1302 
business. The licensee may shall not be named or identified by 1303 
initials in the petition or in an y other public court records or 1304 
documents, and the enforcement proceedings shall be closed to 1305 
the public. The department shall be entitled to the summary 1306 
procedure provided in s. 51.011. A licensee affected under this 1307 
paragraph shall be afforded an opportu nity at reasonable 1308 
intervals to demonstrate that he or she can resume the competent 1309 
practice for which he or she is licensed with reasonable skill 1310 
and safety to patients. 1311 
 (q)  Performing any treatment or prescribing any therapy 1312 
which, by the prevailing st andards of the mental health 1313 
professions in the community, would constitute experimentation 1314 
on human subjects, without first obtaining full, informed, and 1315 
written consent. 1316 
 (r)  Failing to meet the minimum standards of performance 1317 
in professional activitie s when measured against generally 1318 
prevailing peer performance, including the undertaking of 1319 
activities for which the licensee is not qualified by training 1320 
or experience. 1321 
 (s)  Delegating professional responsibilities to a person 1322 
whom the licensee knows or has reason to know is not qualified 1323 
by training or experience to perform such responsibilities. 1324 
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profession or a lawful order of the department previously 1326 
entered in a disciplinary hearing. 1327 
 (u)  Failing to maintain in confidence a communication made 1328 
by a patient or client in the context of such services, except 1329 
as provided in s. 490.0147. 1330 
 (v)  Making public statements which are derived from test 1331 
data, client contacts, or behavioral research and which identify 1332 
or damage research subjects or clients. 1333 
 (w)  Violating any provision of this chapter or chapter 1334 
456, or any rules adopted pursuant thereto. 1335 
 (2)(a) The department, or in the case of psychologists, 1336 
the board, may enter an order denying licensure or imposing any 1337 
of the penalties in s. 456.072(2) against any applicant for 1338 
licensure or licensee who is found guilty of violating any 1339 
provision of subsection (1) of this section or who is found 1340 
guilty of violating any provision of s. 456.072(1). 1341 
 (b)  The board may take adverse action against a 1342 
psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional 1343 
telepsychology or his or her temporary authorization to practice 1344 
under the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact pursuant to s. 1345 
490.0075, and may impose any of the penalties in s. 456.072(2) 1346 
if a psychologist commits an act specified in subsection (1) or 1347 
s. 456.072(1). 1348 
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 768.28  Waiver of sovereign immunity i n tort actions; 1351 
recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a 1352 
riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; 1353 
exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. — 1354 
 (10) 1355 
 (i)  For purposes of this section, the individual appoint ed 1356 
under s. 490.004(7) as the state's commissioner on the 1357 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission, when serving 1358 
in that capacity pursuant to s. 490.0075, and any administrator, 1359 
officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the 1360 
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission, when acting 1361 
within the scope of his or her employment, duties, or 1362 
responsibilities in this state, is considered an agent of the 1363 
state. The commission shall pay any claims or judgments pursuant 1364 
to this section and may maintain insurance coverage to pay any 1365 
such claims or judgments. 1366 
 Section 9.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 1367