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28	28	HOUSE BILL 242
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46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Marian Matthews
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE; ENACTING THE PSYCHOLOGY
50	50	INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.
51	51	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
52	52	SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL
53	53	COMPACT ENTERED INTO.--The Psychology Interjurisdictional
54	54	Compact is entered into law and entered into with all other
55	55	jurisdictions legally joining therein in a form substantially
56	56	as follows:
57	57	"ARTICLE 1
58	58	PURPOSE
59	59	Whereas, states license psychologists in order to protect
60	60	the public through verification of education, training and
61	61	experience and ensure accountability for professional practice;
62	62	and
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90	90	Whereas, this compact is intended to regulate the day-to-
91	91	day practice of telepsychology, i.e., the provision of
92	92	psychological services using telecommunication technologies, by
93	93	psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of
94	94	their psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate
95	95	authority; and
96	96	Whereas, this compact is intended to regulate the
97	97	temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by
98	98	psychologists across state boundaries for thirty days within a
99	99	calendar year in the performance of their psychological
100	100	practice as assigned by an appropriate authority; and
101	101	Whereas, this compact is intended to authorize state
102	102	psychology regulatory authorities to afford legal recognition,
103	103	in a manner consistent with the terms of the compact, to
104	104	psychologists licensed in another state; and
105	105	Whereas, this compact recognizes that states have a vested
106	106	interest in protecting the public's health and safety through
107	107	their licensing and regulation of psychologists and that such
108	108	state regulation will best protect public health and safety;
109	109	and
110	110	Whereas, this compact does not apply when a psychologist
111	111	is licensed in both the home and receiving states; and
112	112	Whereas, while this compact does not apply to permanent
113	113	in-person, face-to-face practice, it does allow for
114	114	authorization of temporary psychological practice.
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143	143	Consistent with these principles, this compact is designed
144	144	to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
145	145	(1) increasing public access to professional
146	146	psychological services by allowing for telepsychological
147	147	practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person,
148	148	face-to-face services in a state in which the psychologist is
149	149	not licensed to practice psychology;
150	150	(2) enhancing the states' ability to protect the
151	151	public's health and safety, especially client/patient safety;
152	152	(3) encouraging the cooperation of compact states
153	153	in the areas of psychology licensure and regulation;
154	154	(4) facilitating the exchange of information
155	155	between compact states regarding psychologist licensure,
156	156	adverse actions and disciplinary history;
157	157	(5) promoting compliance with the laws governing
158	158	psychological practice in each compact state; and
159	159	(6) investing all compact states with the authority
160	160	to hold licensed psychologists accountable through the mutual
161	161	recognition of compact state licenses.
162	162	ARTICLE 2
163	163	DEFINITIONS
164	164	As used in the compact:
165	165	A. "adverse action" means any action taken by a
166	166	state psychology regulatory authority that finds a violation of
167	167	a statute or regulation that is identified by the state
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196	196	psychology regulatory authority as discipline and is a matter
197	197	of public record;
198	198	B. "association of state and provincial psychology
199	199	boards" means the recognized membership organization composed
200	200	of state and provincial psychology regulatory authorities
201	201	responsible for the licensure and registration of psychologists
202	202	throughout the United States and Canada;
203	203	C. "authority to practice interjurisdictional
204	204	telepsychology" means a licensed psychologist's authority to
205	205	practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under
206	206	this compact, in another compact state;
207	207	D. "bylaws" means those bylaws established by the
208	208	Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact commission pursuant to
209	209	Article 10 of this compact for its governance or for directing
210	210	and controlling its actions and conduct;
211	211	E. "client/patient" means the recipient of
212	212	psychological services, whether psychological services are
213	213	delivered in the context of health care, corporate, supervision
214	214	or consulting services;
215	215	F. "commissioner" means the voting representative
216	216	appointed by each state psychology regulatory authority
217	217	pursuant to Article 10 of this compact;
218	218	G. "compact state" means a state, the District of
219	219	Columbia or a United States territory that has enacted this
220	220	compact legislation and that has not withdrawn pursuant to
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249	249	Subsection C of Article 13 of this compact or been terminated
250	250	pursuant to Subsection B of Article 12 of this compact;
251	251	H. "confidentiality" means the principle that data
252	252	or information is not made available or disclosed to
253	253	unauthorized persons or processes;
254	254	I. "coordinated licensure information system", also
255	255	referred to as "coordinated database", means an integrated
256	256	process for collecting, storing and sharing information on
257	257	psychologists' licensure and enforcement activities related to
258	258	psychology licensure laws and the Psychology
259	259	Interjurisdictional Compact, which is administered by the
260	260	recognized membership organization composed of state and
261	261	provincial psychology regulatory authorities;
262	262	J. "day" means any part of a day in which
263	263	psychological work is performed;
264	264	K. "distant state" means the compact state where a
265	265	psychologist is physically present, not through the use of
266	266	telecommunications technologies, to provide temporary
267	267	in-person, face-to-face psychological services;
268	268	L. "E.Passport" means a certificate issued by the
269	269	association of state and provincial psychology boards that
270	270	promotes the standardization in the criteria of
271	271	interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates the
272	272	process for licensed psychologists to provide telepsychological
273	273	services across state lines;
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302	302	M. "executive board" means a group of directors
303	303	elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers
304	304	granted to them by, the commission;
305	305	N. "home state" means a compact state where a
306	306	psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. If the
307	307	psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state and is
308	308	practicing under the authorization to practice
309	309	interjurisdictional telepsychology, the home state is the
310	310	compact state where the psychologist is physically present when
311	311	the telepsychological services are delivered. If the
312	312	psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state and is
313	313	practicing under a temporary authorization to practice, the
314	314	home state is any compact state where the psychologist is
315	315	licensed;
316	316	O. "identity history summary" means a summary of
317	317	information retained by the United States federal bureau of
318	318	investigation, or other designee with similar authority, in
319	319	connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal
320	320	employment, naturalization or military service;
321	321	P. "in-person, face-to-face" means interactions in
322	322	which the psychologist and the client/patient are in the same
323	323	physical space and does not include interactions that may occur
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325	325	Q. "interjurisdictional practice certificate" means
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355	355	psychology boards that grants temporary authority to practice
356	356	based on notification to the state psychology regulatory
357	357	authority of intention to practice temporarily and verification
358	358	of one's qualifications for such practice;
359	359	R. "license" means authorization by a state
360	360	psychology regulatory authority to engage in the independent
361	361	practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the
362	362	authorization;
363	363	S. "non-compact state" means any state that is not
364	364	at the time a compact state;
365	365	T. "psychologist" means an individual licensed for
366	366	the independent practice of psychology;
367	367	U. "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
368	368	commission", also referred to as "commission", means the
369	369	national administration of which all compact states are
370	370	members;
371	371	V. "receiving state" means a compact state where
372	372	the client/patient is physically located when the
373	373	telepsychological services are delivered;
374	374	W. "rule" means a written statement by the
375	375	Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact commission promulgated
376	376	pursuant to Article 11 of this compact that is of general
377	377	applicability, implements, interprets or prescribes a policy or
378	378	provision of the compact, or an organizational, procedural or
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408	408	effect of statutory law in a compact state and includes the
409	409	amendment, repeal or suspension of an existing rule;
410	410	X. "significant investigatory information" means:
411	411	(1) investigative information that a state
412	412	psychology regulatory authority, after a preliminary inquiry
413	413	that includes notification and an opportunity to respond if
414	414	required by state law, has reason to believe, if proven true,
415	415	would indicate more than a violation of state statute or ethics
416	416	code that would be considered more substantial than a minor
417	417	infraction; or
418	418	(2) investigative information that indicates
419	419	that the psychologist represents an immediate threat to public
420	420	health and safety regardless of whether the psychologist has
421	421	been notified or has had an opportunity to respond;
422	422	Y. "state" means a state, commonwealth, territory
423	423	or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia;
424	424	Z. "state psychology regulatory authority" means
425	425	the board, office or other agency with the legislative mandate
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427	427	AA. "telepsychology" means the provision of
428	428	psychological services using telecommunication technologies;
429	429	BB. "temporary authorization to practice" means a
430	430	licensed psychologist's authority to conduct temporary in-
431	431	person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized
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461	461	CC. "temporary in-person, face-to-face practice"
462	462	means where a psychologist is physically present, not through
463	463	the use of telecommunications technologies, in a distant state
464	464	to provide for the practice of psychology for thirty days
465	465	within a calendar year and based on notification to the distant
466	466	state.
467	467	ARTICLE 3
468	468	HOME STATE LICENSURE
469	469	A. The home state shall be a compact state where a
470	470	psychologist is licensed to practice psychology.
471	471	B. A psychologist may hold one or more compact
472	472	state licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in
473	473	more than one compact state, the home state is the compact
474	474	state where the psychologist is physically present when the
475	475	services are delivered as authorized by the authority to
476	476	practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of
477	477	the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
478	478	C. Any compact state may require a psychologist not
479	479	previously licensed in a compact state to obtain and retain a
480	480	license to be authorized to practice in the compact state under
481	481	circumstances not authorized by the authority to practice
482	482	interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of this
483	483	compact.
484	484	D. Any compact state may require a psychologist to
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514	514	compact state under circumstances not authorized by temporary
515	515	authorization to practice under the terms of this compact.
516	516	E. A home state's license authorizes a psychologist
517	517	to practice in a receiving state under the authority to
518	518	practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only if the compact
519	519	state:
520	520	(1) currently requires the psychologist to
521	521	hold an active E.Passport;
522	522	(2) has a mechanism in place for receiving and
523	523	investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
524	524	(3) notifies the commission, in compliance
525	525	with the terms of the compact, of any adverse action or
526	526	significant investigatory information regarding a licensed
527	527	individual;
528	528	(4) requires an identity history summary of
529	529	all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the
530	530	results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
531	531	compliant with the requirements of the United States federal
532	532	bureau of investigation, Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
533	533	or other designee with similar authority, no later than ten
534	534	years after activation of the compact; and
535	535	(5) complies with the bylaws and rules of the
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537	537	F. A home state's license grants temporary
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567	567	only if the compact state:
568	568	(1) currently requires the psychologist to
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570	570	(2) has a mechanism in place for receiving and
571	571	investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
572	572	(3) notifies the commission, in compliance
573	573	with the terms herein, of any adverse action or significant
574	574	investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
575	575	(4) requires an identity history summary of
576	576	all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the
577	577	results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
578	578	compliant with the requirements of the United States federal
579	579	bureau of investigation, or other designee with similar
580	580	authority, no later than ten years after activation of the
581	581	compact; and
582	582	(5) complies with the bylaws and rules of the
583	583	commission.
584	584	ARTICLE 4
585	585	COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEPSYCHOLOGY
586	586	A. Compact states shall recognize the right of a
587	587	psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with
588	588	Article 3 of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, to
589	589	practice telepsychology in other compact states (receiving
590	590	states) in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the
591	591	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology as
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621	621	B. To exercise the authority to practice
622	622	interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms and
623	623	provisions of the compact, a psychologist licensed to practice
624	624	in a compact state must:
625	625	(1) hold a graduate degree in psychology from
626	626	an institute of higher education that was, at the time the
627	627	degree was awarded:
628	628	(a) regionally accredited by an
629	629	accrediting body recognized by the United States department of
630	630	education to grant graduate degrees or authorized by provincial
631	631	statute or royal charter to grant doctoral degrees; or
632	632	(b) a foreign college or university
633	633	deemed to be equivalent to Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph
634	634	by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of
635	635	the national association of credential evaluation services or
636	636	by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service;
637	637	(2) hold a graduate degree in psychology that
638	638	meets the following criteria:
639	639	(a) the program, wherever it may be
640	640	administratively housed, must be clearly identified and labeled
641	641	as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in
642	642	pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to
643	643	educate and train professional psychologists;
644	644	(b) the psychology program must stand as
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673	673	a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within the
674	674	institution;
675	675	(c) there must be a clear authority and
676	676	primary responsibility for the core and specialty areas,
677	677	whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
678	678	(d) the program must consist of an
679	679	integrated, organized sequence of study;
680	680	(e) there must be an identifiable
681	681	psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry out
682	682	its responsibilities;
683	683	(f) the designated director of the
684	684	program must be a psychologist and a member of the core
685	685	faculty;
686	686	(g) the program must have an
687	687	identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that
688	688	program for a degree;
689	689	(h) the program must include supervised
690	690	practicum, internship or field training appropriate to the
691	691	practice of psychology;
692	692	(i) the curriculum shall encompass a
693	693	minimum of three academic years of full-time graduate study for
694	694	doctoral degrees and a minimum of one academic year of full-
695	695	time graduate study for master's degrees; and
696	696	(j) the program includes an acceptable
697	697	residency as defined by the rules of the commission;
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726	726	(3) possess a current, full and unrestricted
727	727	license to practice psychology in a home state that is a
728	728	compact state;
729	729	(4) have no history of adverse action that
730	730	violates the rules of the commission;
731	731	(5) have no criminal record history reported
732	732	on an identity history summary that violates the rules of the
733	733	commission;
734	734	(6) possess a current, active E.Passport;
735	735	(7) provide attestations in regard to areas of
736	736	intended practice, conformity with standards of practice and
737	737	competence in telepsychology technology; criminal background;
738	738	and knowledge and adherence to legal requirements in the home
739	739	and receiving states, and must provide a release of information
740	740	to allow for primary source verification in a manner specified
741	741	by the commission; and
742	742	(8) meet other criteria as defined by the
743	743	rules of the commission.
744	744	C. The home state maintains authority over the
745	745	license of any psychologist practicing into a receiving state
746	746	under the authority to practice interjurisdictional
747	747	telepsychology.
748	748	D. A psychologist practicing in a receiving state
749	749	under the authority to practice interjurisdictional
750	750	telepsychology will be subject to the receiving state's scope
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779	779	of practice. A receiving state may, in accordance with that
780	780	state's due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's
781	781	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology in the
782	782	receiving state and may take any other necessary actions under
783	783	the receiving state's applicable law to protect the health and
784	784	safety of the receiving state's citizens. If a receiving state
785	785	takes action, the state shall promptly notify the home state
786	786	and the commission.
787	787	E. If a psychologist's license in any home state or
788	788	another compact state, or any authority to practice
789	789	interjurisdictional telepsychology in any receiving state, is
790	790	restricted, suspended or otherwise limited, the E.Passport
791	791	shall be revoked and, therefore, the psychologist shall not be
792	792	eligible to practice telepsychology in a compact state under
793	793	the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology.
794	794	ARTICLE 5
795	795	COMPACT TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE
796	796	A. Compact states shall also recognize the right of
797	797	a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with
798	798	Article 3 of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, to
799	799	practice temporarily in other compact states (distant states)
800	800	in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the
801	801	compact.
802	802	B. To exercise the temporary authorization to
803	803	practice under the terms and provisions of this compact, a
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832	832	psychologist licensed to practice in a compact state must:
833	833	(1) hold a graduate degree in psychology from
834	834	an institute of higher education that was, at the time the
835	835	degree was awarded:
836	836	(a) regionally accredited by an
837	837	accrediting body recognized by the United States department of
838	838	education to grant graduate degrees or authorized by provincial
839	839	statute or royal charter to grant doctoral degrees; or
840	840	(b) a foreign college or university
841	841	deemed to be equivalent to Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph
842	842	by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of
843	843	the national association of credential evaluation services or
844	844	by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service;
845	845	(2) hold a graduate degree in psychology that
846	846	meets the following criteria:
847	847	(a) the program, wherever it may be
848	848	administratively housed, must be clearly identified and labeled
849	849	as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in
850	850	pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to
851	851	educate and train professional psychologists;
852	852	(b) the psychology program must stand as
853	853	a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within the
854	854	institution;
855	855	(c) there must be a clear authority and
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885	885	whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
886	886	(d) the program must consist of an
887	887	integrated, organized sequence of study;
888	888	(e) there must be an identifiable
889	889	psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry out
890	890	its responsibilities;
891	891	(f) the designated director of the
892	892	program must be a psychologist and a member of the core
893	893	faculty;
894	894	(g) the program must have an
895	895	identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that
896	896	program for a degree;
897	897	(h) the program must include a
898	898	supervised practicum or internship or field training
899	899	appropriate to the practice of psychology;
900	900	(i) the curriculum shall encompass a
901	901	minimum of three academic years of full-time graduate study for
902	902	doctoral degrees and a minimum of one academic year of full-
903	903	time graduate study for master's degrees; and
904	904	(j) the program includes an acceptable
905	905	residency as defined by the rules of the commission;
906	906	(3) possess a current, full and unrestricted
907	907	license to practice psychology in a home state that is a
908	908	compact state;
909	909	(4) have no history of adverse action that
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939	939	(5) have no criminal record history that
940	940	violates the rules of the commission;
941	941	(6) possess a current, active
942	942	interjurisdictional practice certificate;
943	943	(7) provide attestations in regard to areas of
944	944	intended practice and work experience and provide a release of
945	945	information to allow for primary source verification in a
946	946	manner specified by the commission; and
947	947	(8) meet other criteria as defined by the
948	948	rules of the commission.
949	949	C. A psychologist practicing in a distant state
950	950	under the temporary authorization to practice shall practice
951	951	within the scope of practice authorized by the distant state.
952	952	D. A psychologist practicing in a distant state
953	953	under the temporary authorization to practice will be subject
954	954	to the distant state's authority and law. A distant state may,
955	955	in accordance with that state's due process law, limit or
956	956	revoke a psychologist's temporary authorization to practice in
957	957	the distant state and may take any other necessary actions
958	958	under the distant state's applicable law to protect the health
959	959	and safety of the distant state's citizens. If a distant state
960	960	takes action, the state shall promptly notify the home state
961	961	and the commission.
962	962	E. If a psychologist's license in any home state or
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991	991	another compact state, or any temporary authorization to
992	992	practice in any distant state, is restricted, suspended or
993	993	otherwise limited, the interjurisdictional practice certificate
994	994	shall be revoked and, therefore, the psychologist shall not be
995	995	eligible to practice in a compact state under the temporary
996	996	authorization to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology.
997	997	ARTICLE 6
998	998	CONDITIONS OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE IN A RECEIVING STATE
999	999	A psychologist may practice in a receiving state under the
1000	1000	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only
1001	1001	in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as
1002	1002	assigned by an appropriate state psychology regulatory
1003	1003	authority, as defined in the rules of the commission and under
1004	1004	the following circumstances:
1005	1005	A. the psychologist initiates a client/patient
1006	1006	contact in a home state via telecommunication technologies with
1007	1007	a client/patient in a receiving state; or
1008	1008	B. other conditions regarding telepsychology as
1009	1009	determined by rules promulgated by the commission.
1010	1010	ARTICLE 7
1011	1011	ADVERSE ACTIONS
1012	1012	A. A home state shall have the power to impose
1013	1013	adverse action against a psychologist's license issued by the
1014	1014	home state. A distant state shall have the power to take
1015	1015	adverse action on a psychologist's temporary authorization to
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1045	1045	B. A receiving state may take adverse action on a
1046	1046	psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional
1047	1047	telepsychology within that receiving state. A home state may
1048	1048	take adverse action against a psychologist based on an adverse
1049	1049	action taken by a distant state regarding temporary in-person,
1050	1050	face-to-face practice.
1051	1051	C. If a home state takes adverse action against a
1052	1052	psychologist's license, that psychologist's authority to
1053	1053	practice interjurisdictional telepsychology is terminated and
1054	1054	the E.Passport is revoked. Furthermore, that psychologist's
1055	1055	temporary authorization to practice is terminated and the
1056	1056	interjurisdictional practice certificate is revoked; provided
1057	1057	that:
1058	1058	(1) all home state disciplinary orders that
1059	1059	impose adverse action shall be reported to the commission in
1060	1060	accordance with the rules promulgated by the commission. A
1061	1061	compact state shall report adverse actions in accordance with
1062	1062	the rules of the commission;
1063	1063	(2) in the event discipline is reported on a
1064	1064	psychologist, the psychologist will not be eligible for
1065	1065	telepsychology or temporary in-person, face-to-face practice in
1066	1066	accordance with the rules of the commission; and
1067	1067	(3) other actions may be imposed as determined
1068	1068	by the rules promulgated by the commission.
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1097	1097	D. A home state's psychology regulatory authority
1098	1098	shall investigate and take appropriate action with respect to
1099	1099	reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a licensee that
1100	1100	occurred in a receiving state as it would if such conduct had
1101	1101	occurred by a licensee within the home state. In such cases,
1102	1102	the home state's law shall control in determining any adverse
1103	1103	action against a psychologist's license.
1104	1104	E. A distant state's psychology regulatory
1105	1105	authority shall investigate and take appropriate action with
1106	1106	respect to reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a
1107	1107	psychologist practicing under temporary authorization practice
1108	1108	that occurred in that distant state as it would if such conduct
1109	1109	had occurred by a licensee within the home state. In such
1110	1110	cases, the distant state's law shall control in determining any
1111	1111	adverse action against a psychologist's temporary authorization
1112	1112	to practice.
1113	1113	F. Nothing in this compact shall override a compact
1114	1114	state's decision that a psychologist's participation in an
1115	1115	alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and
1116	1116	that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by
1117	1117	the compact state's law. Compact states must require
1118	1118	psychologists who enter any alternative programs to not provide
1119	1119	telepsychology services under the authority to practice
1120	1120	interjurisdictional telepsychology or provide temporary
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1150	1150	practice in any other compact state during the term of the
1151	1151	alternative program.
1152	1152	G. No other judicial or administrative remedies
1153	1153	shall be available to a psychologist in the event a compact
1154	1154	state imposes an adverse action pursuant to Subsection C of
1155	1155	this article.
1156	1156	ARTICLE 8
1157	1157	ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES INVESTED IN A COMPACT STATE'S PSYCHOLOGY
1158	1158	REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1159	1159	A. In addition to any other powers granted under
1160	1160	state law, a compact state's psychology regulatory authority
1161	1161	shall have the authority under the Psychology
1162	1162	Interjurisdictional Compact to:
1163	1163	(1) issue subpoenas, for both hearings and
1164	1164	investigations, that require the attendance and testimony of
1165	1165	witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by
1166	1166	a compact state's psychology regulatory authority for the
1167	1167	attendance and testimony of witnesses, or the production of
1168	1168	evidence from another compact state, shall be enforced in the
1169	1169	latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according
1170	1170	to that court's practice and procedure in considering subpoenas
1171	1171	issued in its own proceedings. The issuing state psychology
1172	1172	regulatory authority shall pay any witness fees, travel
1173	1173	expenses, mileage and other fees required by the service
1174	1174	statutes of the state where the witnesses or evidence are
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1203	1203	located; and
1204	1204	(2) issue cease and desist or injunctive
1205	1205	relief orders to revoke a psychologist's authority to practice
1206	1206	interjurisdictional telepsychology or temporary authorization
1207	1207	to practice.
1208	1208	B. During the course of any investigation, a
1209	1209	psychologist shall not change the psychologist's home state
1210	1210	licensure. A home state psychology regulatory authority is
1211	1211	authorized to complete any pending investigations of a
1212	1212	psychologist and to take any actions appropriate under its law.
1213	1213	The home state psychology regulatory authority shall promptly
1214	1214	report the conclusions of such investigations to the
1215	1215	commission. Once an investigation has been completed, and
1216	1216	pending the outcome of the investigation, the psychologist may
1217	1217	change the psychologist's home state licensure. The commission
1218	1218	shall promptly notify the new home state of any such decisions
1219	1219	as provided in the rules of the commission. All information
1220	1220	provided to the commission or distributed by compact states
1221	1221	pursuant to the psychologist shall be confidential, filed under
1222	1222	seal and used for investigatory or Psychology
1223	1223	Interjurisdictional Compact disciplinary matters. The
1224	1224	commission may create additional rules for mandated or
1225	1225	discretionary sharing of information by compact states.
1226	1226	ARTICLE 9
1227	1227	COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM
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1256	1256	A. The commission shall provide for the development
1257	1257	and maintenance of a coordinated licensure information system
1258	1258	(coordinated database) and reporting system containing
1259	1259	licensure and disciplinary action information on all
1260	1260	psychologists and individuals to whom the Psychology
1261	1261	Interjurisdictional Compact is applicable in all compact states
1262	1262	as defined by the rules of the commission.
1263	1263	B. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law
1264	1264	to the contrary, a compact state shall submit a uniform data
1265	1265	set to the coordinated database on all licensees as required by
1266	1266	the rules of the commission, including:
1267	1267	(1) identifying information;
1268	1268	(2) licensure data;
1269	1269	(3) significant investigatory information;
1270	1270	(4) adverse actions against a psychologist's
1271	1271	license;
1272	1272	(5) an indicator that a psychologist's
1273	1273	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology or
1274	1274	temporary authorization to practice is revoked;
1275	1275	(6) non-confidential information related to
1276	1276	alternative program participation information;
1277	1277	(7) any denial of application for licensure
1278	1278	and the reasons for such denial; and
1279	1279	(8) other information that may facilitate the
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1310	1310	C. The coordinated database administrator shall
1311	1311	promptly notify all compact states of any adverse action taken
1312	1312	against, or significant investigative information on, any
1313	1313	licensee in a compact state.
1314	1314	D. Compact states reporting information to the
1315	1315	coordinated database may designate information that shall not
1316	1316	be shared with the public without the express permission of the
1317	1317	compact state reporting the information.
1318	1318	E. Any information submitted to the coordinated
1319	1319	database that is subsequently required to be expunged by the
1320	1320	law of the compact state reporting the information shall be
1321	1321	removed from the coordinated database.
1322	1322	ARTICLE 10
1323	1323	ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT
1324	1324	COMMISSION
1325	1325	A. The compact states hereby create and establish a
1326	1326	joint public agency known as the Psychology Interjurisdictional
1327	1327	Compact commission as follows:
1328	1328	(1) the commission is a body politic and an
1329	1329	instrumentality of the compact states;
1330	1330	(2) venue is proper, and judicial proceedings
1331	1331	by or against the commission shall be brought solely and
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1363	1363	adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute
1364	1364	resolution proceedings; and
1365	1365	(3) nothing in the compact shall be construed
1366	1366	to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
1367	1367	B. Membership, voting and meetings are as follows:
1368	1368	(1) the commission shall consist of one voting
1369	1369	representative appointed by each compact state who shall serve
1370	1370	as that state's commissioner. The state psychology regulatory
1371	1371	authority shall appoint its delegate. This delegate shall be
1372	1372	empowered to act on behalf of the compact state. This delegate
1373	1373	shall be limited to:
1374	1374	(a) the executive director, executive
1375	1375	secretary or similar executive;
1376	1376	(b) a current member of the state
1377	1377	psychology regulatory authority of a compact state; or
1378	1378	(c) a designee empowered with the
1379	1379	appropriate delegate authority to act on behalf of the compact
1380	1380	state;
1381	1381	(2) any commissioner may be removed or
1382	1382	suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from
1383	1383	which the commissioner is appointed. Any vacancy occurring in
1384	1384	the commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of
1385	1385	the compact state in which the vacancy exists;
1386	1386	(3) each commissioner shall be entitled to one
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1415	1415	vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of
1416	1416	bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate
1417	1417	in the business and affairs of the commission. A commissioner
1418	1418	shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the
1419	1419	bylaws. The bylaws may provide for commissioners'
1420	1420	participation in meetings by telephone or other means of
1421	1421	communication;
1422	1422	(4) the commission shall meet at least once
1423	1423	during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held
1424	1424	as set forth in the bylaws;
1425	1425	(5) all meetings shall be open to the public,
1426	1426	and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner
1427	1427	as required under the rulemaking provisions in Article 11 of
1428	1428	this compact;
1429	1429	(6) the commission may convene in a closed,
1430	1430	nonpublic meeting if the commission must discuss:
1431	1431	(a) noncompliance of a compact state
1432	1432	with its obligations under the compact;
1433	1433	(b) employment, compensation, discipline
1434	1434	or other personnel matters, practices or procedures related to
1435	1435	specific employees or other matters related to the commission's
1436	1436	internal personnel practices and procedures;
1437	1437	(c) current, threatened or reasonably
1438	1438	anticipated litigation against the commission;
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1468	1468	purchase or sale of goods, services or real estate;
1469	1469	(e) accusation against any person of a
1470	1470	crime or formally censuring any person;
1471	1471	(f) disclosure of trade secrets or
1472	1472	commercial or financial information that is privileged or
1473	1473	confidential;
1474	1474	(g) disclosure of information of a
1475	1475	personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly
1476	1476	unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
1477	1477	(h) disclosure of investigatory records
1478	1478	compiled for law enforcement purposes;
1479	1479	(i) disclosure of information related to
1480	1480	any investigatory reports prepared by or on behalf of or for
1481	1481	use of the commission or other committee charged with
1482	1482	responsibility for investigation or determination of compliance
1483	1483	issues pursuant to the compact; or
1484	1484	(j) matters specifically exempted from
1485	1485	disclosure by federal and state statute; and
1486	1486	(7) if a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is
1487	1487	closed pursuant to this subsection, the commission's legal
1488	1488	counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be
1489	1489	closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.
1490	1490	The commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly
1491	1491	describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a
1492	1492	full and accurate summary of actions taken, of any person
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1521	1521	participating in the meeting and the reasons therefore,
1522	1522	including a description of the views expressed. All documents
1523	1523	considered in connection with an action shall be identified in
1524	1524	such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting
1525	1525	shall remain under seal, subject to release only by a majority
1526	1526	vote of the commission or order of a court of competent
1527	1527	jurisdiction.
1528	1528	C. The commission shall, by a majority vote of the
1529	1529	commissioners, prescribe bylaws or rules to govern its conduct
1530	1530	as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
1531	1531	and exercise the powers of this compact, including but not
1532	1532	limited to:
1533	1533	(1) establishing the fiscal year of the
1534	1534	commission;
1535	1535	(2) providing reasonable standards and
1536	1536	procedures:
1537	1537	(a) for the establishment and meetings
1538	1538	of other committees; and
1539	1539	(b) governing any general or specific
1540	1540	delegation of any authority or function of the commission;
1541	1541	(3) providing reasonable procedures for
1542	1542	calling and conducting meetings of the commission, ensuring
1543	1543	reasonable advance notice of all meetings and providing an
1544	1544	opportunity for attendance of such meetings by interested
1545	1545	parties, with enumerated exceptions designed to protect the
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1574	1574	public's interest, the privacy of individuals of such
1575	1575	proceedings and proprietary information, including trade
1576	1576	secrets. The commission may meet in closed session only after
1577	1577	a majority of the commissioners vote to close a meeting to the
1578	1578	public in whole or in part. As soon as practicable, the
1579	1579	commission must make public a copy of the vote to close the
1580	1580	meeting revealing the vote of each commissioner with no proxy
1581	1581	votes allowed;
1582	1582	(4) establishing the titles, duties and
1583	1583	authority, and reasonable procedures for the election, of the
1584	1584	officers of the commission;
1585	1585	(5) providing reasonable standards and
1586	1586	procedures for the establishment of the personnel policies and
1587	1587	programs of the commission. Notwithstanding any civil service
1588	1588	or other similar law of any compact state, the bylaws shall
1589	1589	exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the
1590	1590	commission;
1591	1591	(6) promulgating a code of ethics to address
1592	1592	permissible and prohibited activities of commission members and
1593	1593	employees;
1594	1594	(7) providing a mechanism for concluding the
1595	1595	operations of the commission and the equitable disposition of
1596	1596	any surplus funds that may exist after the termination of the
1597	1597	compact, after the payment, and/or reserving, of all of its
1598	1598	debts and obligations;
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1627	1627	(8) the commission shall publish its bylaws in
1628	1628	a convenient form and file a copy, and a copy of any
1629	1629	amendments, with the appropriate agency or officer in each of
1630	1630	the compact states;
1631	1631	(9) the commission shall maintain its
1632	1632	financial records in accordance with the bylaws; and
1633	1633	(10) the commission shall meet and take such
1634	1634	actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact
1635	1635	and the bylaws.
1636	1636	D. The commission shall have the following powers:
1637	1637	(1) the authority to promulgate uniform rules
1638	1638	to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration
1639	1639	of this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of
1640	1640	law and shall be binding in all compact states;
1641	1641	(2) to bring and prosecute legal proceedings
1642	1642	or actions in the name of the commission; provided that the
1643	1643	standing of any state psychology regulatory authority or other
1644	1644	regulatory body responsible for psychology licensure to sue or
1645	1645	be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
1646	1646	(3) to purchase and maintain insurance and
1647	1647	bonds;
1648	1648	(4) to borrow, accept or contract for services
1649	1649	of personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a
1650	1650	compact state;
1651	1651	(5) to hire employees, elect or appoint
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1680	1680	officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant such
1681	1681	individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of
1682	1682	the compact and establish the commission's personnel policies
1683	1683	and programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications
1684	1684	of personnel and other related personnel matters;
1685	1685	(6) to accept any and all appropriate
1686	1686	donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials
1687	1687	and services and to receive, utilize and dispose of the same;
1688	1688	provided that at all times the commission shall strive to avoid
1689	1689	any appearance of impropriety and/or conflict of interest;
1690	1690	(7) to lease, purchase, accept appropriate
1691	1691	gifts or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or
1692	1692	use, any property real, personal or mixed; provided that at all
1693	1693	times the commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of
1694	1694	impropriety;
1695	1695	(8) to sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease,
1696	1696	exchange, abandon or otherwise dispose of any property real,
1697	1697	personal or mixed;
1698	1698	(9) to establish a budget and make
1699	1699	expenditures;
1700	1700	(10) to borrow money;
1701	1701	(11) to appoint committees, including advisory
1702	1702	committees composed of members, state regulators, state
1703	1703	legislators or their representatives and consumer
1704	1704	representatives, and such other interested persons as may be
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1733	1733	designated in this compact and the bylaws;
1734	1734	(12) to provide and receive information from,
1735	1735	and to cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;
1736	1736	(13) to adopt and use an official seal; and
1737	1737	(14) to perform such other functions as may be
1738	1738	necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this
1739	1739	compact consistent with the state regulation of psychology
1740	1740	licensure, temporary in-person, face-to-face practice and
1741	1741	telepsychology practice.
1742	1742	E. The executive board is created as follows: the
1743	1743	elected officers shall serve as the executive board, which
1744	1744	shall have the power to act on behalf of the commission
1745	1745	according to the terms of this compact;
1746	1746	(1) the executive board shall be composed of
1747	1747	six members:
1748	1748	(a) five voting members who are elected
1749	1749	from the current membership of the commission by the
1750	1750	commission; and
1751	1751	(b) one ex-officio, nonvoting member
1752	1752	from the recognized membership organization composed of state
1753	1753	and provincial psychology regulatory authorities;
1754	1754	(2) the ex-officio member must have served as
1755	1755	staff or member on a state psychology regulatory authority and
1756	1756	will be selected by its respective organization;
1757	1757	(3) the commission may remove any member of
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1786	1786	the executive board as provided in the bylaws;
1787	1787	(4) the executive board shall meet at least
1788	1788	annually; and
1789	1789	(5) the executive board shall have the
1790	1790	following duties and responsibilities:
1791	1791	(a) recommend to the entire commission
1792	1792	changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact,
1793	1793	legislation, fees paid by compact states such as annual dues
1794	1794	and any other applicable fees;
1795	1795	(b) ensure that compact administration
1796	1796	services are appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise;
1797	1797	(c) prepare and recommend the budget;
1798	1798	(d) maintain financial records on behalf
1799	1799	of the commission;
1800	1800	(e) monitor compact compliance of member
1801	1801	states and provide compliance reports to the commission;
1802	1802	(f) establish additional committees as
1803	1803	necessary; and
1804	1804	(g) other duties as provided in rules or
1805	1805	bylaws.
1806	1806	F. Financing of the commission:
1807	1807	(1) the commission shall pay, or provide for
1808	1808	the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment,
1809	1809	organization and ongoing activities;
1810	1810	(2) the commission may accept any and all
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1839	1839	appropriate revenue sources, donations and grants of money,
1840	1840	equipment, supplies, materials and services;
1841	1841	(3) the commission may levy on and collect an
1842	1842	annual assessment from each compact state, or impose fees on
1843	1843	other parties to cover the cost of the operations and
1844	1844	activities of the commission and its staff, which must be in a
1845	1845	total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved
1846	1846	each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources.
1847	1847	The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based
1848	1848	upon a formula to be determined by the commission, which shall
1849	1849	promulgate a rule binding upon all compact states;
1850	1850	(4) the commission shall not incur obligations
1851	1851	of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the
1852	1852	same; nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any of the
1853	1853	compact states, except by and with the authority of the compact
1854	1854	state; and
1855	1855	(5) the commission shall keep accurate
1856	1856	accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and
1857	1857	disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit
1858	1858	and accounting procedures established under its bylaws.
1859	1859	However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the
1860	1860	commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed
1861	1861	public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be
1862	1862	included in and become part of the annual report of the
1863	1863	commission.
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1892	1892	G. Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification:
1893	1893	(1) the members, officers, executive director,
1894	1894	employees and representatives of the commission shall be immune
1895	1895	from suit and liability, either personally or in their official
1896	1896	capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or
1897	1897	personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising
1898	1898	out of any actual or alleged act, error or commission that
1899	1899	occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had
1900	1900	a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of
1901	1901	commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided
1902	1902	that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect
1903	1903	any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage,
1904	1904	loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful
1905	1905	or wanton misconduct of that person;
1906	1906	(2) the commission shall defend any member,
1907	1907	officer, executive director, employee or representative of the
1908	1908	commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability
1909	1909	arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission
1910	1910	that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties
1911	1911	or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim
1912	1912	is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within
1913	1913	the scope of commission employment, duties or responsibilities;
1914	1914	provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit
1915	1915	that person from retaining the person's own counsel; and
1916	1916	provided further that the actual or alleged act, error or
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1945	1945	omission did not result from that person's intentional or
1946	1946	willful or wanton misconduct; and
1947	1947	(3) the commission shall indemnify and hold
1948	1948	harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee or
1949	1949	representative of the commission for the amount of any
1950	1950	settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out
1951	1951	of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred
1952	1952	within the scope of commission or Psychology
1953	1953	Interjurisdictional Compact employment, duties or
1954	1954	responsibilities; or that such person had a reasonable basis
1955	1955	for believing occurred within the scope of commission
1956	1956	employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that the
1957	1957	actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from
1958	1958	the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.
1959	1959	ARTICLE 11
1960	1960	RULEMAKING
1961	1961	A. The commission shall exercise its rulemaking
1962	1962	powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and
1963	1963	the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall
1964	1964	become binding as of the date specified in each rule or
1965	1965	amendment.
1966	1966	B. If a majority of the legislatures of the compact
1967	1967	states rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution
1968	1968	in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then such rule
1969	1969	shall have no further force and effect in any compact state.
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1998	1998	C. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be
1999	1999	adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission.
2000	2000	D. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final
2001	2001	rule or rules by the commission, and at least sixty days in
2002	2002	advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and
2003	2003	voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed
2004	2004	rulemaking:
2005	2005	(1) on the website of the commission; and
2006	2006	(2) on the website of each compact state's
2007	2007	psychology regulatory authority or the publication in which
2008	2008	each state would otherwise publish proposed rules.
2009	2009	E. The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:
2010	2010	(1) the proposed time, date and location of
2011	2011	the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted
2012	2012	upon;
2013	2013	(2) the text of the proposed rule or amendment
2014	2014	and the reason for the proposed rule;
2015	2015	(3) a request for comments on the proposed
2016	2016	rule from any interested person; and
2017	2017	(4) the manner in which interested persons may
2018	2018	submit notice to the commission of their intention to attend
2019	2019	the public hearing and any written comments.
2020	2020	F. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the
2021	2021	commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts,
2022	2022	opinions and arguments, which shall be made available to the
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2052	2052	G. The commission shall grant an opportunity for a
2053	2053	public hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a
2054	2054	hearing is requested by:
2055	2055	(1) at least twenty-five persons who submit
2056	2056	comments independently of each other;
2057	2057	(2) a governmental subdivision or agency; or
2058	2058	(3) a duly appointed person in an association
2059	2059	that has at least twenty-five members.
2060	2060	H. If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or
2061	2061	amendment, the commission shall publish the place, time and
2062	2062	date of the scheduled public hearing; provided that:
2063	2063	(1) all persons wishing to be heard at the
2064	2064	hearing shall notify the executive director of the commission
2065	2065	or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear
2066	2066	and testify at the hearing not less than five business days
2067	2067	before the scheduled date of the hearing;
2068	2068	(2) hearings shall be conducted in a manner
2069	2069	providing each person who wishes to comment a fair and
2070	2070	reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing;
2071	2071	(3) no transcript of the hearing is required,
2072	2072	unless a written request for a transcript is made, in which
2073	2073	case the person requesting the transcript shall bear the cost
2074	2074	of producing the transcript. A recording may be made in lieu
2075	2075	of a transcript under the same terms and conditions as a
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2104	2104	transcript. This paragraph shall not preclude the commission
2105	2105	from making a transcript or recording of the hearing if it so
2106	2106	chooses; and
2107	2107	(4) nothing in this article shall be construed
2108	2108	as requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be
2109	2109	grouped for the convenience of the commission at hearings
2110	2110	required by this article.
2111	2111	I. Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the
2112	2112	close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing
2113	2113	was not held, the commission shall consider all written and
2114	2114	oral comments received.
2115	2115	J. The commission shall, by majority vote of all
2116	2116	members, take final action on the proposed rule and shall
2117	2117	determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the
2118	2118	rulemaking record and the full text of the rule.
2119	2119	K. If no written notice of intent to attend the
2120	2120	public hearing by interested parties is received, the
2121	2121	commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule
2122	2122	without a public hearing.
2123	2123	L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the
2124	2124	commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without
2125	2125	prior notice, opportunity for comment or hearing; provided that
2126	2126	the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the compact and in
2127	2127	this article shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon
2128	2128	as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety days
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2157	2157	after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this
2158	2158	provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted
2159	2159	immediately in order to:
2160	2160	(1) meet an imminent threat to public health,
2161	2161	safety or welfare;
2162	2162	(2) prevent a loss of commission or compact
2163	2163	state funds;
2164	2164	(3) meet a deadline for the promulgation of an
2165	2165	administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule;
2166	2166	or
2167	2167	(4) protect public health and safety.
2168	2168	M. The commission or an authorized committee of the
2169	2169	commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or
2170	2170	amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors,
2171	2171	errors in format, errors in consistency or grammatical errors.
2172	2172	Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website
2173	2173	of the commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge
2174	2174	by any person for a period of thirty days after posting. The
2175	2175	revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision
2176	2176	results in a material change to a rule. A challenge shall be
2177	2177	made in writing and delivered to the chair of the commission
2178	2178	prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is
2179	2179	made, the revision will take effect without further action. If
2180	2180	the revision is challenged, the revision shall not take effect
2181	2181	without the approval of the commission.
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2211	2211	OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ENFORCEMENT
2212	2212	A. Oversight:
2213	2213	(1) the executive, legislative and judicial
2214	2214	branches of state government in each compact state shall
2215	2215	enforce the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact and take all
2216	2216	actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's
2217	2217	purposes and intent. The provisions of the compact and the
2218	2218	rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory
2219	2219	law;
2220	2220	(2) all courts shall take judicial notice of
2221	2221	the compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative
2222	2222	proceeding in a compact state pertaining to the subject matter
2223	2223	of the compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities or
2224	2224	actions of the commission; and
2225	2225	(3) the commission shall be entitled to
2226	2226	receive service of process in any such proceeding and shall
2227	2227	have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all
2228	2228	purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the
2229	2229	commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the
2230	2230	commission, the compact or promulgated rules.
2231	2231	B. Default, technical assistance and termination:
2232	2232	(1) if the commission determines that a
2233	2233	compact state has defaulted in the performance of its
2234	2234	obligations or responsibilities under this compact or the
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2263	2263	promulgated rules, the commission shall:
2264	2264	(a) provide written notice to the
2265	2265	defaulting state and other compact states of the nature of the
2266	2266	default, the proposed means of remedying the default or any
2267	2267	other action to be taken by the commission; and
2268	2268	(b) provide remedial training and
2269	2269	specific technical assistance regarding the default;
2270	2270	(2) if a state in default fails to remedy the
2271	2271	default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the
2272	2272	compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the compact
2273	2273	states, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by
2274	2274	this compact shall be terminated on the effective date of
2275	2275	termination. A remedy of the default does not relieve the
2276	2276	offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during
2277	2277	the period of default;
2278	2278	(3) termination of membership in the compact
2279	2279	shall be imposed only after all other means of securing
2280	2280	compliance have been exhausted, and notice of intent to suspend
2281	2281	or terminate shall be submitted by the commission to the
2282	2282	governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting
2283	2283	state's legislature and each of the compact states;
2284	2284	(4) a compact state that has been terminated
2285	2285	is responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities
2286	2286	incurred through the effective date of termination, including
2287	2287	obligations that extend beyond the effective date of
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2316	2316	termination;
2317	2317	(5) the commission shall not bear any costs
2318	2318	incurred by the state that is found to be in default or that
2319	2319	has been terminated from the compact, unless agreed upon in
2320	2320	writing between the commission and the defaulting state; and
2321	2321	(6) the defaulting state may appeal the action
2322	2322	of the commission by petitioning the United States district
2323	2323	court for the state of Georgia or the federal district where
2324	2324	the compact has its principal offices. The prevailing member
2325	2325	shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including
2326	2326	reasonable attorney fees.
2327	2327	C. Dispute resolution:
2328	2328	(1) upon request by a compact state, the
2329	2329	commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the
2330	2330	compact that arise among compact states and between compact and
2331	2331	non-compact states; and
2332	2332	(2) the commission shall promulgate a rule
2333	2333	providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for
2334	2334	disputes that arise before the commission.
2335	2335	D. Enforcement:
2336	2336	(1) the commission, in the reasonable exercise
2337	2337	of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of
2338	2338	this compact;
2339	2339	(2) by majority vote, the commission may
2340	2340	initiate legal action in the United States district court for
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2369	2369	the state of Georgia or the federal district where the compact
2370	2370	has its principal offices against a compact state in default to
2371	2371	enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact and its
2372	2372	promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include
2373	2373	both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial
2374	2374	enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be
2375	2375	awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable
2376	2376	attorney fees; and
2377	2377	(3) the remedies herein shall not be the
2378	2378	exclusive remedies of the commission. The commission may
2379	2379	pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.
2380	2380	ARTICLE 13
2381	2381	DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL
2382	2382	COMPACT COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATED RULES, WITHDRAWAL AND
2383	2383	AMENDMENTS
2384	2384	A. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact shall
2385	2385	come into effect on the date on which the compact is enacted
2386	2386	into law in the seventh compact state. The provisions that
2387	2387	become effective at that time shall be limited to the powers
2388	2388	granted to the commission relating to assembly and the
2389	2389	promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet
2390	2390	and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation
2391	2391	and administration of the compact.
2392	2392	B. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to
2393	2393	the commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject
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2422	2422	to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact
2423	2423	becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously
2424	2424	adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect
2425	2425	of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
2426	2426	C. Any compact state may withdraw from the compact
2427	2427	by enacting a statute repealing the same; provided that:
2428	2428	(1) a compact state's withdrawal shall not
2429	2429	take effect until six months after enactment of the repealing
2430	2430	statute; and
2431	2431	(2) withdrawal shall not affect the continuing
2432	2432	requirement of the withdrawing state's psychology regulatory
2433	2433	authority to comply with the investigative and adverse action
2434	2434	reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date
2435	2435	of withdrawal.
2436	2436	D. Nothing contained in the compact shall be
2437	2437	construed to invalidate or prevent any psychology licensure
2438	2438	agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a compact
2439	2439	state and a non-compact state that does not conflict with the
2440	2440	provisions of the compact.
2441	2441	E. The compact may be amended by the compact
2442	2442	states. No amendment to the compact shall become effective and
2443	2443	binding upon any compact state until it is enacted into the law
2444	2444	of all compact states.
2445	2445	ARTICLE 14
2446	2446	CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
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2475	2475	The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact shall be
2476	2476	liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes of the
2477	2477	compact. If the compact shall be held contrary to the
2478	2478	constitution of any state member to the compact, the compact
2479	2479	shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining
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