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28	28	SENATE BILL 106
29	29	57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30	30	INTRODUCED BY
31	31	Linda M. Trujillo and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE; ENACTING THE PSYCHOLOGY
34	34	INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.
35	35	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
36	36	SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL
37	37	COMPACT ENTERED INTO.--The Psychology Interjurisdictional
38	38	Compact is entered into law and entered into with all other
39	39	jurisdictions legally joining therein in a form substantially
40	40	as follows:
41	41	"ARTICLE 1
42	42	PURPOSE
43	43	Whereas, states license psychologists in order to protect
44	44	the public through verification of education, training and
45	45	experience and ensure accountability for professional practice;
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74	74	Whereas, this compact is intended to regulate the day-to-
75	75	day practice of telepsychology, i.e., the provision of
76	76	psychological services using telecommunication technologies, by
77	77	psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of
78	78	their psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate
79	79	authority; and
80	80	Whereas, this compact is intended to regulate the
81	81	temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by
82	82	psychologists across state boundaries for thirty days within a
83	83	calendar year in the performance of their psychological
84	84	practice as assigned by an appropriate authority; and
85	85	Whereas, this compact is intended to authorize state
86	86	psychology regulatory authorities to afford legal recognition,
87	87	in a manner consistent with the terms of the compact, to
88	88	psychologists licensed in another state; and
89	89	Whereas, this compact recognizes that states have a vested
90	90	interest in protecting the public's health and safety through
91	91	their licensing and regulation of psychologists and that such
92	92	state regulation will best protect public health and safety;
93	93	and
94	94	Whereas, this compact does not apply when a psychologist
95	95	is licensed in both the home and receiving states; and
96	96	Whereas, while this compact does not apply to permanent
97	97	in-person, face-to-face practice, it does allow for
98	98	authorization of temporary psychological practice.
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127	127	Consistent with these principles, this compact is designed
128	128	to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
129	129	(1) increasing public access to professional
130	130	psychological services by allowing for telepsychological
131	131	practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person,
132	132	face-to-face services in a state in which the psychologist is
133	133	not licensed to practice psychology;
134	134	(2) enhancing the states' ability to protect the
135	135	public's health and safety, especially client/patient safety;
136	136	(3) encouraging the cooperation of compact states
137	137	in the areas of psychology licensure and regulation;
138	138	(4) facilitating the exchange of information
139	139	between compact states regarding psychologist licensure,
140	140	adverse actions and disciplinary history;
141	141	(5) promoting compliance with the laws governing
142	142	psychological practice in each compact state; and
143	143	(6) investing all compact states with the authority
144	144	to hold licensed psychologists accountable through the mutual
145	145	recognition of compact state licenses.
146	146	ARTICLE 2
147	147	DEFINITIONS
148	148	As used in the compact:
149	149	A. "adverse action" means any action taken by a
150	150	state psychology regulatory authority that finds a violation of
151	151	a statute or regulation that is identified by the state
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180	180	psychology regulatory authority as discipline and is a matter
181	181	of public record;
182	182	B. "association of state and provincial psychology
183	183	boards" means the recognized membership organization composed
184	184	of state and provincial psychology regulatory authorities
185	185	responsible for the licensure and registration of psychologists
186	186	throughout the United States and Canada;
187	187	C. "authority to practice interjurisdictional
188	188	telepsychology" means a licensed psychologist's authority to
189	189	practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under
190	190	this compact, in another compact state;
191	191	D. "bylaws" means those bylaws established by the
192	192	Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact commission pursuant to
193	193	Article 10 of this compact for its governance or for directing
194	194	and controlling its actions and conduct;
195	195	E. "client/patient" means the recipient of
196	196	psychological services, whether psychological services are
197	197	delivered in the context of health care, corporate, supervision
198	198	or consulting services;
199	199	F. "commissioner" means the voting representative
200	200	appointed by each state psychology regulatory authority
201	201	pursuant to Article 10 of this compact;
202	202	G. "compact state" means a state, the District of
203	203	Columbia or a United States territory that has enacted this
204	204	compact legislation and that has not withdrawn pursuant to
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233	233	Subsection C of Article 13 of this compact or been terminated
234	234	pursuant to Subsection B of Article 12 of this compact;
235	235	H. "confidentiality" means the principle that data
236	236	or information is not made available or disclosed to
237	237	unauthorized persons or processes;
238	238	I. "coordinated licensure information system", also
239	239	referred to as "coordinated database", means an integrated
240	240	process for collecting, storing and sharing information on
241	241	psychologists' licensure and enforcement activities related to
242	242	psychology licensure laws and the Psychology
243	243	Interjurisdictional Compact, which is administered by the
244	244	recognized membership organization composed of state and
245	245	provincial psychology regulatory authorities;
246	246	J. "day" means any part of a day in which
247	247	psychological work is performed;
248	248	K. "distant state" means the compact state where a
249	249	psychologist is physically present, not through the use of
250	250	telecommunications technologies, to provide temporary
251	251	in-person, face-to-face psychological services;
252	252	L. "E.Passport" means a certificate issued by the
253	253	association of state and provincial psychology boards that
254	254	promotes the standardization in the criteria of
255	255	interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates the
256	256	process for licensed psychologists to provide telepsychological
257	257	services across state lines;
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286	286	M. "executive board" means a group of directors
287	287	elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers
288	288	granted to them by, the commission;
289	289	N. "home state" means a compact state where a
290	290	psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. If the
291	291	psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state and is
292	292	practicing under the authorization to practice
293	293	interjurisdictional telepsychology, the home state is the
294	294	compact state where the psychologist is physically present when
295	295	the telepsychological services are delivered. If the
296	296	psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state and is
297	297	practicing under a temporary authorization to practice, the
298	298	home state is any compact state where the psychologist is
299	299	licensed;
300	300	O. "identity history summary" means a summary of
301	301	information retained by the United States federal bureau of
302	302	investigation, or other designee with similar authority, in
303	303	connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal
304	304	employment, naturalization or military service;
305	305	P. "in-person, face-to-face" means interactions in
306	306	which the psychologist and the client/patient are in the same
307	307	physical space and does not include interactions that may occur
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309	309	Q. "interjurisdictional practice certificate" means
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339	339	psychology boards that grants temporary authority to practice
340	340	based on notification to the state psychology regulatory
341	341	authority of intention to practice temporarily and verification
342	342	of one's qualifications for such practice;
343	343	R. "license" means authorization by a state
344	344	psychology regulatory authority to engage in the independent
345	345	practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the
346	346	authorization;
347	347	S. "non-compact state" means any state that is not
348	348	at the time a compact state;
349	349	T. "psychologist" means an individual licensed for
350	350	the independent practice of psychology;
351	351	U. "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
352	352	commission", also referred to as "commission", means the
353	353	national administration of which all compact states are
354	354	members;
355	355	V. "receiving state" means a compact state where
356	356	the client/patient is physically located when the
357	357	telepsychological services are delivered;
358	358	W. "rule" means a written statement by the
359	359	Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact commission promulgated
360	360	pursuant to Article 11 of this compact that is of general
361	361	applicability, implements, interprets or prescribes a policy or
362	362	provision of the compact, or an organizational, procedural or
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392	392	effect of statutory law in a compact state and includes the
393	393	amendment, repeal or suspension of an existing rule;
394	394	X. "significant investigatory information" means:
395	395	(1) investigative information that a state
396	396	psychology regulatory authority, after a preliminary inquiry
397	397	that includes notification and an opportunity to respond if
398	398	required by state law, has reason to believe, if proven true,
399	399	would indicate more than a violation of state statute or ethics
400	400	code that would be considered more substantial than a minor
401	401	infraction; or
402	402	(2) investigative information that indicates
403	403	that the psychologist represents an immediate threat to public
404	404	health and safety regardless of whether the psychologist has
405	405	been notified or has had an opportunity to respond;
406	406	Y. "state" means a state, commonwealth, territory
407	407	or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia;
408	408	Z. "state psychology regulatory authority" means
409	409	the board, office or other agency with the legislative mandate
410	410	to license and regulate the practice of psychology;
411	411	AA. "telepsychology" means the provision of
412	412	psychological services using telecommunication technologies;
413	413	BB. "temporary authorization to practice" means a
414	414	licensed psychologist's authority to conduct temporary in-
415	415	person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized
416	416	under this compact, in another compact state; and
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445	445	CC. "temporary in-person, face-to-face practice"
446	446	means where a psychologist is physically present, not through
447	447	the use of telecommunications technologies, in a distant state
448	448	to provide for the practice of psychology for thirty days
449	449	within a calendar year and based on notification to the distant
450	450	state.
451	451	ARTICLE 3
452	452	HOME STATE LICENSURE
453	453	A. The home state shall be a compact state where a
454	454	psychologist is licensed to practice psychology.
455	455	B. A psychologist may hold one or more compact
456	456	state licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in
457	457	more than one compact state, the home state is the compact
458	458	state where the psychologist is physically present when the
459	459	services are delivered as authorized by the authority to
460	460	practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of
461	461	the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
462	462	C. Any compact state may require a psychologist not
463	463	previously licensed in a compact state to obtain and retain a
464	464	license to be authorized to practice in the compact state under
465	465	circumstances not authorized by the authority to practice
466	466	interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of this
467	467	compact.
468	468	D. Any compact state may require a psychologist to
469	469	obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in a
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498	498	compact state under circumstances not authorized by temporary
499	499	authorization to practice under the terms of this compact.
500	500	E. A home state's license authorizes a psychologist
501	501	to practice in a receiving state under the authority to
502	502	practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only if the compact
503	503	state:
504	504	(1) currently requires the psychologist to
505	505	hold an active E.Passport;
506	506	(2) has a mechanism in place for receiving and
507	507	investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
508	508	(3) notifies the commission, in compliance
509	509	with the terms of the compact, of any adverse action or
510	510	significant investigatory information regarding a licensed
511	511	individual;
512	512	(4) requires an identity history summary of
513	513	all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the
514	514	results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
515	515	compliant with the requirements of the United States federal
516	516	bureau of investigation, Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
517	517	or other designee with similar authority, no later than ten
518	518	years after activation of the compact; and
519	519	(5) complies with the bylaws and rules of the
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521	521	F. A home state's license grants temporary
522	522	authorization to practice to a psychologist in a distant state
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551	551	only if the compact state:
552	552	(1) currently requires the psychologist to
553	553	hold an active interjurisdictional practice certificate;
554	554	(2) has a mechanism in place for receiving and
555	555	investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
556	556	(3) notifies the commission, in compliance
557	557	with the terms herein, of any adverse action or significant
558	558	investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
559	559	(4) requires an identity history summary of
560	560	all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the
561	561	results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
562	562	compliant with the requirements of the United States federal
563	563	bureau of investigation, or other designee with similar
564	564	authority, no later than ten years after activation of the
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566	566	(5) complies with the bylaws and rules of the
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568	568	ARTICLE 4
569	569	COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEPSYCHOLOGY
570	570	A. Compact states shall recognize the right of a
571	571	psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with
572	572	Article 3 of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, to
573	573	practice telepsychology in other compact states (receiving
574	574	states) in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the
575	575	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology as
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605	605	B. To exercise the authority to practice
606	606	interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms and
607	607	provisions of the compact, a psychologist licensed to practice
608	608	in a compact state must:
609	609	(1) hold a graduate degree in psychology from
610	610	an institute of higher education that was, at the time the
611	611	degree was awarded:
612	612	(a) regionally accredited by an
613	613	accrediting body recognized by the United States department of
614	614	education to grant graduate degrees or authorized by provincial
615	615	statute or royal charter to grant doctoral degrees; or
616	616	(b) a foreign college or university
617	617	deemed to be equivalent to Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph
618	618	by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of
619	619	the national association of credential evaluation services or
620	620	by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service;
621	621	(2) hold a graduate degree in psychology that
622	622	meets the following criteria:
623	623	(a) the program, wherever it may be
624	624	administratively housed, must be clearly identified and labeled
625	625	as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in
626	626	pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to
627	627	educate and train professional psychologists;
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657	657	a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within the
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659	659	(c) there must be a clear authority and
660	660	primary responsibility for the core and specialty areas,
661	661	whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
662	662	(d) the program must consist of an
663	663	integrated, organized sequence of study;
664	664	(e) there must be an identifiable
665	665	psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry out
666	666	its responsibilities;
667	667	(f) the designated director of the
668	668	program must be a psychologist and a member of the core
669	669	faculty;
670	670	(g) the program must have an
671	671	identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that
672	672	program for a degree;
673	673	(h) the program must include supervised
674	674	practicum, internship or field training appropriate to the
675	675	practice of psychology;
676	676	(i) the curriculum shall encompass a
677	677	minimum of three academic years of full-time graduate study for
678	678	doctoral degrees and a minimum of one academic year of full-
679	679	time graduate study for master's degrees; and
680	680	(j) the program includes an acceptable
681	681	residency as defined by the rules of the commission;
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710	710	(3) possess a current, full and unrestricted
711	711	license to practice psychology in a home state that is a
712	712	compact state;
713	713	(4) have no history of adverse action that
714	714	violates the rules of the commission;
715	715	(5) have no criminal record history reported
716	716	on an identity history summary that violates the rules of the
717	717	commission;
718	718	(6) possess a current, active E.Passport;
719	719	(7) provide attestations in regard to areas of
720	720	intended practice, conformity with standards of practice and
721	721	competence in telepsychology technology; criminal background;
722	722	and knowledge and adherence to legal requirements in the home
723	723	and receiving states, and must provide a release of information
724	724	to allow for primary source verification in a manner specified
725	725	by the commission; and
726	726	(8) meet other criteria as defined by the
727	727	rules of the commission.
728	728	C. The home state maintains authority over the
729	729	license of any psychologist practicing into a receiving state
730	730	under the authority to practice interjurisdictional
731	731	telepsychology.
732	732	D. A psychologist practicing in a receiving state
733	733	under the authority to practice interjurisdictional
734	734	telepsychology will be subject to the receiving state's scope
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763	763	of practice. A receiving state may, in accordance with that
764	764	state's due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's
765	765	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology in the
766	766	receiving state and may take any other necessary actions under
767	767	the receiving state's applicable law to protect the health and
768	768	safety of the receiving state's citizens. If a receiving state
769	769	takes action, the state shall promptly notify the home state
770	770	and the commission.
771	771	E. If a psychologist's license in any home state or
772	772	another compact state, or any authority to practice
773	773	interjurisdictional telepsychology in any receiving state, is
774	774	restricted, suspended or otherwise limited, the E.Passport
775	775	shall be revoked and, therefore, the psychologist shall not be
776	776	eligible to practice telepsychology in a compact state under
777	777	the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology.
778	778	ARTICLE 5
779	779	COMPACT TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE
780	780	A. Compact states shall also recognize the right of
781	781	a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with
782	782	Article 3 of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, to
783	783	practice temporarily in other compact states (distant states)
784	784	in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the
785	785	compact.
786	786	B. To exercise the temporary authorization to
787	787	practice under the terms and provisions of this compact, a
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816	816	psychologist licensed to practice in a compact state must:
817	817	(1) hold a graduate degree in psychology from
818	818	an institute of higher education that was, at the time the
819	819	degree was awarded:
820	820	(a) regionally accredited by an
821	821	accrediting body recognized by the United States department of
822	822	education to grant graduate degrees or authorized by provincial
823	823	statute or royal charter to grant doctoral degrees; or
824	824	(b) a foreign college or university
825	825	deemed to be equivalent to Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph
826	826	by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of
827	827	the national association of credential evaluation services or
828	828	by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service;
829	829	(2) hold a graduate degree in psychology that
830	830	meets the following criteria:
831	831	(a) the program, wherever it may be
832	832	administratively housed, must be clearly identified and labeled
833	833	as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in
834	834	pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to
835	835	educate and train professional psychologists;
836	836	(b) the psychology program must stand as
837	837	a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within the
838	838	institution;
839	839	(c) there must be a clear authority and
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869	869	whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
870	870	(d) the program must consist of an
871	871	integrated, organized sequence of study;
872	872	(e) there must be an identifiable
873	873	psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry out
874	874	its responsibilities;
875	875	(f) the designated director of the
876	876	program must be a psychologist and a member of the core
877	877	faculty;
878	878	(g) the program must have an
879	879	identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that
880	880	program for a degree;
881	881	(h) the program must include a
882	882	supervised practicum or internship or field training
883	883	appropriate to the practice of psychology;
884	884	(i) the curriculum shall encompass a
885	885	minimum of three academic years of full-time graduate study for
886	886	doctoral degrees and a minimum of one academic year of full-
887	887	time graduate study for master's degrees; and
888	888	(j) the program includes an acceptable
889	889	residency as defined by the rules of the commission;
890	890	(3) possess a current, full and unrestricted
891	891	license to practice psychology in a home state that is a
892	892	compact state;
893	893	(4) have no history of adverse action that
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922	922	violates the rules of the commission;
923	923	(5) have no criminal record history that
924	924	violates the rules of the commission;
925	925	(6) possess a current, active
926	926	interjurisdictional practice certificate;
927	927	(7) provide attestations in regard to areas of
928	928	intended practice and work experience and provide a release of
929	929	information to allow for primary source verification in a
930	930	manner specified by the commission; and
931	931	(8) meet other criteria as defined by the
932	932	rules of the commission.
933	933	C. A psychologist practicing in a distant state
934	934	under the temporary authorization to practice shall practice
935	935	within the scope of practice authorized by the distant state.
936	936	D. A psychologist practicing in a distant state
937	937	under the temporary authorization to practice will be subject
938	938	to the distant state's authority and law. A distant state may,
939	939	in accordance with that state's due process law, limit or
940	940	revoke a psychologist's temporary authorization to practice in
941	941	the distant state and may take any other necessary actions
942	942	under the distant state's applicable law to protect the health
943	943	and safety of the distant state's citizens. If a distant state
944	944	takes action, the state shall promptly notify the home state
945	945	and the commission.
946	946	E. If a psychologist's license in any home state or
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975	975	another compact state, or any temporary authorization to
976	976	practice in any distant state, is restricted, suspended or
977	977	otherwise limited, the interjurisdictional practice certificate
978	978	shall be revoked and, therefore, the psychologist shall not be
979	979	eligible to practice in a compact state under the temporary
980	980	authorization to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology.
981	981	ARTICLE 6
982	982	CONDITIONS OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE IN A RECEIVING STATE
983	983	A psychologist may practice in a receiving state under the
984	984	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only
985	985	in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as
986	986	assigned by an appropriate state psychology regulatory
987	987	authority, as defined in the rules of the commission and under
988	988	the following circumstances:
989	989	A. the psychologist initiates a client/patient
990	990	contact in a home state via telecommunication technologies with
991	991	a client/patient in a receiving state; or
992	992	B. other conditions regarding telepsychology as
993	993	determined by rules promulgated by the commission.
994	994	ARTICLE 7
995	995	ADVERSE ACTIONS
996	996	A. A home state shall have the power to impose
997	997	adverse action against a psychologist's license issued by the
998	998	home state. A distant state shall have the power to take
999	999	adverse action on a psychologist's temporary authorization to
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1029	1029	B. A receiving state may take adverse action on a
1030	1030	psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional
1031	1031	telepsychology within that receiving state. A home state may
1032	1032	take adverse action against a psychologist based on an adverse
1033	1033	action taken by a distant state regarding temporary in-person,
1034	1034	face-to-face practice.
1035	1035	C. If a home state takes adverse action against a
1036	1036	psychologist's license, that psychologist's authority to
1037	1037	practice interjurisdictional telepsychology is terminated and
1038	1038	the E.Passport is revoked. Furthermore, that psychologist's
1039	1039	temporary authorization to practice is terminated and the
1040	1040	interjurisdictional practice certificate is revoked; provided
1041	1041	that:
1042	1042	(1) all home state disciplinary orders that
1043	1043	impose adverse action shall be reported to the commission in
1044	1044	accordance with the rules promulgated by the commission. A
1045	1045	compact state shall report adverse actions in accordance with
1046	1046	the rules of the commission;
1047	1047	(2) in the event discipline is reported on a
1048	1048	psychologist, the psychologist will not be eligible for
1049	1049	telepsychology or temporary in-person, face-to-face practice in
1050	1050	accordance with the rules of the commission; and
1051	1051	(3) other actions may be imposed as determined
1052	1052	by the rules promulgated by the commission.
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1081	1081	D. A home state's psychology regulatory authority
1082	1082	shall investigate and take appropriate action with respect to
1083	1083	reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a licensee that
1084	1084	occurred in a receiving state as it would if such conduct had
1085	1085	occurred by a licensee within the home state. In such cases,
1086	1086	the home state's law shall control in determining any adverse
1087	1087	action against a psychologist's license.
1088	1088	E. A distant state's psychology regulatory
1089	1089	authority shall investigate and take appropriate action with
1090	1090	respect to reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a
1091	1091	psychologist practicing under temporary authorization practice
1092	1092	that occurred in that distant state as it would if such conduct
1093	1093	had occurred by a licensee within the home state. In such
1094	1094	cases, the distant state's law shall control in determining any
1095	1095	adverse action against a psychologist's temporary authorization
1096	1096	to practice.
1097	1097	F. Nothing in this compact shall override a compact
1098	1098	state's decision that a psychologist's participation in an
1099	1099	alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and
1100	1100	that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by
1101	1101	the compact state's law. Compact states must require
1102	1102	psychologists who enter any alternative programs to not provide
1103	1103	telepsychology services under the authority to practice
1104	1104	interjurisdictional telepsychology or provide temporary
1105	1105	psychological services under the temporary authorization to
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1134	1134	practice in any other compact state during the term of the
1135	1135	alternative program.
1136	1136	G. No other judicial or administrative remedies
1137	1137	shall be available to a psychologist in the event a compact
1138	1138	state imposes an adverse action pursuant to Subsection C of
1139	1139	this article.
1140	1140	ARTICLE 8
1141	1141	ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES INVESTED IN A COMPACT STATE'S PSYCHOLOGY
1142	1142	REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1143	1143	A. In addition to any other powers granted under
1144	1144	state law, a compact state's psychology regulatory authority
1145	1145	shall have the authority under the Psychology
1146	1146	Interjurisdictional Compact to:
1147	1147	(1) issue subpoenas, for both hearings and
1148	1148	investigations, that require the attendance and testimony of
1149	1149	witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by
1150	1150	a compact state's psychology regulatory authority for the
1151	1151	attendance and testimony of witnesses, or the production of
1152	1152	evidence from another compact state, shall be enforced in the
1153	1153	latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according
1154	1154	to that court's practice and procedure in considering subpoenas
1155	1155	issued in its own proceedings. The issuing state psychology
1156	1156	regulatory authority shall pay any witness fees, travel
1157	1157	expenses, mileage and other fees required by the service
1158	1158	statutes of the state where the witnesses or evidence are
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1187	1187	located; and
1188	1188	(2) issue cease and desist or injunctive
1189	1189	relief orders to revoke a psychologist's authority to practice
1190	1190	interjurisdictional telepsychology or temporary authorization
1191	1191	to practice.
1192	1192	B. During the course of any investigation, a
1193	1193	psychologist shall not change the psychologist's home state
1194	1194	licensure. A home state psychology regulatory authority is
1195	1195	authorized to complete any pending investigations of a
1196	1196	psychologist and to take any actions appropriate under its law.
1197	1197	The home state psychology regulatory authority shall promptly
1198	1198	report the conclusions of such investigations to the
1199	1199	commission. Once an investigation has been completed, and
1200	1200	pending the outcome of the investigation, the psychologist may
1201	1201	change the psychologist's home state licensure. The commission
1202	1202	shall promptly notify the new home state of any such decisions
1203	1203	as provided in the rules of the commission. All information
1204	1204	provided to the commission or distributed by compact states
1205	1205	pursuant to the psychologist shall be confidential, filed under
1206	1206	seal and used for investigatory or Psychology
1207	1207	Interjurisdictional Compact disciplinary matters. The
1208	1208	commission may create additional rules for mandated or
1209	1209	discretionary sharing of information by compact states.
1210	1210	ARTICLE 9
1211	1211	COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM
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1240	1240	A. The commission shall provide for the development
1241	1241	and maintenance of a coordinated licensure information system
1242	1242	(coordinated database) and reporting system containing
1243	1243	licensure and disciplinary action information on all
1244	1244	psychologists and individuals to whom the Psychology
1245	1245	Interjurisdictional Compact is applicable in all compact states
1246	1246	as defined by the rules of the commission.
1247	1247	B. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law
1248	1248	to the contrary, a compact state shall submit a uniform data
1249	1249	set to the coordinated database on all licensees as required by
1250	1250	the rules of the commission, including:
1251	1251	(1) identifying information;
1252	1252	(2) licensure data;
1253	1253	(3) significant investigatory information;
1254	1254	(4) adverse actions against a psychologist's
1255	1255	license;
1256	1256	(5) an indicator that a psychologist's
1257	1257	authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology or
1258	1258	temporary authorization to practice is revoked;
1259	1259	(6) non-confidential information related to
1260	1260	alternative program participation information;
1261	1261	(7) any denial of application for licensure
1262	1262	and the reasons for such denial; and
1263	1263	(8) other information that may facilitate the
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1293	1293	the commission.
1294	1294	C. The coordinated database administrator shall
1295	1295	promptly notify all compact states of any adverse action taken
1296	1296	against, or significant investigative information on, any
1297	1297	licensee in a compact state.
1298	1298	D. Compact states reporting information to the
1299	1299	coordinated database may designate information that shall not
1300	1300	be shared with the public without the express permission of the
1301	1301	compact state reporting the information.
1302	1302	E. Any information submitted to the coordinated
1303	1303	database that is subsequently required to be expunged by the
1304	1304	law of the compact state reporting the information shall be
1305	1305	removed from the coordinated database.
1306	1306	ARTICLE 10
1307	1307	ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT
1308	1308	COMMISSION
1309	1309	A. The compact states hereby create and establish a
1310	1310	joint public agency known as the Psychology Interjurisdictional
1311	1311	Compact commission as follows:
1312	1312	(1) the commission is a body politic and an
1313	1313	instrumentality of the compact states;
1314	1314	(2) venue is proper, and judicial proceedings
1315	1315	by or against the commission shall be brought solely and
1316	1316	exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
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1346	1346	may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it
1347	1347	adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute
1348	1348	resolution proceedings; and
1349	1349	(3) nothing in the compact shall be construed
1350	1350	to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
1351	1351	B. Membership, voting and meetings are as follows:
1352	1352	(1) the commission shall consist of one voting
1353	1353	representative appointed by each compact state who shall serve
1354	1354	as that state's commissioner. The state psychology regulatory
1355	1355	authority shall appoint its delegate. This delegate shall be
1356	1356	empowered to act on behalf of the compact state. This delegate
1357	1357	shall be limited to:
1358	1358	(a) the executive director, executive
1359	1359	secretary or similar executive;
1360	1360	(b) a current member of the state
1361	1361	psychology regulatory authority of a compact state; or
1362	1362	(c) a designee empowered with the
1363	1363	appropriate delegate authority to act on behalf of the compact
1364	1364	state;
1365	1365	(2) any commissioner may be removed or
1366	1366	suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from
1367	1367	which the commissioner is appointed. Any vacancy occurring in
1368	1368	the commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of
1369	1369	the compact state in which the vacancy exists;
1370	1370	(3) each commissioner shall be entitled to one
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1399	1399	vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of
1400	1400	bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate
1401	1401	in the business and affairs of the commission. A commissioner
1402	1402	shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the
1403	1403	bylaws. The bylaws may provide for commissioners'
1404	1404	participation in meetings by telephone or other means of
1405	1405	communication;
1406	1406	(4) the commission shall meet at least once
1407	1407	during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held
1408	1408	as set forth in the bylaws;
1409	1409	(5) all meetings shall be open to the public,
1410	1410	and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner
1411	1411	as required under the rulemaking provisions in Article 11 of
1412	1412	this compact;
1413	1413	(6) the commission may convene in a closed,
1414	1414	nonpublic meeting if the commission must discuss:
1415	1415	(a) noncompliance of a compact state
1416	1416	with its obligations under the compact;
1417	1417	(b) employment, compensation, discipline
1418	1418	or other personnel matters, practices or procedures related to
1419	1419	specific employees or other matters related to the commission's
1420	1420	internal personnel practices and procedures;
1421	1421	(c) current, threatened or reasonably
1422	1422	anticipated litigation against the commission;
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1452	1452	purchase or sale of goods, services or real estate;
1453	1453	(e) accusation against any person of a
1454	1454	crime or formally censuring any person;
1455	1455	(f) disclosure of trade secrets or
1456	1456	commercial or financial information that is privileged or
1457	1457	confidential;
1458	1458	(g) disclosure of information of a
1459	1459	personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly
1460	1460	unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
1461	1461	(h) disclosure of investigatory records
1462	1462	compiled for law enforcement purposes;
1463	1463	(i) disclosure of information related to
1464	1464	any investigatory reports prepared by or on behalf of or for
1465	1465	use of the commission or other committee charged with
1466	1466	responsibility for investigation or determination of compliance
1467	1467	issues pursuant to the compact; or
1468	1468	(j) matters specifically exempted from
1469	1469	disclosure by federal and state statute; and
1470	1470	(7) if a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is
1471	1471	closed pursuant to this subsection, the commission's legal
1472	1472	counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be
1473	1473	closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.
1474	1474	The commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly
1475	1475	describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a
1476	1476	full and accurate summary of actions taken, of any person
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1505	1505	participating in the meeting and the reasons therefore,
1506	1506	including a description of the views expressed. All documents
1507	1507	considered in connection with an action shall be identified in
1508	1508	such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting
1509	1509	shall remain under seal, subject to release only by a majority
1510	1510	vote of the commission or order of a court of competent
1511	1511	jurisdiction.
1512	1512	C. The commission shall, by a majority vote of the
1513	1513	commissioners, prescribe bylaws or rules to govern its conduct
1514	1514	as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
1515	1515	and exercise the powers of this compact, including but not
1516	1516	limited to:
1517	1517	(1) establishing the fiscal year of the
1518	1518	commission;
1519	1519	(2) providing reasonable standards and
1520	1520	procedures:
1521	1521	(a) for the establishment and meetings
1522	1522	of other committees; and
1523	1523	(b) governing any general or specific
1524	1524	delegation of any authority or function of the commission;
1525	1525	(3) providing reasonable procedures for
1526	1526	calling and conducting meetings of the commission, ensuring
1527	1527	reasonable advance notice of all meetings and providing an
1528	1528	opportunity for attendance of such meetings by interested
1529	1529	parties, with enumerated exceptions designed to protect the
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1558	1558	public's interest, the privacy of individuals of such
1559	1559	proceedings and proprietary information, including trade
1560	1560	secrets. The commission may meet in closed session only after
1561	1561	a majority of the commissioners vote to close a meeting to the
1562	1562	public in whole or in part. As soon as practicable, the
1563	1563	commission must make public a copy of the vote to close the
1564	1564	meeting revealing the vote of each commissioner with no proxy
1565	1565	votes allowed;
1566	1566	(4) establishing the titles, duties and
1567	1567	authority, and reasonable procedures for the election, of the
1568	1568	officers of the commission;
1569	1569	(5) providing reasonable standards and
1570	1570	procedures for the establishment of the personnel policies and
1571	1571	programs of the commission. Notwithstanding any civil service
1572	1572	or other similar law of any compact state, the bylaws shall
1573	1573	exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the
1574	1574	commission;
1575	1575	(6) promulgating a code of ethics to address
1576	1576	permissible and prohibited activities of commission members and
1577	1577	employees;
1578	1578	(7) providing a mechanism for concluding the
1579	1579	operations of the commission and the equitable disposition of
1580	1580	any surplus funds that may exist after the termination of the
1581	1581	compact, after the payment, and/or reserving, of all of its
1582	1582	debts and obligations;
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1611	1611	(8) the commission shall publish its bylaws in
1612	1612	a convenient form and file a copy, and a copy of any
1613	1613	amendments, with the appropriate agency or officer in each of
1614	1614	the compact states;
1615	1615	(9) the commission shall maintain its
1616	1616	financial records in accordance with the bylaws; and
1617	1617	(10) the commission shall meet and take such
1618	1618	actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact
1619	1619	and the bylaws.
1620	1620	D. The commission shall have the following powers:
1621	1621	(1) the authority to promulgate uniform rules
1622	1622	to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration
1623	1623	of this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of
1624	1624	law and shall be binding in all compact states;
1625	1625	(2) to bring and prosecute legal proceedings
1626	1626	or actions in the name of the commission; provided that the
1627	1627	standing of any state psychology regulatory authority or other
1628	1628	regulatory body responsible for psychology licensure to sue or
1629	1629	be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
1630	1630	(3) to purchase and maintain insurance and
1631	1631	bonds;
1632	1632	(4) to borrow, accept or contract for services
1633	1633	of personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a
1634	1634	compact state;
1635	1635	(5) to hire employees, elect or appoint
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1664	1664	officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant such
1665	1665	individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of
1666	1666	the compact and establish the commission's personnel policies
1667	1667	and programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications
1668	1668	of personnel and other related personnel matters;
1669	1669	(6) to accept any and all appropriate
1670	1670	donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials
1671	1671	and services and to receive, utilize and dispose of the same;
1672	1672	provided that at all times the commission shall strive to avoid
1673	1673	any appearance of impropriety and/or conflict of interest;
1674	1674	(7) to lease, purchase, accept appropriate
1675	1675	gifts or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or
1676	1676	use, any property real, personal or mixed; provided that at all
1677	1677	times the commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of
1678	1678	impropriety;
1679	1679	(8) to sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease,
1680	1680	exchange, abandon or otherwise dispose of any property real,
1681	1681	personal or mixed;
1682	1682	(9) to establish a budget and make
1683	1683	expenditures;
1684	1684	(10) to borrow money;
1685	1685	(11) to appoint committees, including advisory
1686	1686	committees composed of members, state regulators, state
1687	1687	legislators or their representatives and consumer
1688	1688	representatives, and such other interested persons as may be
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1717	1717	designated in this compact and the bylaws;
1718	1718	(12) to provide and receive information from,
1719	1719	and to cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;
1720	1720	(13) to adopt and use an official seal; and
1721	1721	(14) to perform such other functions as may be
1722	1722	necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this
1723	1723	compact consistent with the state regulation of psychology
1724	1724	licensure, temporary in-person, face-to-face practice and
1725	1725	telepsychology practice.
1726	1726	E. The executive board is created as follows: the
1727	1727	elected officers shall serve as the executive board, which
1728	1728	shall have the power to act on behalf of the commission
1729	1729	according to the terms of this compact;
1730	1730	(1) the executive board shall be composed of
1731	1731	six members:
1732	1732	(a) five voting members who are elected
1733	1733	from the current membership of the commission by the
1734	1734	commission; and
1735	1735	(b) one ex-officio, nonvoting member
1736	1736	from the recognized membership organization composed of state
1737	1737	and provincial psychology regulatory authorities;
1738	1738	(2) the ex-officio member must have served as
1739	1739	staff or member on a state psychology regulatory authority and
1740	1740	will be selected by its respective organization;
1741	1741	(3) the commission may remove any member of
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1770	1770	the executive board as provided in the bylaws;
1771	1771	(4) the executive board shall meet at least
1772	1772	annually; and
1773	1773	(5) the executive board shall have the
1774	1774	following duties and responsibilities:
1775	1775	(a) recommend to the entire commission
1776	1776	changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact,
1777	1777	legislation, fees paid by compact states such as annual dues
1778	1778	and any other applicable fees;
1779	1779	(b) ensure that compact administration
1780	1780	services are appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise;
1781	1781	(c) prepare and recommend the budget;
1782	1782	(d) maintain financial records on behalf
1783	1783	of the commission;
1784	1784	(e) monitor compact compliance of member
1785	1785	states and provide compliance reports to the commission;
1786	1786	(f) establish additional committees as
1787	1787	necessary; and
1788	1788	(g) other duties as provided in rules or
1789	1789	bylaws.
1790	1790	F. Financing of the commission:
1791	1791	(1) the commission shall pay, or provide for
1792	1792	the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment,
1793	1793	organization and ongoing activities;
1794	1794	(2) the commission may accept any and all
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1823	1823	appropriate revenue sources, donations and grants of money,
1824	1824	equipment, supplies, materials and services;
1825	1825	(3) the commission may levy on and collect an
1826	1826	annual assessment from each compact state, or impose fees on
1827	1827	other parties to cover the cost of the operations and
1828	1828	activities of the commission and its staff, which must be in a
1829	1829	total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved
1830	1830	each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources.
1831	1831	The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based
1832	1832	upon a formula to be determined by the commission, which shall
1833	1833	promulgate a rule binding upon all compact states;
1834	1834	(4) the commission shall not incur obligations
1835	1835	of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the
1836	1836	same; nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any of the
1837	1837	compact states, except by and with the authority of the compact
1838	1838	state; and
1839	1839	(5) the commission shall keep accurate
1840	1840	accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and
1841	1841	disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit
1842	1842	and accounting procedures established under its bylaws.
1843	1843	However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the
1844	1844	commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed
1845	1845	public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be
1846	1846	included in and become part of the annual report of the
1847	1847	commission.
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1876	1876	G. Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification:
1877	1877	(1) the members, officers, executive director,
1878	1878	employees and representatives of the commission shall be immune
1879	1879	from suit and liability, either personally or in their official
1880	1880	capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or
1881	1881	personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising
1882	1882	out of any actual or alleged act, error or commission that
1883	1883	occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had
1884	1884	a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of
1885	1885	commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided
1886	1886	that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect
1887	1887	any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage,
1888	1888	loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful
1889	1889	or wanton misconduct of that person;
1890	1890	(2) the commission shall defend any member,
1891	1891	officer, executive director, employee or representative of the
1892	1892	commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability
1893	1893	arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission
1894	1894	that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties
1895	1895	or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim
1896	1896	is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within
1897	1897	the scope of commission employment, duties or responsibilities;
1898	1898	provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit
1899	1899	that person from retaining the person's own counsel; and
1900	1900	provided further that the actual or alleged act, error or
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1929	1929	omission did not result from that person's intentional or
1930	1930	willful or wanton misconduct; and
1931	1931	(3) the commission shall indemnify and hold
1932	1932	harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee or
1933	1933	representative of the commission for the amount of any
1934	1934	settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out
1935	1935	of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred
1936	1936	within the scope of commission or Psychology
1937	1937	Interjurisdictional Compact employment, duties or
1938	1938	responsibilities; or that such person had a reasonable basis
1939	1939	for believing occurred within the scope of commission
1940	1940	employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that the
1941	1941	actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from
1942	1942	the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.
1943	1943	ARTICLE 11
1944	1944	RULEMAKING
1945	1945	A. The commission shall exercise its rulemaking
1946	1946	powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and
1947	1947	the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall
1948	1948	become binding as of the date specified in each rule or
1949	1949	amendment.
1950	1950	B. If a majority of the legislatures of the compact
1951	1951	states rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution
1952	1952	in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then such rule
1953	1953	shall have no further force and effect in any compact state.
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1982	1982	C. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be
1983	1983	adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission.
1984	1984	D. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final
1985	1985	rule or rules by the commission, and at least sixty days in
1986	1986	advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and
1987	1987	voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed
1988	1988	rulemaking:
1989	1989	(1) on the website of the commission; and
1990	1990	(2) on the website of each compact state's
1991	1991	psychology regulatory authority or the publication in which
1992	1992	each state would otherwise publish proposed rules.
1993	1993	E. The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:
1994	1994	(1) the proposed time, date and location of
1995	1995	the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted
1996	1996	upon;
1997	1997	(2) the text of the proposed rule or amendment
1998	1998	and the reason for the proposed rule;
1999	1999	(3) a request for comments on the proposed
2000	2000	rule from any interested person; and
2001	2001	(4) the manner in which interested persons may
2002	2002	submit notice to the commission of their intention to attend
2003	2003	the public hearing and any written comments.
2004	2004	F. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the
2005	2005	commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts,
2006	2006	opinions and arguments, which shall be made available to the
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2036	2036	G. The commission shall grant an opportunity for a
2037	2037	public hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a
2038	2038	hearing is requested by:
2039	2039	(1) at least twenty-five persons who submit
2040	2040	comments independently of each other;
2041	2041	(2) a governmental subdivision or agency; or
2042	2042	(3) a duly appointed person in an association
2043	2043	that has at least twenty-five members.
2044	2044	H. If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or
2045	2045	amendment, the commission shall publish the place, time and
2046	2046	date of the scheduled public hearing; provided that:
2047	2047	(1) all persons wishing to be heard at the
2048	2048	hearing shall notify the executive director of the commission
2049	2049	or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear
2050	2050	and testify at the hearing not less than five business days
2051	2051	before the scheduled date of the hearing;
2052	2052	(2) hearings shall be conducted in a manner
2053	2053	providing each person who wishes to comment a fair and
2054	2054	reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing;
2055	2055	(3) no transcript of the hearing is required,
2056	2056	unless a written request for a transcript is made, in which
2057	2057	case the person requesting the transcript shall bear the cost
2058	2058	of producing the transcript. A recording may be made in lieu
2059	2059	of a transcript under the same terms and conditions as a
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2088	2088	transcript. This paragraph shall not preclude the commission
2089	2089	from making a transcript or recording of the hearing if it so
2090	2090	chooses; and
2091	2091	(4) nothing in this article shall be construed
2092	2092	as requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be
2093	2093	grouped for the convenience of the commission at hearings
2094	2094	required by this article.
2095	2095	I. Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the
2096	2096	close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing
2097	2097	was not held, the commission shall consider all written and
2098	2098	oral comments received.
2099	2099	J. The commission shall, by majority vote of all
2100	2100	members, take final action on the proposed rule and shall
2101	2101	determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the
2102	2102	rulemaking record and the full text of the rule.
2103	2103	K. If no written notice of intent to attend the
2104	2104	public hearing by interested parties is received, the
2105	2105	commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule
2106	2106	without a public hearing.
2107	2107	L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the
2108	2108	commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without
2109	2109	prior notice, opportunity for comment or hearing; provided that
2110	2110	the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the compact and in
2111	2111	this article shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon
2112	2112	as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety days
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2141	2141	after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this
2142	2142	provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted
2143	2143	immediately in order to:
2144	2144	(1) meet an imminent threat to public health,
2145	2145	safety or welfare;
2146	2146	(2) prevent a loss of commission or compact
2147	2147	state funds;
2148	2148	(3) meet a deadline for the promulgation of an
2149	2149	administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule;
2150	2150	or
2151	2151	(4) protect public health and safety.
2152	2152	M. The commission or an authorized committee of the
2153	2153	commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or
2154	2154	amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors,
2155	2155	errors in format, errors in consistency or grammatical errors.
2156	2156	Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website
2157	2157	of the commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge
2158	2158	by any person for a period of thirty days after posting. The
2159	2159	revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision
2160	2160	results in a material change to a rule. A challenge shall be
2161	2161	made in writing and delivered to the chair of the commission
2162	2162	prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is
2163	2163	made, the revision will take effect without further action. If
2164	2164	the revision is challenged, the revision shall not take effect
2165	2165	without the approval of the commission.
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2195	2195	OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ENFORCEMENT
2196	2196	A. Oversight:
2197	2197	(1) the executive, legislative and judicial
2198	2198	branches of state government in each compact state shall
2199	2199	enforce the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact and take all
2200	2200	actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's
2201	2201	purposes and intent. The provisions of the compact and the
2202	2202	rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory
2203	2203	law;
2204	2204	(2) all courts shall take judicial notice of
2205	2205	the compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative
2206	2206	proceeding in a compact state pertaining to the subject matter
2207	2207	of the compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities or
2208	2208	actions of the commission; and
2209	2209	(3) the commission shall be entitled to
2210	2210	receive service of process in any such proceeding and shall
2211	2211	have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all
2212	2212	purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the
2213	2213	commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the
2214	2214	commission, the compact or promulgated rules.
2215	2215	B. Default, technical assistance and termination:
2216	2216	(1) if the commission determines that a
2217	2217	compact state has defaulted in the performance of its
2218	2218	obligations or responsibilities under this compact or the
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2247	2247	promulgated rules, the commission shall:
2248	2248	(a) provide written notice to the
2249	2249	defaulting state and other compact states of the nature of the
2250	2250	default, the proposed means of remedying the default or any
2251	2251	other action to be taken by the commission; and
2252	2252	(b) provide remedial training and
2253	2253	specific technical assistance regarding the default;
2254	2254	(2) if a state in default fails to remedy the
2255	2255	default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the
2256	2256	compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the compact
2257	2257	states, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by
2258	2258	this compact shall be terminated on the effective date of
2259	2259	termination. A remedy of the default does not relieve the
2260	2260	offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during
2261	2261	the period of default;
2262	2262	(3) termination of membership in the compact
2263	2263	shall be imposed only after all other means of securing
2264	2264	compliance have been exhausted, and notice of intent to suspend
2265	2265	or terminate shall be submitted by the commission to the
2266	2266	governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting
2267	2267	state's legislature and each of the compact states;
2268	2268	(4) a compact state that has been terminated
2269	2269	is responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities
2270	2270	incurred through the effective date of termination, including
2271	2271	obligations that extend beyond the effective date of
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2300	2300	termination;
2301	2301	(5) the commission shall not bear any costs
2302	2302	incurred by the state that is found to be in default or that
2303	2303	has been terminated from the compact, unless agreed upon in
2304	2304	writing between the commission and the defaulting state; and
2305	2305	(6) the defaulting state may appeal the action
2306	2306	of the commission by petitioning the United States district
2307	2307	court for the state of Georgia or the federal district where
2308	2308	the compact has its principal offices. The prevailing member
2309	2309	shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including
2310	2310	reasonable attorney fees.
2311	2311	C. Dispute resolution:
2312	2312	(1) upon request by a compact state, the
2313	2313	commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the
2314	2314	compact that arise among compact states and between compact and
2315	2315	non-compact states; and
2316	2316	(2) the commission shall promulgate a rule
2317	2317	providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for
2318	2318	disputes that arise before the commission.
2319	2319	D. Enforcement:
2320	2320	(1) the commission, in the reasonable exercise
2321	2321	of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of
2322	2322	this compact;
2323	2323	(2) by majority vote, the commission may
2324	2324	initiate legal action in the United States district court for
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2353	2353	the state of Georgia or the federal district where the compact
2354	2354	has its principal offices against a compact state in default to
2355	2355	enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact and its
2356	2356	promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include
2357	2357	both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial
2358	2358	enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be
2359	2359	awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable
2360	2360	attorney fees; and
2361	2361	(3) the remedies herein shall not be the
2362	2362	exclusive remedies of the commission. The commission may
2363	2363	pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.
2364	2364	ARTICLE 13
2365	2365	DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL
2366	2366	COMPACT COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATED RULES, WITHDRAWAL AND
2367	2367	AMENDMENTS
2368	2368	A. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact shall
2369	2369	come into effect on the date on which the compact is enacted
2370	2370	into law in the seventh compact state. The provisions that
2371	2371	become effective at that time shall be limited to the powers
2372	2372	granted to the commission relating to assembly and the
2373	2373	promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet
2374	2374	and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation
2375	2375	and administration of the compact.
2376	2376	B. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to
2377	2377	the commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject
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2406	2406	to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact
2407	2407	becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously
2408	2408	adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect
2409	2409	of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
2410	2410	C. Any compact state may withdraw from the compact
2411	2411	by enacting a statute repealing the same; provided that:
2412	2412	(1) a compact state's withdrawal shall not
2413	2413	take effect until six months after enactment of the repealing
2414	2414	statute; and
2415	2415	(2) withdrawal shall not affect the continuing
2416	2416	requirement of the withdrawing state's psychology regulatory
2417	2417	authority to comply with the investigative and adverse action
2418	2418	reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date
2419	2419	of withdrawal.
2420	2420	D. Nothing contained in the compact shall be
2421	2421	construed to invalidate or prevent any psychology licensure
2422	2422	agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a compact
2423	2423	state and a non-compact state that does not conflict with the
2424	2424	provisions of the compact.
2425	2425	E. The compact may be amended by the compact
2426	2426	states. No amendment to the compact shall become effective and
2427	2427	binding upon any compact state until it is enacted into the law
2428	2428	of all compact states.
2429	2429	ARTICLE 14
2430	2430	CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
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2459	2459	The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact shall be
2460	2460	liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes of the
2461	2461	compact. If the compact shall be held contrary to the
2462	2462	constitution of any state member to the compact, the compact
2463	2463	shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining
2464	2464	compact states.".
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