Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 5/16/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1853

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1853 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act.
 
6    Section 5. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The
7State of Illinois enters into the Psychology
8Interjurisdictional Compact in substantially the following
9form with all other states joining the Compact:
 
10
PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT (PSYPACT)
11
ARTICLE I
12
PURPOSE
13    Whereas, states license psychologists, in order to protect
14the public through verification of education, training and
15experience and ensure accountability for professional

 

 

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1practice; and
2    Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the day to
3day practice of telepsychology (i.e. the provision of
4psychological services using telecommunication technologies)
5by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of
6their psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate
7authority; and
8    Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the temporary
9in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by
10psychologists across state boundaries for 30 days within a
11calendar year in the performance of their psychological
12practice as assigned by an appropriate authority;
13    Whereas, this Compact is intended to authorize State
14Psychology Regulatory Authorities to afford legal recognition,
15in a manner consistent with the terms of the Compact, to
16psychologists licensed in another state;
17    Whereas, this Compact recognizes that states have a vested
18interest in protecting the public's health and safety through
19their licensing and regulation of psychologists and that such
20state regulation will best protect public health and safety;
21    Whereas, this Compact does not apply when a psychologist is
22licensed in both the Home and Receiving States; and
23    Whereas, this Compact does not apply to permanent
24in-person, face-to-face practice, it does allow for
25authorization of temporary psychological practice.
26    Consistent with these principles, this Compact is designed

 

 

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1to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
2        1. Increase public access to professional
3    psychological services by allowing for telepsychological
4    practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person,
5    face-to-face services into a state which the psychologist
6    is not licensed to practice psychology;
7        2. Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's
8    health and safety, especially client/patient safety;
9        3. Encourage the cooperation of Compact States in the
10    areas of psychology licensure and regulation;
11        4. Facilitate the exchange of information between
12    Compact States regarding psychologist licensure, adverse
13    actions and disciplinary history;
14        5. Promote compliance with the laws governing
15    psychological practice in each Compact State; and
16        6. Invest all Compact States with the authority to hold
17    licensed psychologists accountable through the mutual
18    recognition of Compact State licenses.
 
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ARTICLE II
20
DEFINITIONS
21    A. "Adverse Action" means: Any action taken by a State
22Psychology Regulatory Authority which finds a violation of a
23statute or regulation that is identified by the State
24Psychology Regulatory Authority as discipline and is a matter
25of public record.

 

 

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1    B. "Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
2(ASPPB)" means: the recognized membership organization
3composed of State and Provincial Psychology Regulatory
4Authorities responsible for the licensure and registration of
5psychologists throughout the United States and Canada.
6    C. "Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional
7Telepsychology" means: a licensed psychologist's authority to
8practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under
9this Compact, in another Compact State.
10    D. "Bylaws" means: those Bylaws established by the
11Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission pursuant to
12Section X for its governance, or for directing and controlling
13its actions and conduct.
14    E. "Client/Patient" means: the recipient of psychological
15services, whether psychological services are delivered in the
16context of healthcare, corporate, supervision, and/or
17consulting services.
18    F. "Commissioner" means: the voting representative
19appointed by each State Psychology Regulatory Authority
20pursuant to Section X.
21    G. "Compact State" means: a state, the District of
22Columbia, or United States territory that has enacted this
23Compact legislation and which has not withdrawn pursuant to
24Article XIII, Section C or been terminated pursuant to Article
25XII, Section B.
26    H. "Coordinated Licensure Information System" also

 

 

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1referred to as "Coordinated Database" means: an integrated
2process for collecting, storing, and sharing information on
3psychologists' licensure and enforcement activities related to
4psychology licensure laws, which is administered by the
5recognized membership organization composed of State and
6Provincial Psychology Regulatory Authorities.
7    I. "Confidentiality" means: the principle that data or
8information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized
9persons and/or processes.
10    J. "Day" means: any part of a day in which psychological
11work is performed.
12    K. "Distant State" means: the Compact State where a
13psychologist is physically present (not through the use of
14telecommunications technologies), to provide temporary
15in-person, face-to-face psychological services.
16    L. "E.Passport" means: a certificate issued by the
17Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
18that promotes the standardization in the criteria of
19interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates
20the process for licensed psychologists to provide
21telepsychological services across state lines.
22    M. "Executive Board" means: a group of directors elected or
23appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to
24them by, the Commission.
25    N. "Home State" means: a Compact State where a psychologist
26is licensed to practice psychology. If the psychologist is

 

 

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1licensed in more than one Compact State and is practicing under
2the Authorization to Practice Interjurisdictional
3Telepsychology, the Home State is the Compact State where the
4psychologist is physically present when the telepsychological
5services are delivered. If the psychologist is licensed in more
6than one Compact State and is practicing under the Temporary
7Authorization to Practice, the Home State is any Compact State
8where the psychologist is licensed.
9    O. "Identity History Summary" means: a summary of
10information retained by the FBI, or other designee with similar
11authority, in connection with arrests and, in some instances,
12federal employment, naturalization, or military service.
13    P. "In-Person, Face-to-Face" means: interactions in which
14the psychologist and the client/patient are in the same
15physical space and which does not include interactions that may
16occur through the use of telecommunication technologies.
17    Q. "Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC)" means:
18a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial
19Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that grants temporary authority to
20practice based on notification to the State Psychology
21Regulatory Authority of intention to practice temporarily, and
22verification of one's qualifications for such practice.
23    R. "License" means: authorization by a State Psychology
24Regulatory Authority to engage in the independent practice of
25psychology, which would be unlawful without the authorization.
26    S. "Non-Compact State" means: any State which is not at the

 

 

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1time a Compact State.
2    T. "Psychologist" means: an individual licensed for the
3independent practice of psychology.
4    U. "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission"
5also referred to as "Commission" means: the national
6administration of which all Compact States are members.
7    V. "Receiving State" means: a Compact State where the
8client/patient is physically located when the
9telepsychological services are delivered.
10    W. "Rule" means: a written statement by the Psychology
11Interjurisdictional Compact Commission promulgated pursuant to
12Section XI of the Compact that is of general applicability,
13implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of
14the Compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice
15requirement of the Commission and has the force and effect of
16statutory law in a Compact State, and includes the amendment,
17repeal or suspension of an existing rule.
18    X. "Significant Investigatory Information" means:
19        1. investigative information that a State Psychology
20    Regulatory Authority, after a preliminary inquiry that
21    includes notification and an opportunity to respond if
22    required by state law, has reason to believe, if proven
23    true, would indicate more than a violation of state statute
24    or ethics code that would be considered more substantial
25    than minor infraction; or
26        2. investigative information that indicates that the

 

 

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1    psychologist represents an immediate threat to public
2    health and safety regardless of whether the psychologist
3    has been notified and/or had an opportunity to respond.
4    Y. "State" means: a state, commonwealth, territory, or
5possession of the United States, the District of Columbia.
6    Z. "State Psychology Regulatory Authority" means: the
7Board, office or other agency with the legislative mandate to
8license and regulate the practice of psychology.
9    AA. "Telepsychology" means: the provision of psychological
10services using telecommunication technologies.
11    BB. "Temporary Authorization to Practice" means: a
12licensed psychologist's authority to conduct temporary
13in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized
14under this Compact, in another Compact State.
15    CC. "Temporary In-Person, Face-to-Face Practice" means:
16where a psychologist is physically present (not through the use
17of telecommunications technologies), in the Distant State to
18provide for the practice of psychology for 30 days within a
19calendar year and based on notification to the Distant State.
 
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ARTICLE III
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HOME STATE LICENSURE
22    A. The Home State shall be a Compact State where a
23psychologist is licensed to practice psychology.
24    B. A psychologist may hold one or more Compact State
25licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more

 

 

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1than one Compact State, the Home State is the Compact State
2where the psychologist is physically present when the services
3are delivered as authorized by the Authority to Practice
4Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the terms of this
5Compact.
6    C. Any Compact State may require a psychologist not
7previously licensed in a Compact State to obtain and retain a
8license to be authorized to practice in the Compact State under
9circumstances not authorized by the Authority to Practice
10Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the terms of this
11Compact.
12    D. Any Compact State may require a psychologist to obtain
13and retain a license to be authorized to practice in a Compact
14State under circumstances not authorized by Temporary
15Authorization to Practice under the terms of this Compact.
16    E. A Home State's license authorizes a psychologist to
17practice in a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice
18Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only if the Compact State:
19        1. Currently requires the psychologist to hold an
20    active E.Passport;
21        2. Has a mechanism in place for receiving and
22    investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
23        3. Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the
24    terms herein, of any adverse action or significant
25    investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
26        4. Requires an Identity History Summary of all

 

 

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1    applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the
2    results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
3    compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of
4    Investigation FBI, or other designee with similar
5    authority, no later than ten years after activation of the
6    Compact; and
7        5. Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the
8    Commission.
9    F. A Home State's license grants Temporary Authorization to
10Practice to a psychologist in a Distant State only if the
11Compact State:
12        1. Currently requires the psychologist to hold an
13    active IPC;
14        2. Has a mechanism in place for receiving and
15    investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
16        3. Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the
17    terms herein, of any adverse action or significant
18    investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
19        4. Requires an Identity History Summary of all
20    applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the
21    results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
22    compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of
23    Investigation FBI, or other designee with similar
24    authority, no later than ten years after activation of the
25    Compact; and
26        5. Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the

 

 

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1    Commission.
 
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ARTICLE IV
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COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEPSYCHOLOGY
4    A. Compact States shall recognize the right of a
5psychologist, licensed in a Compact State in conformance with
6Article III, to practice telepsychology in other Compact States
7(Receiving States) in which the psychologist is not licensed,
8under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional
9Telepsychology as provided in the Compact.
10    B. To exercise the Authority to Practice
11Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the terms and
12provisions of this Compact, a psychologist licensed to practice
13in a Compact State must:
14        1. Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an
15    institute of higher education that was, at the time the
16    degree was awarded:
17            a. Regionally accredited by an accrediting body
18        recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to grant
19        graduate degrees, OR authorized by Provincial Statute
20        or Royal Charter to grant doctoral degrees; OR
21            b. A foreign college or university deemed to be
22        equivalent to 1 (a) above by a foreign credential
23        evaluation service that is a member of the National
24        Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
25        or by a recognized foreign credential evaluation

 

 

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1        service; AND
2        2. Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the
3    following criteria:
4            a. The program, wherever it may be
5        administratively housed, must be clearly identified
6        and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program
7        must specify in pertinent institutional catalogues and
8        brochures its intent to educate and train professional
9        psychologists;
10            b. The psychology program must stand as a
11        recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within
12        the institution;
13            c. There must be a clear authority and primary
14        responsibility for the core and specialty areas
15        whether or not the program cuts across administrative
16        lines;
17            d. The program must consist of an integrated,
18        organized sequence of study;
19            e. There must be an identifiable psychology
20        faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry out its
21        responsibilities;
22            f. The designated director of the program must be a
23        psychologist and a member of the core faculty;
24            g. The program must have an identifiable body of
25        students who are matriculated in that program for a
26        degree;

 

 

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1            h. The program must include supervised practicum,
2        internship, or field training appropriate to the
3        practice of psychology;
4            i. The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of
5        three academic years of full- time graduate study for
6        doctoral degree and a minimum of one academic year of
7        full-time graduate study for master's degree;
8            j. The program includes an acceptable residency as
9        defined by the Rules of the Commission.
10        3. Possess a current, full and unrestricted license to
11    practice psychology in a Home State which is a Compact
12    State;
13        4. Have no history of adverse action that violate the
14    Rules of the Commission;
15        5. Have no criminal record history reported on an
16    Identity History Summary that violates the Rules of the
17    Commission;
18        6. Possess a current, active E.Passport;
19        7. Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended
20    practice, conformity with standards of practice,
21    competence in telepsychology technology; criminal
22    background; and knowledge and adherence to legal
23    requirements in the home and receiving states, and provide
24    a release of information to allow for primary source
25    verification in a manner specified by the Commission; and
26        8. Meet other criteria as defined by the Rules of the

 

 

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1    Commission.
2    C. The Home State maintains authority over the license of
3any psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under the
4Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology.
5    D. A psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under
6the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology
7will be subject to the Receiving State's scope of practice. A
8Receiving State may, in accordance with that state's due
9process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's Authority to
10Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in the Receiving
11State and may take any other necessary actions under the
12Receiving State's applicable law to protect the health and
13safety of the Receiving State's citizens. If a Receiving State
14takes action, the state shall promptly notify the Home State
15and the Commission.
16    E. If a psychologist's license in any Home State, another
17Compact State, or any Authority to Practice
18Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in any Receiving State, is
19restricted, suspended or otherwise limited, the E.Passport
20shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be
21eligible to practice telepsychology in a Compact State under
22the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology.
 
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ARTICLE V
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COMPACT TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE
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1psychologist, licensed in a Compact State in conformance with
2Article III, to practice temporarily in other Compact States
3(Distant States) in which the psychologist is not licensed, as
4provided in the Compact.
5    B. To exercise the Temporary Authorization to Practice
6under the terms and provisions of this Compact, a psychologist
7licensed to practice in a Compact State must:
8        1. Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an
9    institute of higher education that was, at the time the
10    degree was awarded:
11            a. Regionally accredited by an accrediting body
12        recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to grant
13        graduate degrees, OR authorized by Provincial Statute
14        or Royal Charter to grant doctoral degrees; OR
15            b. A foreign college or university deemed to be
16        equivalent to 1 (a) above by a foreign credential
17        evaluation service that is a member of the National
18        Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
19        or by a recognized foreign credential evaluation
20        service; AND
21        2. Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the
22    following criteria:
23            a. The program, wherever it may be
24        administratively housed, must be clearly identified
25        and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program
26        must specify in pertinent institutional catalogues and

 

 

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1        brochures its intent to educate and train professional
2        psychologists;
3            b. The psychology program must stand as a
4        recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within
5        the institution;
6            c. There must be a clear authority and primary
7        responsibility for the core and specialty areas
8        whether or not the program cuts across administrative
9        lines;
10            d. The program must consist of an integrated,
11        organized sequence of study;
12            e. There must be an identifiable psychology
13        faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry out its
14        responsibilities;
15            f. The designated director of the program must be a
16        psychologist and a member of the core faculty;
17            g. The program must have an identifiable body of
18        students who are matriculated in that program for a
19        degree;
20            h. The program must include supervised practicum,
21        internship, or field training appropriate to the
22        practice of psychology;
23            i. The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of
24        three academic years of full- time graduate study for
25        doctoral degrees and a minimum of one academic year of
26        full-time graduate study for master's degree;

 

 

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1            j. The program includes an acceptable residency as
2        defined by the Rules of the Commission.
3        3. Possess a current, full and unrestricted license to
4    practice psychology in a Home State which is a Compact
5    State;
6        4. No history of adverse action that violate the Rules
7    of the Commission;
8        5. No criminal record history that violates the Rules
9    of the Commission;
10        6. Possess a current, active IPC;
11        7. Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended
12    practice and work experience and provide a release of
13    information to allow for primary source verification in a
14    manner specified by the Commission; and
15        8. Meet other criteria as defined by the Rules of the
16    Commission.
17    C. A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the
18Temporary Authorization to Practice shall practice within the
19scope of practice authorized by the Distant State.
20    D. A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the
21Temporary Authorization to Practice will be subject to the
22Distant State's authority and law. A Distant State may, in
23accordance with that state's due process law, limit or revoke a
24psychologist's Temporary Authorization to Practice in the
25Distant State and may take any other necessary actions under
26the Distant State's applicable law to protect the health and

 

 

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1safety of the Distant State's citizens. If a Distant State
2takes action, the state shall promptly notify the Home State
3and the Commission.
4    E. If a psychologist's license in any Home State, another
5Compact State, or any Temporary Authorization to Practice in
6any Distant State, is restricted, suspended or otherwise
7limited, the IPC shall be revoked and therefore the
8psychologist shall not be eligible to practice in a Compact
9State under the Temporary Authorization to Practice.
 
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ARTICLE VI
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CONDITIONS OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE IN A RECEIVING STATE
12    A. A psychologist may practice in a Receiving State under
13the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology
14only in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology
15as assigned by an appropriate State Psychology Regulatory
16Authority, as defined in the Rules of the Commission, and under
17the following circumstances:
18        1. The psychologist initiates a client/patient contact
19    in a Home State via telecommunications technologies with a
20    client/patient in a Receiving State;
21        2. Other conditions regarding telepsychology as
22    determined by Rules promulgated by the Commission.
 
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ARTICLE VII
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ADVERSE ACTIONS

 

 

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1    A. A Home State shall have the power to impose adverse
2action against a psychologist's license issued by the Home
3State. A Distant State shall have the power to take adverse
4action on a psychologist's Temporary Authorization to Practice
5within that Distant State.
6    B. A Receiving State may take adverse action on a
7psychologist's Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional
8Telepsychology within that Receiving State. A Home State may
9take adverse action against a psychologist based on an adverse
10action taken by a Distant State regarding temporary in-person,
11face-to-face practice.
12    C. If a Home State takes adverse action against a
13psychologist's license, that psychologist's Authority to
14Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology is terminated and
15the E.Passport is revoked. Furthermore, that psychologist's
16Temporary Authorization to Practice is terminated and the IPC
17is revoked.
18        1. All Home State disciplinary orders which impose
19    adverse action shall be reported to the Commission in
20    accordance with the Rules promulgated by the Commission. A
21    Compact State shall report adverse actions in accordance
22    with the Rules of the Commission.
23        2. In the event discipline is reported on a
24    psychologist, the psychologist will not be eligible for
25    telepsychology or temporary in-person, face-to-face
26    practice in accordance with the Rules of the Commission.

 

 

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1        3. Other actions may be imposed as determined by the
2    Rules promulgated by the Commission.
3    D. A Home State's Psychology Regulatory Authority shall
4investigate and take appropriate action with respect to
5reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a licensee which
6occurred in a Receiving State as it would if such conduct had
7occurred by a licensee within the Home State. In such cases,
8the Home State's law shall control in determining any adverse
9action against a psychologist's license.
10    E. A Distant State's Psychology Regulatory Authority shall
11investigate and take appropriate action with respect to
12reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a psychologist
13practicing under Temporary Authorization Practice which
14occurred in that Distant State as it would if such conduct had
15occurred by a licensee within the Home State. In such cases,
16Distant State's law shall control in determining any adverse
17action against a psychologist's Temporary Authorization to
18Practice.
19    F. Nothing in this Compact shall override a Compact State's
20decision that a psychologist's participation in an alternative
21program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that such
22participation shall remain non-public if required by the
23Compact State's law. Compact States must require psychologists
24who enter any alternative programs to not provide
25telepsychology services under the Authority to Practice
26Interjurisdictional Telepsychology or provide temporary

 

 

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1psychological services under the Temporary Authorization to
2Practice in any other Compact State during the term of the
3alternative program.
4    G. No other judicial or administrative remedies shall be
5available to a psychologist in the event a Compact State
6imposes an adverse action pursuant to subsection C, above.
 
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ARTICLE VIII
8
ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES INVESTED IN A COMPACT STATE'S
9
PSYCHOLOGY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
10    A. In addition to any other powers granted under state law,
11a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority shall have
12the authority under this Compact to:
13        1. Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and
14    investigations, which require the attendance and testimony
15    of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas
16    issued by a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory
17    Authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses,
18    and/or the production of evidence from another Compact
19    State shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of
20    competent jurisdiction, according to that court's practice
21    and procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own
22    proceedings. The issuing State Psychology Regulatory
23    Authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses,
24    mileage and other fees required by the service statutes of
25    the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located;

 

 

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1    and
2        2. Issue cease and desist and/or injunctive relief
3    orders to revoke a psychologist's Authority to Practice
4    Interjurisdictional Telepsychology and/or Temporary
5    Authorization to Practice.
6        3. During the course of any investigation, a
7    psychologist may not change his/her Home State licensure. A
8    Home State Psychology Regulatory Authority is authorized
9    to complete any pending investigations of a psychologist
10    and to take any actions appropriate under its law. The Home
11    State Psychology Regulatory Authority shall promptly
12    report the conclusions of such investigations to the
13    Commission. Once an investigation has been completed, and
14    pending the outcome of said investigation, the
15    psychologist may change his/her Home State licensure. The
16    Commission shall promptly notify the new Home State of any
17    such decisions as provided in the Rules of the Commission.
18    All information provided to the Commission or distributed
19    by Compact States pursuant to the psychologist shall be
20    confidential, filed under seal and used for investigatory
21    or disciplinary matters. The Commission may create
22    additional rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of
23    information by Compact States.
 
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25
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1    A. The Commission shall provide for the development and
2maintenance of a Coordinated Licensure Information System
3(Coordinated Database) and reporting system containing
4licensure and disciplinary action information on all
5psychologists individuals to whom this Compact is applicable in
6all Compact States as defined by the Rules of the Commission.
7    B. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the
8contrary, a Compact State shall submit a uniform data set to
9the Coordinated Database on all licensees as required by the
10Rules of the Commission, including:
11        1. Identifying information;
12        2. Licensure data;
13        3. Significant investigatory information;
14        4. Adverse actions against a psychologist's license;
15        5. An indicator that a psychologist's Authority to
16    Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology and/or
17    Temporary Authorization to Practice is revoked;
18        6. Non-confidential information related to alternative
19    program participation information;
20        7. Any denial of application for licensure, and the
21    reasons for such denial; and
22        8. Other information which may facilitate the
23    administration of this Compact, as determined by the Rules
24    of the Commission.
25    C. The Coordinated Database administrator shall promptly
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1or significant investigative information on, any licensee in a
2Compact State.
3    D. Compact States reporting information to the Coordinated
4Database may designate information that may not be shared with
5the public without the express permission of the Compact State
6reporting the information.
7    E. Any information submitted to the Coordinated Database
8that is subsequently required to be expunged by the law of the
9Compact State reporting the information shall be removed from
10the Coordinated Database.
 
11
ARTICLE X
12
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT
13
COMMISSION
14    A. The Compact States hereby create and establish a joint
15public agency known as the Psychology Interjurisdictional
16Compact Commission.
17        1. The Commission is a body politic and an
18    instrumentality of the Compact States.
19        2. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or
20    against the Commission shall be brought solely and
21    exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
22    principal office of the Commission is located. The
23    Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to
24    the extent it adopts or consents to participate in
25    alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

 

 

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1        3. Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a
2    waiver of sovereign immunity.
3    B. Membership, Voting, and Meetings
4        1. The Commission shall consist of one voting
5    representative appointed by each Compact State who shall
6    serve as that state's Commissioner. The State Psychology
7    Regulatory Authority shall appoint its delegate. This
8    delegate shall be empowered to act on behalf of the Compact
9    State. This delegate shall be limited to:
10            a. Executive Director, Executive Secretary or
11        similar executive;
12            b. Current member of the State Psychology
13        Regulatory Authority of a Compact State; OR
14            c. Designee empowered with the appropriate
15        delegate authority to act on behalf of the Compact
16        State.
17        2. Any Commissioner may be removed or suspended from
18    office as provided by the law of the state from which the
19    Commissioner is appointed. Any vacancy occurring in the
20    Commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of
21    the Compact State in which the vacancy exists.
22        3. Each Commissioner shall be entitled to one (1) vote
23    with regard to the promulgation of Rules and creation of
24    Bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to
25    participate in the business and affairs of the Commission.
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1    as provided in the Bylaws. The Bylaws may provide for
2    Commissioners' participation in meetings by telephone or
3    other means of communication.
4        4. The Commission shall meet at least once during each
5    calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set
6    forth in the Bylaws.
7        5. All meetings shall be open to the public, and public
8    notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as
9    required under the rulemaking provisions in Article XI.
10        6. The Commission may convene in a closed, non-public
11    meeting if the Commission must discuss:
12            a. Non-compliance of a Compact State with its
13        obligations under the Compact;
14            b. The employment, compensation, discipline or
15        other personnel matters, practices or procedures
16        related to specific employees or other matters related
17        to the Commission's internal personnel practices and
18        procedures;
19            c. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated
20        litigation against the Commission;
21            d. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or
22        sale of goods, services or real estate;
23            e. Accusation against any person of a crime or
24        formally censuring any person;
25            f. Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or
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1        confidential;
2            g. Disclosure of information of a personal nature
3        where disclosure would constitute a clearly
4        unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
5            h. Disclosure of investigatory records compiled
6        for law enforcement purposes;
7            i. Disclosure of information related to any
8        investigatory reports prepared by or on behalf of or
9        for use of the Commission or other committee charged
10        with responsibility for investigation or determination
11        of compliance issues pursuant to the Compact; or
12            j. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure
13        by federal and state statute.
14        7. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed
15    pursuant to this provision, the Commission's legal counsel
16    or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed
17    and shall reference each relevant exempting provision. The
18    Commission shall keep minutes which fully and clearly
19    describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall
20    provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, of
21    any person participating in the meeting, and the reasons
22    therefore, including a description of the views expressed.
23    All documents considered in connection with an action shall
24    be identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of
25    a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to
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1    of a court of competent jurisdiction.
2    C. The Commission shall, by a majority vote of the
3Commissioners, prescribe Bylaws and/or Rules to govern its
4conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the
5purposes and exercise the powers of the Compact, including but
6not limited to:
7        1. Establishing the fiscal year of the Commission;
8        2. Providing reasonable standards and procedures:
9            a. for the establishment and meetings of other
10        committees; and
11            b. governing any general or specific delegation of
12        any authority or function of the Commission;
13        3. Providing reasonable procedures for calling and
14    conducting meetings of the Commission, ensuring reasonable
15    advance notice of all meetings and providing an opportunity
16    for attendance of such meetings by interested parties, with
17    enumerated exceptions designed to protect the public's
18    interest, the privacy of individuals of such proceedings,
19    and proprietary information, including trade secrets. The
20    Commission may meet in closed session only after a majority
21    of the Commissioners vote to close a meeting to the public
22    in whole or in part. As soon as practicable, the Commission
23    must make public a copy of the vote to close the meeting
24    revealing the vote of each Commissioner with no proxy votes
25    allowed;
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1    reasonable procedures for the election of the officers of
2    the Commission;
3        5. Providing reasonable standards and procedures for
4    the establishment of the personnel policies and programs of
5    the Commission. Notwithstanding any civil service or other
6    similar law of any Compact State, the Bylaws shall
7    exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of
8    the Commission;
9        6. Promulgating a Code of Ethics to address permissible
10    and prohibited activities of Commission members and
11    employees;
12        7. Providing a mechanism for concluding the operations
13    of the Commission and the equitable disposition of any
14    surplus funds that may exist after the termination of the
15    Compact after the payment and/or reserving of all of its
16    debts and obligations;
17        8. The Commission shall publish its Bylaws in a
18    convenient form and file a copy thereof and a copy of any
19    amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or officer
20    in each of the Compact States;
21        9. The Commission shall maintain its financial records
22    in accordance with the Bylaws; and
23        10. The Commission shall meet and take such actions as
24    are consistent with the provisions of this Compact and the
25    Bylaws.
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1        1. The authority to promulgate uniform rules to
2    facilitate and coordinate implementation and
3    administration of this Compact. The rule shall have the
4    force and effect of law and shall be binding in all Compact
5    States;
6        2. To bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions
7    in the name of the Commission, provided that the standing
8    of any State Psychology Regulatory Authority or other
9    regulatory body responsible for psychology licensure to
10    sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
11        3. To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
12        4. To borrow, accept or contract for services of
13    personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a
14    Compact State;
15        5. To hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix
16    compensation, define duties, grant such individuals
17    appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the
18    Compact, and to establish the Commission's personnel
19    policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest,
20    qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel
21    matters;
22        6. To accept any and all appropriate donations and
23    grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and
24    services, and to receive, utilize and dispose of the same;
25    provided that at all times the Commission shall strive to
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1    interest;
2        7. To lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or
3    donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use,
4    any property, real, personal or mixed; provided that at all
5    times the Commission shall strive to avoid any appearance
6    of impropriety;
7        8. To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange,
8    abandon or otherwise dispose of any property real, personal
9    or mixed;
10        9. To establish a budget and make expenditures;
11        10. To borrow money;
12        11. To appoint committees, including advisory
13    committees comprised of Members, State regulators, State
14    legislators or their representatives, and consumer
15    representatives, and such other interested persons as may
16    be designated in this Compact and the Bylaws;
17        12. To provide and receive information from, and to
18    cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;
19        13. To adopt and use an official seal; and
20        14. To perform such other functions as may be necessary
21    or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Compact
22    consistent with the state regulation of psychology
23    licensure, temporary in-person, face-to-face practice and
24    telepsychology practice.
25    E. The Executive Board
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1which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Commission
2according to the terms of this Compact.
3        1. The Executive Board shall be comprised of six
4    members:
5            a. Five voting members who are elected from the
6        current membership of the Commission by the
7        Commission;
8            b. One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the
9        recognized membership organization composed of State
10        and Provincial Psychology Regulatory Authorities.
11        2. The ex-officio member must have served as staff or
12    member on a State Psychology Regulatory Authority and will
13    be selected by its respective organization.
14        3. The Commission may remove any member of the
15    Executive Board as provided in Bylaws.
16        4. The Executive Board shall meet at least annually.
17        5. The Executive Board shall have the following duties
18    and responsibilities:
19            a. Recommend to the entire Commission changes to
20        the Rules or Bylaws, changes to this Compact
21        legislation, fees paid by Compact States such as annual
22        dues, and any other applicable fees;
23            b. Ensure Compact administration services are
24        appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise;
25            c. Prepare and recommend the budget;
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1        Commission;
2            e. Monitor Compact compliance of member states and
3        provide compliance reports to the Commission;
4            f. Establish additional committees as necessary;
5        and
6            g. Other duties as provided in Rules or Bylaws.
7    F. Financing of the Commission
8        1. The Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment
9    of the reasonable expenses of its establishment,
10    organization and ongoing activities.
11        2. The Commission may accept any and all appropriate
12    revenue sources, donations and grants of money, equipment,
13    supplies, materials and services.
14        3. The Commission may levy on and collect an annual
15    assessment from each Compact State or impose fees on other
16    parties to cover the cost of the operations and activities
17    of the Commission and its staff which must be in a total
18    amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved
19    each year for which revenue is not provided by other
20    sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be
21    allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the
22    Commission which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all
23    Compact States.
24        4. The Commission shall not incur obligations of any
25    kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same;
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1    Compact States, except by and with the authority of the
2    Compact State.
3        5. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all
4    receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements
5    of the Commission shall be subject to the audit and
6    accounting procedures established under its Bylaws.
7    However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by
8    the Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or
9    licensed public accountant and the report of the audit
10    shall be included in and become part of the annual report
11    of the Commission.
12    G. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification
13        1. The members, officers, Executive Director,
14    employees and representatives of the Commission shall be
15    immune from suit and liability, either personally or in
16    their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or
17    loss of property or personal injury or other civil
18    liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged
19    act, error or omission that occurred, or that the person
20    against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for
21    believing occurred within the scope of Commission
22    employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that
23    nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any
24    such person from suit and/or liability for any damage,
25    loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or
26    willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

 

 

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1        2. The Commission shall defend any member, officer,
2    Executive Director, employee or representative of the
3    Commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability
4    arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission
5    that occurred within the scope of Commission employment,
6    duties or responsibilities, or that the person against whom
7    the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing
8    occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties
9    or responsibilities; provided that nothing herein shall be
10    construed to prohibit that person from retaining his or her
11    own counsel; and provided further, that the actual or
12    alleged act, error or omission did not result from that
13    person's intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.
14        3. The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any
15    member, officer, Executive Director, employee or
16    representative of the Commission for the amount of any
17    settlement or judgment obtained against that person
18    arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission
19    that occurred within the scope of Commission employment,
20    duties or responsibilities, or that such person had a
21    reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of
22    Commission employment, duties or responsibilities,
23    provided that the actual or alleged act, error or omission
24    did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton
25    misconduct of that person.
 

 

 

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1
ARTICLE XI
2
RULEMAKING
3    A. The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers
4pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Article and the
5Rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become
6binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment.
7    B. If a majority of the legislatures of the Compact States
8rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the
9same manner used to adopt the Compact, then such rule shall
10have no further force and effect in any Compact State.
11    C. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a
12regular or special meeting of the Commission.
13    D. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or
14Rules by the Commission, and at least sixty (60) days in
15advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and
16voted upon, the Commission shall file a Notice of Proposed
17Rulemaking:
18        1. On the website of the Commission; and
19        2. On the website of each Compact States' Psychology
20    Regulatory Authority or the publication in which each state
21    would otherwise publish proposed rules.
22    E. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include:
23        1. The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting
24    in which the rule will be considered and voted upon;
25        2. The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the
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1        3. A request for comments on the proposed rule from any
2    interested person; and
3        4. The manner in which interested persons may submit
4    notice to the Commission of their intention to attend the
5    public hearing and any written comments.
6    F. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the Commission
7shall allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions and
8arguments, which shall be made available to the public.
9    G. The Commission shall grant an opportunity for a public
10hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is
11requested by:
12        1. At least twenty-five (25) persons who submit
13    comments independently of each other;
14        2. A governmental subdivision or agency; or
15        3. A duly appointed person in an association that has
16    having at least twenty-five (25) members.
17    H. If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment,
18the Commission shall publish the place, time, and date of the
19scheduled public hearing.
20        1. All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall
21    notify the Executive Director of the Commission or other
22    designated member in writing of their desire to appear and
23    testify at the hearing not less than five (5) business days
24    before the scheduled date of the hearing.
25        2. Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing
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1    opportunity to comment orally or in writing.
2        3. No transcript of the hearing is required, unless a
3    written request for a transcript is made, in which case the
4    person requesting the transcript shall bear the cost of
5    producing the transcript. A recording may be made in lieu
6    of a transcript under the same terms and conditions as a
7    transcript. This subsection shall not preclude the
8    Commission from making a transcript or recording of the
9    hearing if it so chooses.
10        4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as
11    requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be
12    grouped for the convenience of the Commission at hearings
13    required by this section.
14    I. Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of
15business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not
16held, the Commission shall consider all written and oral
17comments received.
18    J. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members,
19take final action on the proposed rule and shall determine the
20effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking
21record and the full text of the rule.
22    K. If no written notice of intent to attend the public
23hearing by interested parties is received, the Commission may
24proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule without a public
25hearing.
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1Commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without
2prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided
3that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the Compact
4and in this section shall be retroactively applied to the rule
5as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety
6(90) days after the effective date of the rule. For the
7purposes of this provision, an emergency rule is one that must
8be adopted immediately in order to:
9        1. Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or
10    welfare;
11        2. Prevent a loss of Commission or Compact State funds;
12        3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an
13    administrative rule that is established by federal law or
14    rule; or
15        4. Protect public health and safety.
16    M. The Commission or an authorized committee of the
17Commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or
18amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors,
19errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors.
20Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website
21of the Commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge
22by any person for a period of thirty (30) days after posting.
23The revision may be challenged only on grounds that the
24revision results in a material change to a rule.
25    A challenge shall be made in writing, and delivered to the
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1If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without
2further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may
3not take effect without the approval of the Commission.
 
4
ARTICLE XII
5
OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ENFORCEMENT
6    A. Oversight
7        1. The Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of
8    state government in each Compact State shall enforce this
9    Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to
10    effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. The
11    provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated
12    hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.
13        2. All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact
14    and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding
15    in a Compact State pertaining to the subject matter of this
16    Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or
17    actions of the Commission.
18        3. The Commission shall be entitled to receive service
19    of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing
20    to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure
21    to provide service of process to the Commission shall
22    render a judgment or order void as to the Commission, this
23    Compact or promulgated rules.
24    B. Default, Technical Assistance, and Termination
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1    has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or
2    responsibilities under this Compact or the promulgated
3    rules, the Commission shall:
4            a. Provide written notice to the defaulting state
5        and other Compact States of the nature of the default,
6        the proposed means of remedying the default and/or any
7        other action to be taken by the Commission; and
8            b. Provide remedial training and specific
9        technical assistance regarding the default.
10        2. If a state in default fails to remedy the default,
11    the defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact
12    upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the Compact
13    States, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred
14    by this Compact shall be terminated on the effective date
15    of termination. A remedy of the default does not relieve
16    the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred
17    during the period of default.
18        3. Termination of membership in the Compact shall be
19    imposed only after all other means of securing compliance
20    have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or
21    terminate shall be submitted by the Commission to the
22    Governor, the majority and minority leaders of the
23    defaulting state's legislature, and each of the Compact
24    States.
25        4. A Compact State which has been terminated is
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1    liabilities incurred through the effective date of
2    termination, including obligations which extend beyond the
3    effective date of termination.
4        5. The Commission shall not bear any costs incurred by
5    the state which is found to be in default or which has been
6    terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing
7    between the Commission and the defaulting state.
8        6. The defaulting state may appeal the action of the
9    Commission by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the
10    state of Georgia or the federal district where the Compact
11    has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be
12    awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable
13    attorney's fees.
14    C. Dispute Resolution
15        1. Upon request by a Compact State, the Commission
16    shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact
17    which arise among Compact States and between Compact and
18    Non-Compact States.
19        2. The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for
20    both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes
21    that arise before the commission.
22    D. Enforcement
23        1. The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its
24    discretion, shall enforce the provisions and Rules of this
25    Compact.
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1    action in the United States District Court for the State of
2    Georgia or the federal district where the Compact has its
3    principal offices against a Compact State in default to
4    enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and
5    its promulgated Rules and Bylaws. The relief sought may
6    include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event
7    judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member
8    shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including
9    reasonable attorney's fees.
10        3. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive
11    remedies of the Commission. The Commission may pursue any
12    other remedies available under federal or state law.
 
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ARTICLE XIII
14
DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL
15
COMPACT COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATED RULES, WITHDRAWAL, AND
16
AMENDMENTS
17    A. The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which
18the Compact is enacted into law in the seventh Compact State.
19The provisions which become effective at that time shall be
20limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to
21assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the
22Commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary
23to the implementation and administration of the Compact.
24    B. Any state which joins the Compact subsequent to the
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1the rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact
2becomes law in that state. Any rule which has been previously
3adopted by the Commission shall have the full force and effect
4of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that state.
5    C. Any Compact State may withdraw from this Compact by
6enacting a statute repealing the same.
7        1. A Compact State's withdrawal shall not take effect
8    until six (6) months after enactment of the repealing
9    statute.
10        2. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing
11    requirement of the withdrawing State's Psychology
12    Regulatory Authority to comply with the investigative and
13    adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to
14    the effective date of withdrawal.
15    D. Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to
16invalidate or prevent any psychology licensure agreement or
17other cooperative arrangement between a Compact State and a
18Non-Compact State which does not conflict with the provisions
19of this Compact.
20    E. This Compact may be amended by the Compact States. No
21amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding
22upon any Compact State until it is enacted into the law of all
23Compact States.
 
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ARTICLE XIV
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1    This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to
2effectuate the purposes thereof. If this Compact shall be held
3contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the
4Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the
5remaining Compact States.
 
6    Section 90. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
7amended by adding Section 11.11 as follows:
 
8    (225 ILCS 15/11.11 new)
9    Sec. 11.11. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act. A
10clinical psychologist licensed under this Act is subject to the
11provisions of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
131, 2020.".