SB534,15,2115 455.09 (1) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
16examining board may deny an application for a license, or may by order suspend for
17a period not exceeding one year, limit, revoke or impose probationary conditions upon
18a license, authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology, or temporary
19authorization to practice
or reprimand a licensee or a holder of authority to practice
20interjurisdictional telepsychology or temporary authorization to practice
if the
21applicant or, licensee, or holder does any of the following:
SB534,41 22Section 41. 455.09 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB534,16,223 455.09 (1) (c) Impersonates another person holding a license under this chapter
24subchapter or allows another person to use his or her license, E.Passport,

1interjurisdictional practice certificate, authority to practice interjurisdictional
2telepsychology, or temporary authorization to practice
.
SB534,42 3Section 42. 455.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB534,16,54 455.09 (1) (d) Uses fraud or deception in applying for a license under this
5chapter subchapter, an E.Passport, or an interjurisdictional practice certificate.
SB534,43 6Section 43. 455.09 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB534,16,87 455.09 (1) (g) Violates this chapter subchapter or any rule of professional
8conduct promulgated under this chapter subchapter.
SB534,44 9Section 44. 455.09 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 22,
10is amended to read:
SB534,16,1611 455.09 (3) A revoked license may not be renewed. An individual may, no sooner
12than one year after the date of revocation, apply for reinstatement of a license under
13this chapter subchapter. The examining board may accept or reject an application
14for reinstatement. If reinstatement is granted under this subsection, the licensee
15shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee. This subsection
16does not apply to a license that is revoked under s. 440.12.
SB534,45 17Section 45. 455.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB534,16,19 18455.11 Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter subchapter may be fined
19not more than $200 or imprisoned not exceeding 6 months or both.
SB534,46 20Section 46 . Subchapter II of chapter 455 [precedes 455.50] of the statutes is
21created to read:
SB534,16,2222 chapter 455
SB534,16,2323 Subchapter II
SB534,16,2524 PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL
25 COMPACT (PSYPACT)
SB534,17,1
1455.50 Psychology interjurisdictional compact. (1) Article I — Purpose.
SB534,17,42 Whereas, states license psychologists, in order to protect the public through
3verification of education, training and experience and ensure accountability for
4professional practice; and
SB534,17,85 Whereas, this compact is intended to regulate the day to day practice of
6telepsychology (i.e. the provision of psychological services using telecommunication
7technologies) by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their
8psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate authority; and
SB534,17,129 Whereas, this compact is intended to regulate the temporary in-person,
10face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries for 30
11days within a calendar year in the performance of their psychological practice as
12assigned by an appropriate authority;
SB534,17,1513 Whereas, this compact is intended to authorize state psychology regulatory
14authorities to afford legal recognition, in a manner consistent with the terms of the
15compact, to psychologists licensed in another state;
SB534,17,1916 Whereas, this compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in
17protecting the public's health and safety through their licensing and regulation of
18psychologists and that such state regulation will best protect public health and
19safety;
SB534,17,2120 Whereas, this compact does not apply when a psychologist is licensed in both
21the home and receiving states; and
SB534,17,2322 Whereas, this compact does not apply to permanent in-person, face-to-face
23practice, it does allow for authorization of temporary psychological practice.
SB534,17,2524 Consistent with these principles, this compact is designed to achieve the
25following purposes and objectives:
SB534,18,4
1(a) Increase public access to professional psychological services by allowing for
2telepsychological practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person,
3face-to-face services into a state which the psychologist is not licensed to practice
4psychology;
SB534,18,65 (b) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety,
6especially client/patient safety;
SB534,18,87 (c) Encourage the cooperation of compact states in the areas of psychology
8licensure and regulation;
SB534,18,109 (d) Facilitate the exchange of information between compact states regarding
10psychologist licensure, adverse actions and disciplinary history;
SB534,18,1211 (e) Promote compliance with the laws governing psychological practice in each
12compact state; and
SB534,18,1413 (f) Invest all compact states with the authority to hold licensed psychologists
14accountable through the mutual recognition of compact state licenses.
SB534,18,18 15(2) Article II — Definitions. (a) “Adverse action" means: Any action taken
16by a state psychology regulatory authority which finds a violation of a statute or
17regulation that is identified by the state psychology regulatory authority as
18discipline and is a matter of public record.
SB534,18,2219 (am) “Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)" means:
20the recognized membership organization composed of state and provincial
21psychology regulatory authorities responsible for the licensure and registration of
22psychologists throughout the United States and Canada.
SB534,18,2523 (b) “Authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology" means: a licensed
24psychologist's authority to practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized
25under this compact, in another compact state.
SB534,19,3
1(bm) “Bylaws" means: those bylaws established by the Psychology
2Interjurisdictional Compact Commission pursuant to sub. (10) for its governance, or
3for directing and controlling its actions and conduct.
SB534,19,64 (c) “Client/patient" means: the recipient of psychological services, whether
5psychological services are delivered in the context of healthcare, corporate,
6supervision, and/or consulting services.
SB534,19,87 (cm) “Commissioner" means: the voting representative appointed by each state
8psychology regulatory authority pursuant to sub. (10).
SB534,19,119 (d) “Compact state" means: a state, the District of Columbia, or United States
10territory that has enacted this compact legislation and which has not withdrawn
11pursuant to sub. (13) (c) or been terminated pursuant to sub. (12) (b).
SB534,19,1612 (dm) “Coordinated licensure information system" also referred to as
13“coordinated database" means: an integrated process for collecting, storing, and
14sharing information on psychologists' licensure and enforcement activities related
15to psychology licensure laws, which is administered by the recognized membership
16organization composed of state and provincial psychology regulatory authorities.
SB534,19,1817 (e) “Confidentiality" means: the principle that data or information is not made
18available or disclosed to unauthorized persons and/or processes.
SB534,19,1919 (em) “Day" means: any part of a day in which psychological work is performed.
SB534,19,2220 (f) “Distant state" means: the compact state where a psychologist is physically
21present (not through the use of telecommunications technologies), to provide
22temporary in-person, face-to-face psychological services.
SB534,20,223 (g) “E.Passport" means: a certificate issued by the Association of State and
24Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that promotes the standardization in the

1criteria of interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates the process for
2licensed psychologists to provide telepsychological services across state lines.
SB534,20,43 (gm) “Executive board" means: a group of directors elected or appointed to act
4on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission.
SB534,20,125 (h) “Home state" means: a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to
6practice psychology. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state
7and is practicing under the authorization to practice interjurisdictional
8telepsychology, the home state is the compact state where the psychologist is
9physically present when the telepsychological services are delivered. If the
10psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state and is practicing under the
11temporary authorization to practice, the home state is any compact state where the
12psychologist is licensed.
SB534,20,1513 (hm) “Identity history summary" means: a summary of information retained
14by the FBI, or other designee with similar authority, in connection with arrests and,
15in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service.
SB534,20,1816 (i) “In-person, face-to-face" means: interactions in which the psychologist and
17the client/patient are in the same physical space and which does not include
18interactions that may occur through the use of telecommunication technologies.
SB534,20,2319 (im) “Interjurisdictional practice certificate (IPC)" means: a certificate issued
20by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that grants
21temporary authority to practice based on notification to the state psychology
22regulatory authority of intention to practice temporarily, and verification of one's
23qualifications for such practice.
SB534,21,3
1(j) “License" means: authorization by a state psychology regulatory authority
2to engage in the independent practice of psychology, which would be unlawful
3without the authorization.
SB534,21,54 (jm) “Non-compact state" means: any state which is not at the time a compact
5state.
SB534,21,76 (k) “Psychologist" means: an individual licensed for the independent practice
7of psychology.
SB534,21,108 (km) “Psychology interjurisdictional compact commission" also referred to as
9“commission" means: the national administration of which all compact states are
10members.
SB534,21,1211 (L) “Receiving state" means: a compact state where the client/patient is
12physically located when the telepsychological services are delivered.
SB534,21,1813 (Lm) “Rule" means: a written statement by the Psychology Interjurisdictional
14Compact Commission promulgated pursuant to sub. (11) that is of general
15applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the
16compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the
17commission and has the force and effect of statutory law in a compact state, and
18includes the amendment, repeal or suspension of an existing rule.
SB534,21,1919 (m) “Significant investigatory information" means:
SB534,21,2420 1. Investigative information that a state psychology regulatory authority, after
21a preliminary inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity to respond if
22required by state law, has reason to believe, if proven true, would indicate more than
23a violation of state statute or ethics code that would be considered more substantial
24than minor infraction; or
SB534,22,3
12. Investigative information that indicates that the psychologist represents an
2immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the psychologist
3has been notified and/or had an opportunity to respond.
SB534,22,54 (mm) “State" means: a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the
5United States, the District of Columbia.
SB534,22,86 (n) “State psychology regulatory authority" means: the board, office or other
7agency with the legislative mandate to license and regulate the practice of
8psychology.
SB534,22,109 (nm) “Telepsychology" means: the provision of psychological services using
10telecommunication technologies.
SB534,22,1311 (o) “Temporary authorization to practice" means: a licensed psychologist's
12authority to conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits
13authorized under this compact, in another compact state.
SB534,22,1714 (om) “Temporary in-person, face-to-face practice" means: where a
15psychologist is physically present (not through the use of telecommunications
16technologies), in the distant state to provide for the practice of psychology for 30 days
17within a calendar year and based on notification to the distant state.
SB534,22,19 18(3) Article III — Home state licensure. (a) The home state shall be a compact
19state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology.
SB534,22,2420 (b) A psychologist may hold one or more compact state licenses at a time. If the
21psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state, the home state is the
22compact state where the psychologist is physically present when the services are
23delivered as authorized by the authority to practice interjurisdictional
24telepsychology under the terms of this compact.
SB534,23,4
1(c) Any compact state may require a psychologist not previously licensed in a
2compact state to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the
3compact state under circumstances not authorized by the authority to practice
4interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of this compact.
SB534,23,75 (d) Any compact state may require a psychologist to obtain and retain a license
6to be authorized to practice in a compact state under circumstances not authorized
7by temporary authorization to practice under the terms of this compact.
SB534,23,108 (e) A home state's license authorizes a psychologist to practice in a receiving
9state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only if the
10compact state:
SB534,23,1111 1. Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active E.Passport;
SB534,23,1312 2. Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about
13licensed individuals;
SB534,23,1514 3. Notifies the commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse
15action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
SB534,23,2016 4. Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at initial licensure,
17including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
18compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation (FBI), or
19other designee with similar authority, no later than ten years after activation of the
20compact; and
SB534,23,2121 5. Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission.
SB534,23,2322 (f) A home state's license grants temporary authorization to practice to a
23psychologist in a distant state only if the compact state:
SB534,23,2424 1. Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active IPC;
SB534,24,2
12. Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about
2licensed individuals;
SB534,24,43 3. Notifies the commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse
4action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
SB534,24,95 4. Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at initial licensure,
6including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks
7compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation (FBI), or
8other designee with similar authority, no later than ten years after activation of the
9compact; and
SB534,24,1010 5. Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission.
SB534,24,15 11(4) Article IV — Compact privilege to practice telepsychology. (a) Compact
12states shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in
13conformance with sub. (3), to practice telepsychology in other compact states
14(receiving states) in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the authority to
15practice interjurisdictional telepsychology as provided in the compact.
SB534,24,1816 (b) To exercise the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology
17under the terms and provisions of this compact, a psychologist licensed to practice
18in a compact state must:
SB534,24,2019 1. Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education
20that was, at the time the degree was awarded:
SB534,24,2321 a. Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
22Department of Education to grant graduate degrees, OR authorized by provincial
23statute or royal charter to grant doctoral degrees; OR
SB534,25,224 b. A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to subd. 1. a. by a
25foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association

1of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by a recognized foreign credential
2evaluation service; AND
SB534,25,33 2. Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the following criteria:
SB534,25,74 a. The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must be clearly
5identified and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in
6pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to educate and train
7professional psychologists;
SB534,25,98 b. The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent,
9organizational entity within the institution;
SB534,25,1110 c. There must be a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and
11specialty areas whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
SB534,25,1212 d. The program must consist of an integrated, organized sequence of study;
SB534,25,1413 e. There must be an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient in size and
14breadth to carry out its responsibilities;
SB534,25,1615 f. The designated director of the program must be a psychologist and a member
16of the core faculty;
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