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10territory that has enacted this compact legislation and which has not withdrawn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;
SB534,25,1817 g. The program must have an identifiable body of students who are
18matriculated in that program for a degree;
SB534,25,2019 h. The program must include supervised practicum, internship, or field
20training appropriate to the practice of psychology;
SB534,25,2321 i. The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of three academic years of
22full-time graduate study for doctoral degree and a minimum of one academic year
23of full-time graduate study for master's degree;
SB534,25,2524 j. The program includes an acceptable residency as defined by the rules of the
25commission.
SB534,26,2
13. Possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice psychology in a
2home state which is a compact state;
SB534,26,33 4. Have no history of adverse action that violate the rules of the commission;
SB534,26,54 5. Have no criminal record history reported on an identity history summary
5that violates the rules of the commission;
SB534,26,66 6. Possess a current, active E.Passport;
SB534,26,117 7. Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice, conformity with
8standards of practice, competence in telepsychology technology; criminal
9background; and knowledge and adherence to legal requirements in the home and
10receiving states, and provide a release of information to allow for primary source
11verification in a manner specified by the commission; and
SB534,26,1212 8. Meet other criteria as defined by the rules of the commission.
SB534,26,1513 (c) The home state maintains authority over the license of any psychologist
14practicing into a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional
15telepsychology.
SB534,26,2316 (d) A psychologist practicing into a receiving state under the authority to
17practice interjurisdictional telepsychology will be subject to the receiving state's
18scope of practice. A receiving state may, in accordance with that state's due process
19law, limit or revoke a psychologist's authority to practice interjurisdictional
20telepsychology in the receiving state and may take any other necessary actions under
21the receiving state's applicable law to protect the health and safety of the receiving
22state's citizens. If a receiving state takes action, the state shall promptly notify the
23home state and the commission.
SB534,27,324 (e) If a psychologist's license in any home state, another compact state, or any
25authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology in any receiving state, is

1restricted, suspended or otherwise limited, the E.Passport shall be revoked and
2therefore the psychologist shall not be eligible to practice telepsychology in a compact
3state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology.
SB534,27,7 4(5) Article V — Compact temporary authorization to practice. (a) Compact
5states shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in
6conformance with sub. (3), to practice temporarily in other compact states (distant
7states) in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the compact.
SB534,27,108 (b) To exercise the temporary authorization to practice under the terms and
9provisions of this compact, a psychologist licensed to practice in a compact state
10must:
SB534,27,1211 1. Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education
12that was, at the time the degree was awarded:
SB534,27,1513 a. Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
14department of education to grant graduate degrees, OR authorized by provincial
15statute or royal charter to grant doctoral degrees; OR
SB534,27,1916 b. A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to subd. 1. a. by a
17foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association
18of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by a recognized foreign credential
19evaluation service; AND
SB534,27,2020 2. Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the following criteria:
SB534,27,2421 a. The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must be clearly
22identified and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in
23pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to educate and train
24professional psychologists;
SB534,28,2
1b. The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent,
2organizational entity within the institution;
SB534,28,43 c. There must be a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and
4specialty areas whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;
SB534,28,55 d. The program must consist of an integrated, organized sequence of study;
SB534,28,76 e. There must be an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient in size and
7breadth to carry out its responsibilities;
SB534,28,98 f. The designated director of the program must be a psychologist and a member
9of the core faculty;
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