Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3026
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3026
- Adverse action: means any action taken by a state psychology regulatory authority that finds a violation of a statute or regulation that is identified by the state psychology regulatory authority as discipline and is a matter of public record. See
- Commission: means the national administration of which all Compact states are members. See
- Compact state: means a state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory that has enacted this Compact legislation and that has not withdrawn pursuant to subsection 3024(c) of this title or been terminated pursuant to subsection 3023(b) of this title. See
- Distant State: means the Compact state where a psychologist is physically present, not through the use of the telecommunications technologies, to provide temporary in-person, face-to-face psychological services. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Home State: means a Compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. See
- IPC: means a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that grants temporary authority to practice based on notification to the state psychology regulatory authority of intention to practice temporarily and verification of one's qualifications for such practice. See
- License: means authorization by a state psychology authority to engage in the independent practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the authorization. See
- Practice of psychology: means rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups, or organizations, for a consideration, any service involving the application of principles, methods, and procedures of understanding, predicting, and influencing behavior that are primarily drawn from the science of psychology. See
- Psychologist: means an individual licensed for the independent practice of psychology. See
- State: means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the Unites States, or the District of Columbia. See
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Temporary Authorization to Practice: means a licensed psychologist's authority to conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized under this Compact, in another Compact state. See
[Section 3026 effective July 1, 2024.]
§ 3026. Compact temporary authorization to practice
(a) Compact states shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact state in conformance with section 3024 of this title, to practice temporarily in other Compact states, called Distant States, in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the Compact.
(b) To exercise the Temporary Authorization to Practice under the terms and provisions of this Compact, a psychologist licensed to practice in a Compact state must:
(1) hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education that was, at the time the degree was awarded:
(A) regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to grant graduate degrees, or authorized by Provincial Statute or Royal Charter to grant doctoral degrees; or
(B) a foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to subdivision (A) of this subdivision (b)(1) by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service; and
(2) hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the following criteria:
(A) The program, wherever it may administratively housed, must be clearly identified and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its intent to educate and train professional psychologists.
(B) The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity within the institution.
(C) There must be a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and specialty areas whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines.
(D) The program must consist of an integrated, organized sequence of study.
(E) There must be an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry out its responsibilities.
(F) The designated director of the program must be a psychologist and a member of the core faculty.
(G) The program must have an identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that program for a degree.
(H) The program must include supervised practicum, internship, or field training appropriate to the practice of psychology.
(I) The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of three academic years of full-time graduate study for a doctoral degree and a minimum of one academic year of full-time graduate study for a master’s degree.
(J) The program includes an acceptable residency as defined by the rules of the Commission.
(3) possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice psychology in a Home State that is a Compact state;
(4) have no history of adverse action that violate the rules of the Commission;
(5) have no criminal record history that violates the rules of the Commission;
(6) possess a current, active IPC;
(7) provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice and work experience and provide a release of information to allow for primary source verification in a manner specified by the Commission; and
(8) meet other criteria as defined by the rules of the Commission.
(c) A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the Temporary Authorization to Practice shall practice within the scope of practice authorized by the Distant State.
(d) A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the Temporary Authorization to Practice will be subject to the Distant State’s authority and law. A Distant State may, in accordance with that state’s due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist’s Temporary Authorization to Practice in the Distant State and may take any other necessary actions under the Distant State’s applicable law to protect the health and safety of the Distant State’s citizens. If a Distant State takes action, the state shall promptly notify the Home State and the Commission.
(e) If a psychologist’s license in any Home State, another Compact state, or any Temporary Authorization to Practice in any Distant State, is restricted, suspended, or otherwise limited, the IPC shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be eligible to practice in a Compact state under the Temporary Authorization to Practice. (Added 2023, No. 37, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)