Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 24 > Chapter 25 > Subchapter VI - Prohibited Acts; Penalties Generally; Enforcement

• Adverse action: means : Any action taken by a state psychology regulatory authority which 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 Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology: means : a licensed psychologist's authority to practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under this Compact, in another compact state. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Bylaws: means : those bylaws established by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission pursuant to § 3509A of this title for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Commission: means : the national administration of which all compact states are members. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Compact state: means : a state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory that has enacted this Compact legislation and which has not withdrawn pursuant to § 3512A(c) of this title or been terminated pursuant to § 3511A(b) of this title. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Distant state: means : the compact state where a psychologist is physically present (not through the use of telecommunications technologies), to provide temporary in-person, face-to-face psychological services. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• E-Passport: means : a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that promotes the standardization in the criteria of interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates the process for licensed psychologists to provide telepsychological services across state lines. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Home state: means : a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Identity history summary: means : a summary of information retained by the FBI, or other designee with similar authority, in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• License: means : authorization by a state psychology regulatory authority to engage in the independent practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the authorization. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Psychologist: means : an individual licensed for the independent practice of psychology. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Receiving state: means : a compact state where the client/patient is physically located when the telepsychological services are delivered. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Significant investigatory information: means either of the following:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A

• State: means : a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• State psychology regulatory authority: means : the board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to license and regulate the practice of psychology. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Telepsychology: means : the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technologies. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• 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 Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3501A
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302