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• 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
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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
• Board: means the Board of Psychological Examiners established under this chapter. See
• Bylaws: means those bylaws established by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission pursuant to section 3031 of this title for its governance or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. See
• Client or patient: means the recipient of psychological services, whether psychological services are delivered in the context of health care, corporate, supervision, consulting services, or a combination of these. 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state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory that has enacted this Compact legislation and that has not withdrawn pursuant to subsection 3024(c) of this title or been terminated pursuant to subsection 3023(b) of this title.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
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Day: means any part of a day in which psychological work is performed. 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
• Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Home State: means a Compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. See
• Identity history summary: means a summary of information retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), or other designee with similar authority, in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. 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
• 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 authority to engage in the independent practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the authorization. See
• Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. 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
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Psychologist: means an individual licensed for the independent practice of psychology. See
• Receiving State: means a Compact state where the client or patient is physically located when the telepsychological services are delivered. See
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Rule: means a written statement by the Psychology Interjurisdiction Compact Commission promulgated pursuant to section 3032 of this title that is of general applicability; implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the Compact, or an organization, procedural, or practice requirement of the Commission and has the force and effect of statutory law in a Compact state; and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule. See
• said: when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned. See
• Significant investigatory information: means :

• State: means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the Unites States, or the District of Columbia. See
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
• State psychology regulatory authority: means the board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to license and regulate the practice of psychology. See
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Telepsychology: means the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technologies. See
• 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
• Unprofessional conduct: means conduct prohibited by section 3016 of this title or by other statutes relating to the practice of psychology, whether or not taken by a license holder. See