Oklahoma § 59-1380 - Home state licensure

§ 59-1380. Home state licensure

A. The home state shall be a compact state where a psychologist

is licensed to practice psychology.

B. A psychologist may hold one or more compact state licenses

at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one compact

state, the home state is the compact state where the psychologist

was physically present when the services were delivered, as

authorized by the authority to practice interjurisdictional

telepsychology under the terms of this Compact.

C. Any compact state may require a psychologist not previously

licensed in a compact state to obtain and retain a license to be

authorized to practice in the compact state under circumstances not

authorized by the authority to practice interjurisdictional

telepsychology under the terms of this Compact.

D. Any compact state may require a psychologist to obtain and

retain a license to be authorized to practice in a compact state

under circumstances not authorized by the temporary authorization to

practice under the terms of this Compact.

E. A home state's license authorizes a psychologist to practice

in a receiving state under the authority to practice

interjurisdictional telepsychology only if the compact state:

1. Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active EPassport;

2. Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating

complaints about licensed individuals;

3. Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms

herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory

information regarding a licensed individual;

4. Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at

initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints

or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other designee with similar

authority, not later than ten (10) years after activation of the

Compact; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

5. Complies with the bylaws and rules of the Commission.

F. A home state's license grants temporary authorization to

practice to a psychologist in a distant state only if the compact

state:

1. Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active

interjurisdictional practice certificate (IPC);

2. Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating

complaints about licensed individuals;

3. Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms

herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory

information regarding a licensed individual;

4. Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at

initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints

or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other designee with similar

authority, no later than ten (10) years after activation of the

Compact; and

5. Complies with the bylaws and rules of the Commission.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 187, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.