Oklahoma § 59-1382 - Right to temporarily practice in other compact states

§ 59-1382. Right to temporarily practice in other compact states

A. Compact states shall also recognize the right of a

psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with

Section 4 of this act, to practice temporarily in other compact

states, or 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 United States 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 subparagraph a of this paragraph 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;

2. Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the

following criteria:

a.

the program, wherever it may be administratively

housed, must be clearly identified and labeled as a

psychology program and must specify in pertinent

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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 (3)

academic years of full-time graduate study for

doctoral degrees and a minimum of one (1) academic

year of full-time graduate study for master's degrees,

and

j.

the program must include 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 which is a compact state;

4. No history of adverse action that violates the rules of the

Commission;

5. No criminal record history that violates the rules of the

Commission;

6. Possess a current, active interjurisdictional practice

certificate (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 in 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

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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 or 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 by Laws 2019, c. 187, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.