Vermont § 3025 - Compact privilege to practice telepsychology

§ 3025. Compact privilege to practice telepsychology

• (a) Compact states shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact
  state in conformance with section 3024 of this title, to practice telepsychology in other Compact states, called Receiving States, in
  which the psychologist is not licensed under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional
  Telepsychology as provided in the Compact. (b) To exercise the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology 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 reported on an identity history summary that violates
  the rules of the Commission; (6) possess a current, active E.Passport; (7) provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice, conformity with standards
  of practice, competence in telepsychology technology; criminal background; and knowledge
  and adherence to legal requirements in the Home and Receiving States, 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) The Home State maintains authority over the license of any psychologist practicing
  into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology. (d) A psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional
  Telepsychology will be subject to the Receiving State’s scope of practice. A Receiving
  State may, in accordance with the state’s due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist’s
  Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in the Receiving State and
  may take any other necessary actions under the Receiving State’s applicable law to
  protect the health and safety of the Receiving State’s citizens. If a Receiving 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 Authority
  to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in any Receiving State, is restricted,
  suspended, or otherwise limited, the E.Passport shall be revoked and therefore the
  psychologist shall not be eligible to practice telepsychology in a Compact state under
  the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology. (Added 2023, No. 37, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)