Vermont § 3026 - Compact temporary authorization to practice

§ 3026. Compact temporary authorization to practice

• (a) Compact states shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact
  state in conformance with section 3024 of this title, to practice temporarily in other Compact states, called 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 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 that violates the rules of the Commission; (6) possess a current, active 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 into 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 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, 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 2023, No. 37, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)