Vermont § 3029 - Additional authorities invested in Compact state’s psychology regulatory authority

§ 3029. Additional authorities invested in Compact state’s psychology regulatory authority

• (a) In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a Compact state’s psychology
  regulatory authority shall have the authority under this Compact to: (1) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations, which require the attendance
  and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a Compact
  state’s psychology regulatory authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses,
  or the production of evidence from another Compact state, shall be enforced in the
  latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to that court’s practice
  and procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own proceedings. The issuing
  state psychology regulatory authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses,
  mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses
  or evidence, or both, are located; and (2) Issue cease and desist or injunctive relief orders, or both, to revoke a psychologist’s
  Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology or the Temporary Authorization
  to Practice, or both. (b) During the course of any investigation, a psychologist may not change the psychologist’s
  Home State licensure. A Home state psychology regulatory authority is authorized to
  complete any pending investigations of a psychologist and to take any actions appropriate
  under its law. The Home State psychology regulatory authority shall promptly report
  the conclusions of such investigations to the Commission. Once an investigation has
  been completed, and pending the outcome of said investigation, the psychologist may
  change the psychologist’s Home State licensure. The Commission shall promptly notify
  the new Home State of any such decisions as provided in the rules of the Commission.
  All information provided to the Commission or distributed by Compact states pursuant
  to the psychologist shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used for investigatory
  or disciplinary matters. The Commission may create additional rules for mandated or
  discretionary sharing of information by Compact states. (Added 2023, No. 37, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)