Title 18, BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

A psychologist may practice in a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as assigned by an appropriate state psychology regulatory authority, as defined by the rules of the …

(1) Compact states must recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with RCW 18.83A.030, to practice temporarily in other distant states in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the psychology interjurisdictional compact. (2)…

(1) A home state may impose adverse action against a psychologist's license issued by the home state. A distant state may take adverse action on a psychologist's temporary authorization to practice within that distant state. (2) A receiving state may take adverse action on a psyc…

(1) In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a compact state's psychology regulatory authority may: (a) Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and investigations, which require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued …

(1) The compact states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission. (a) The commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the compact states. (b) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against t…

(1) The commission must exercise its rule-making powers under the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted under this section. Rules and amendments become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (2) If a majority of the legislatures of the comp…

(1) The commission must provide for the development and maintenance of a coordinated licensure information system and reporting system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on all psychologists to whom the psychology interjurisdictional compact is applicable in…

(1)(a) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each compact state must enforce the psychology interjurisdictional compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this compac…

To the extent necessary to implement chapter 5, Laws of 2022, the examining board of psychology is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the psychology interjurisdictional compact and the department of health is authorized to adopt rules to establish fees pursuant to R…

Chapter 5, Laws of 2022 may be known and cited as the psychology interjurisdictional compact act. [ 2022 c 5 s 1.]

(1) This chapter takes effect on the date on which the compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state. The provisions that become effective at that time are limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to the assembly and the adoption of rules. Thereafter, t…

The psychology interjurisdictional compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes of the compact. If the compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any state member to the compact, the compact remains in full force and effect as to the remaining c…