(a) Compact states shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with Section 34-26-82, to practice temporarily in other compact states (distant states) in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the compact.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-26-84

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) To exercise the temporary authority 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 paragraph a. 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 all of the following criteria:

a. The program, wherever it may be 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 which is a compact state;
(4) Have no history of adverse action that violates 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 shall be subject to the distant state’s authority and law. A distant state, in accordance with that state’s due process law, may 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 residents. 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 the psychologist shall not be eligible to practice in a compact state under the temporary authorization to practice.
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