Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 56 > Subchapter 4 - Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

• Adverse action: means any action taken by a state psychology regulatory authority that is identified by the state psychology regulatory authority as discipline for a violation of a statute or regulation and that is a matter of public record. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards: means the recognized membership organization composed of state and provincial psychology regulatory authorities responsible for the licensure and registration of psychologists throughout the United States and Canada. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology: means a licensed psychologist's authority to practice telepsychology within the limits authorized under this compact in another compact state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Board: means the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3811-A
• Bylaws: means the bylaws established by the commission pursuant to section 3850 for its governance or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Client: means the recipient of psychological services, whether psychological services are delivered in the context of health care, corporate, supervision or consulting services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Commission: means the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission established by section 3850, which is the governing body of the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Commissioner: means the voting representative appointed by each state psychology regulatory authority pursuant to section 3850. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Compact state: means a state, the District of Columbia or a United States territory that has enacted the compact and that has not withdrawn pursuant to section 3850?C, subsection 3 or has not been terminated pursuant to section 3850?B, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Confidential: means the principle that data or information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized persons or processes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Coordinated database: means the coordinated licensure information system described in section 3849, which is an integrated process for collecting, storing and sharing information on psychologists' licensure and enforcement activities related to psychology licensure laws. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Day: means any part of a day in which psychological services are performed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Distant state: means a compact state where a psychologist is physically present, not through the use of telecommunications technologies, to provide temporary in-person, face-to-face psychological services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• E-passport: means a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards that promotes the standardization in the criteria of interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates the process for licensed psychologists to provide telepsychological services across state lines. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Executive board: means a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission pursuant to section 3850, subsection 5. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Home state: means a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Identity history summary: means a summary of information retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other designee with similar authority in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization or military service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Interjurisdictional practice certificate: means a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards that grants temporary authorization to practice based on notification to the state psychology regulatory authority of intention to practice temporarily and verifies the qualifications for such practice. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• License: means authorization by a state psychology regulatory authority to engage in the independent practice of psychology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Minority: when used in reference to age shall mean under the age of 18. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Non-compact state: means any state that is not a compact state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Psychologist: means an individual licensed for the independent practice of psychology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Receiving state: means a compact state where the client is physically located when telepsychological services are delivered. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Rule: means a written statement by the commission, promulgated pursuant to section 3850?A, that is of general applicability, implements, interprets or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact or an organizational, procedural or practice requirement of the commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3842
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Significant investigatory information: means either: