South Carolina Code 40-55-380. Additional authorities invested in a compact state’s psychology regulatory authority
(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, the production of evidence, or any combination of the foregoing 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, evidence, or both, are located; and
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-55-380
- 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 South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- commission: means the national administration of which all compact states are members. See South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- Compact state: means a state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory that has enacted this compact legislation and which has not withdrawn pursuant to § 40-55-430(C) or been terminated pursuant to § 40-55-420(B). See South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- 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.
- Home state: means a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. See South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- 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.
- Psychologist: means an individual licensed for the independent practice of psychology. See South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- State: means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia. See South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- State psychology regulatory authority: means the board, office or other agency with the legislative mandate to license and regulate the practice of psychology. See South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- Temporary authorization to practice: means a licensed psychologist's authority to conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized under this compact, in another compact state. See South Carolina Code 40-55-320
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) issue cease and desist orders, injunctive relief orders, or both, to revoke a psychologist‘s authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology, temporary authorization to practice, or both.
(B) During the course of any investigation, a psychologist may not change his/her 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 his/her 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.