Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3025
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3025
- Adverse action: means any action taken by a state psychology regulatory authority that finds a violation of a statute or regulation that is identified by the state psychology regulatory authority as discipline and is a matter of public record. See
- 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
- Commission: means the national administration of which all Compact states are members. See
- Compact state: means a state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory that has enacted this Compact legislation and that has not withdrawn pursuant to subsection 3024(c) of this title or been terminated pursuant to subsection 3023(b) of this title. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Home State: means a Compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. See
- Identity history summary: means a summary of information retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), or other designee with similar authority, in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. See
- License: means authorization by a state psychology authority to engage in the independent practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the authorization. See
- Practice of psychology: means rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups, or organizations, for a consideration, any service involving the application of principles, methods, and procedures of understanding, predicting, and influencing behavior that are primarily drawn from the science of psychology. See
- Psychologist: means an individual licensed for the independent practice of psychology. See
- Receiving State: means a Compact state where the client or patient is physically located when the telepsychological services are delivered. See
- State: means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the Unites States, or the District of Columbia. See
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Telepsychology: means the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technologies. See
[Section 3025 effective July 1, 2024.]
§ 3025. Compact privilege to practice telepsychology
(a) Compact states shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact state in conformance with section 3024 of this title, to practice telepsychology in other Compact states, called Receiving States, in which the psychologist is not licensed under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology as provided in the Compact.
(b) To exercise the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology 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 subdivision (A) of this subdivision (b)(1) 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 the following criteria:
(A) The program, wherever it may 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 that is a Compact state;
(4) have no history of adverse action that violate the rules of the Commission;
(5) have no criminal record history reported on an identity history summary that violates the rules of the Commission;
(6) possess a current, active E.Passport;
(7) provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice, conformity with standards of practice, competence in telepsychology technology; criminal background; and knowledge and adherence to legal requirements in the Home and Receiving States, 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) The Home State maintains authority over the license of any psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology.
(d) A psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology will be subject to the Receiving State’s scope of practice. A Receiving State may, in accordance with the state’s due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist’s Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in the Receiving State and may take any other necessary actions under the Receiving State’s applicable law to protect the health and safety of the Receiving State’s citizens. If a Receiving 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 Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in any Receiving State, is restricted, suspended, or otherwise limited, the E.Passport shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be eligible to practice telepsychology in a Compact state under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology. (Added 2023, No. 37, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)