SB0758 Summary

• Enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPACT) into Michigan law, allowing psychologists licensed in one compact state to provide telepsychology services and temporary in-person services across state lines.

• Establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission to oversee implementation, promulgate rules, maintain a coordinated licensure database, and enforce compliance among member states.

• Requires psychologists practicing under the compact to hold an active E.Passport (for telepsychology) or Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC) (for temporary in-person practice), meet specific educational requirements, and pass background checks.

• Authorizes receiving states and distant states to limit or revoke a psychologist's authority to practice and establishes procedures for adverse actions and disciplinary reporting through a coordinated information system.

• Permits compact psychologists to practice in Michigan under the compact's provisions and clarifies that such practitioners are considered licensed psychologists for purposes of Michigan law.