H.F. No. 3823 Summary

• Enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), allowing licensed psychologists to practice telepsychology across state lines and provide temporary in-person services for up to 30 days per calendar year in other compact states.

• Establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission to oversee implementation, with one voting commissioner appointed by each compact state's psychology regulatory authority.

• Requires psychologists to hold active E.Passport certificates for telepsychology practice and Interjurisdictional Practice Certificates (IPC) for temporary in-person practice, along with specific educational credentials and clean disciplinary records.

• Creates coordinated database system for sharing licensure and disciplinary information among compact states, with mechanisms for adverse action reporting and interstate investigation.

• Appropriates funding from the state government special revenue fund to the Board of Psychologists for implementation, effective when the compact is enacted in the seventh state.