HF269 Summary

• Enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) into Minnesota law, allowing psychologists licensed in one compact state to practice telepsychology and provide temporary in-person services (up to 30 days per calendar year) in other compact states without obtaining a separate license.

• Establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission as a joint public agency comprised of one voting representative from each compact state, with authority to promulgate rules and coordinate licensure information across states.

• Sets educational and professional requirements for psychologists to exercise compact privileges, including graduate degree in psychology from accredited institution, current unrestricted license in home state, active E.Passport (for telepsychology) or IPC (for temporary in-person practice), and clean disciplinary history.

• Creates coordinated licensure database maintained by the commission to track psychologist licensure, adverse actions, and disciplinary information across all compact states, with states required to report regulatory actions and significant investigatory information.

• Compact becomes effective when enacted in the seventh state; authorizes compact states to withdraw with six months' notice and allows amendment only by unanimous enactment across all compact states.