Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1382
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Right to temporarily practice in other compact states
Official statutory text
A. Compact states shall also recognize the right of a
psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with
Section 4 of this act, to practice temporarily in other compact
states, or distant states, in which the psychologist is not
licensed, as provided in the Compact.
B. To exercise the temporary authorization to practice 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 United States 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 subparagraph a of this paragraph 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;
2. Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the
following criteria:
a. the program, wherever it may be administratively
housed, must be clearly identified and labeled as a
psychology program and must specify in pertinent
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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 (3)
academic years of full-time graduate study for
doctoral degrees and a minimum of one (1) academic
year of full-time graduate study for master's degrees,
and
j. the program must include 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 which is a compact state;
4. No history of adverse action that violates the rules of the
Commission;
5. No criminal record history that violates the rules of the
Commission;
6. Possess a current, active interjurisdictional practice
certificate (IPC);
7. Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice
and work experience 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. A psychologist practicing in a distant state under the
temporary authorization to practice shall practice within the scope
of practice authorized by the distant state.
D. A psychologist practicing into a distant state under the
temporary authorization to practice will be subject to the distant
state's authority and law. A distant state may, in accordance with
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that state's due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's
temporary authorization to practice in the distant state and may
take any other necessary actions under the distant state's
applicable law to protect the health and safety of the distant
e distant
state's authority and law. A distant state may, in accordance with
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1097
that state's due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's
temporary authorization to practice in the distant state and may
take any other necessary actions under the distant state's
applicable law to protect the health and safety of the distant
state's citizens. If a distant state takes action, the state shall
promptly notify the home state and the Commission.
E. If a psychologist's license in any home state or another
compact state or any temporary authorization to practice in any
distant state is restricted, suspended or otherwise limited, the IPC
shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be
eligible to practice in a compact state under the temporary
authorization to practice.
psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with
Section 4 of this act, to practice temporarily in other compact
states, or distant states, in which the psychologist is not
licensed, as provided in the Compact.
B. To exercise the temporary authorization to practice 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 United States 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 subparagraph a of this paragraph 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;
2. Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the
following criteria:
a. the program, wherever it may be administratively
housed, must be clearly identified and labeled as a
psychology program and must specify in pertinent
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1096
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 (3)
academic years of full-time graduate study for
doctoral degrees and a minimum of one (1) academic
year of full-time graduate study for master's degrees,
and
j. the program must include 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 which is a compact state;
4. No history of adverse action that violates the rules of the
Commission;
5. No criminal record history that violates the rules of the
Commission;
6. Possess a current, active interjurisdictional practice
certificate (IPC);
7. Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice
and work experience 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. A psychologist practicing in a distant state under the
temporary authorization to practice shall practice within the scope
of practice authorized by the distant state.
D. A psychologist practicing into a distant state under the
temporary authorization to practice will be subject to the distant
state's authority and law. A distant state may, in accordance with
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1097
that state's due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's
temporary authorization to practice in the distant state and may
take any other necessary actions under the distant state's
applicable law to protect the health and safety of the distant
e distant
state's authority and law. A distant state may, in accordance with
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1097
that state's due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's
temporary authorization to practice in the distant state and may
take any other necessary actions under the distant state's
applicable law to protect the health and safety of the distant
state's citizens. If a distant state takes action, the state shall
promptly notify the home state and the Commission.
E. If a psychologist's license in any home state or another
compact state or any temporary authorization to practice in any
distant state is restricted, suspended or otherwise limited, the IPC
shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be
eligible to practice in a compact state under the temporary
authorization to practice.
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