(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state. The provisions which become effective at that time shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the adoption of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the compact.
(b) Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
(c) Any compact state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same.
(1) A compact state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six months after enactment of the repealing statute.
(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state's psychology regulatory authority to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this section prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
(d) Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any psychology licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a compact state and a non-compact state which does not conflict with this compact.
(e) This compact may be amended by the compact states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective and binding upon any compact state until it is enacted into the law of all compact states.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Article 5 - Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
Section 34-26-81 - Definitions.
Section 34-26-82 - Home State Licensure.
Section 34-26-83 - Compact Privilege to Practice Telepsychology.
Section 34-26-84 - Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice.
Section 34-26-85 - Conditions of Telepsychology Practice in a Receiving State.
Section 34-26-86 - Adverse Actions.
Section 34-26-88 - Coordinated Licensure Information System.
Section 34-26-89 - Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission.
Section 34-26-90 - Rulemaking.
Section 34-26-91 - Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement.