Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Health Professions

Board of Psychology

Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology [18 VAC 125 ‑ 20]

Action:

Implementation of Psychology Interstate Compact

General Information

Action Summary	Chapter 1162 of the 2020 Acts of the Assembly mandates membership of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact and requires the Board to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the act to be effective within 280 days of enactment. Amendments add definitions consistent with the Compact and revise the standards of practice and the grounds for disciplinary action to ensure that they cover persons practicing with an E.Passport or temporary authorization to practice in Virginia through the Compact.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Exempt from APA	No, this action is subject to Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
RIS Project	Yes [006421]
Associated Mandates	Psychology Compact
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
9019	Emergency/NOIRA	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/03/2021 and expires on 07/02/2022.
9249	Proposed	Governor's office review in progress.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Jaime Hoyle / Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233
Email Address:	jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-4406 FAX: (804)327-4435 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this board.