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HB241

Alaska Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact in Alaska, allowing licensed psychologists from other states to provide telepsychology services or practice temporarily in person under shared rules.

Adds the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to state law so licensed psychologists can practice across state lines for specific purposes.
Allows qualified psychologists from other states to get an Alaska license without taking new exams if their training and exam requirements are similar or higher, provided they submit fingerprints and pay fees.
Requires applicants for a psychologist license or credential review to submit fingerprints and pay fees for criminal history checks.
Sets rules that allow telepsychology services, which are psychological sessions done over technology like video calls.
Permits psychologists from other states to provide in-person care in Alaska for up to 30 days within a calendar year.

Psychologists who hold licenses in Alaska or other participating states under the Compact.
The state board that issues psychology licenses and sets rules.
People seeking psychological services from providers outside their home state via telepsychology or temporary visits.

The bill text provided ends before listing all the specific rules and full details of the Compact agreement.
Psychologists already holding an Alaska license when this law starts do not need to submit fingerprints or pay for new criminal history checks.

Plain language

Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact: An agreement between states that lets licensed psychologists practice in more than one state under shared rules for telepsychology and temporary in-person care.
Telepsychology: The delivery of psychological services using technology like video calls or phone lines instead of meeting in person.
License by credentials: A way to get a license based on existing qualifications from another state without taking new exams, if requirements are similar or higher and other conditions are met.

Official record

Validated

PSYCHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT An Act relating to a psychology interjurisdictional compact; and relating to the practice of psychology.

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