Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Name

Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Legal name

Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Website

https://psypact.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PSYPACT is an interstate regulatory compact that authorizes licensed psychologists to practice across participating U.S. states via APIT (telepsychology) and TAP (temporary in-person) credentials. It serves thousands of psychologists and patients in 40+ member jurisdictions.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Tyrone

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Authorization and Renewal Fees: Psychologists seeking to practice interjurisdictionally under PSYPACT pay application fees and annual renewal fees. The organization maintains a dedicated fee schedule (linked as 'What Does it Cost?') covering APIT and TAP application fees, renewal fees, and other administrative charges. Fees are collected from individual psychologists who become authorization holders.

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Core offering

PSYPACT is an interstate regulatory compact that authorizes licensed psychologists to practice across U.S. state lines through two credential types: the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) for remote psychological services, and the Temporary Authorization to Practice (TAP) for temporary in-person practice. Psychologists apply for these authorizations through PSYPACT's online portal, pay application and annual renewal fees, and gain the ability to deliver psychological services across all member states under a single credential rather than maintaining multiple state licenses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PSYPACT Commission: The governing body/commission overseeing the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact agreement among participating states.
• APIT (Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology)
• TAP (Temporary Authorization to Practice)

Products and services

• APIT (Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology) Authorization that permits qualified psychologists to deliver telepsychology services to clients in other PSYPACT member states without obtaining additional licensure in each state. Targeted at licensed psychologists in PSYPACT member jurisdictions seeking to practice telepsychology across state lines.
• TAP (Temporary Authorization to Practice) Authorization allowing psychologists to practice psychology temporarily in person in another PSYPACT member state for a limited time period. Used for short-term engagements such as conferences, training, or temporary assignments. Targeted at licensed psychologists who need to practice in person in another PSYPACT state on a temporary basis.
• PSYPACT (Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact) Membership The interstate compact framework itself, enabling licensed psychologists to practice psychology across state jurisdictions. Reduces regulatory barriers and increases access to mental healthcare by facilitating telepsychology and temporary in-person practice through standardized member-state legislation. Targeted at state legislatures and the psychology profession.

Quantifiable outcome

• Growing number of states passing PSYPACT legislation — Iowa and Alaska passed legislation in mid-2026, continuing the expansion trend

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• State Psychology Licensing Boards (in member states)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSYPACT's core operating model depends on state psychology licensing boards in member states. These boards recognize PSYPACT authorizations (APIT and TAP) within their jurisdictions, integrate PSYPACT credentialing into their regulatory oversight, and enforce compliance. The relationship is bidirectional: PSYPACT provides a standardized credentialing framework, and state boards provide jurisdictional authority and enforcement.

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Direct peers

• Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC): The NLC is an interstate compact enabling registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to practice across member states via a multistate license. It is the most direct structural analog to PSYPACT, sharing the same state-legislative-adoption model, Commission governance, and credentialing framework for a different healthcare profession.
• Physical Therapy Compact (PT Compact): The PT Compact enables physical therapists to practice across member states through a compact privilege. Like PSYPACT, it operates via state legislative adoption and offers a verification system, making it a near-direct peer in interstate healthcare professional mobility.
• Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC): The IMLC is an interstate compact for physicians providing an expedited pathway to multi-state medical licensure. It shares PSYPACT's legislative-adoption and verification-infrastructure model but operates at much larger scale in a different healthcare profession.
• EMS Compact (REPLICA): The Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate CompAct (REPLICA) is an interstate compact for emergency medical services personnel. Like PSYPACT, it relies on state legislative adoption and provides cross-state practice privileges — directly analogous in model though serving a different profession.

Broad incumbents

• American Psychological Association (APA): APA is the largest professional organization for psychologists in the U.S. It is comparable to PSYPACT as a major institutional stakeholder in psychology practice and licensure, though APA's role is advocacy, education, and accreditation rather than interstate practice authorization.
• ASWB (Association of Social Work Boards): ASWB is the association of social work licensing boards and supports interstate mobility for social workers. It is comparable to PSYPACT as an established, profession-specific regulatory membership body, though it operates more as a membership/assessment organization than a formal interstate compact.
• National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA): NC-SARA is an interstate reciprocity agreement for state authorization of distance education. While focused on postsecondary education rather than psychology practice, it shares PSYPACT's structural approach of state-level reciprocity agreements enabling cross-jurisdictional activity.
• Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB): FSMB is the national organization representing state medical and osteopathic licensing boards and supports interstate physician mobility through the U.S. Medical Licensure Application. It is comparable as the established coordinating body for state-level healthcare professional licensing, paralleling PSYPACT's role for psychology.

Emerging players

• Counseling Compact: The Counseling Compact is a newer interstate compact for licensed professional counselors, modeled on similar legislative frameworks to PSYPACT. It is comparable as a directly analogous interstate compact for an adjacent behavioral-health profession, representing both a peer model and a potential competitive substitute for some cross-state counseling services.

Others

• American Counseling Association (ACA): ACA is the largest professional organization for counselors. It is adjacent to PSYPACT in the broader behavioral health ecosystem and represents a stakeholder community whose members are likely affected by PSYPACT-related interstate practice arrangements.

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PSYPACTCommission
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