New York A 4566: Enacts the psychology interjurisdictional compact, the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact and the interstate counseling compact

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A04566 Summary:

BILL NOA04566 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03915

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SPONSORMiller

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Add §§7608 & 8413, Ed L; add §3035, Pub Health L

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Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact (Part A); adopts the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); adopts the interstate counseling compact (Part C).

Go to top A04566 Actions:

BILL NOA04566 

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02/04/2025referred to higher education

05/20/2025held for consideration in higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

Go to topA04566 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:15/8 Action: Held for Consideration HyndmanAyeSmullenNay

LupardoAyeSmithNay

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickNay

SimonAyeReillyNay

McDonaldAyeMillerNay

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayNay

McMahonAyePirozzoloNay

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiNay

ClarkAye

ForrestAye

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghExcused

ReyesExcused

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowExcused

Go to topA04566 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04566 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4566

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the psychol-
 ogy interjurisdictional compact (Part A); to amend the public health
 law, in relation to adopting the recognition of emergency medical
 services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); and to amend
 the education law, in relation to adopting the interstate counseling
 compact (Part C)

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation relating
 2 to enacting the psychology interjurisdictional compact, the recognition
 3 of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact,
 4 and the interstate counseling compact. Each component is wholly
 5 contained within a Part identified as Parts A through C. The effective
 6 date for each particular provision contained within such Part is set
 7 forth in the last section of such Part. Any provision in any section
 8 contained within a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which
 9 makes reference to a section "of this act", when used in connection with
 10 that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and refer to the
 11 corresponding section of the Part in which it is found. Section three of
 12 this act sets forth the general effective date of this act.

 13 PART A

 14 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 7608
 15 to read as follows:
 16 § 7608. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The psychology inter-
 17 jurisdictional compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with
 18 all jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as
 19 follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07080-01-5

 A. 4566 2

 1 ARTICLE I.
 2 PURPOSE

 3 Whereas, states license psychologists, in order to protect the public
 4 through verification of education, training and experience and ensure
 5 accountability for professional practice; and
 6 Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the day to day practice
 7 of telepsychology (i.e. the provision of psychological services using
 8 telecommunication technologies) by psychologists across state boundaries
 9 in the performance of their psychological practice as assigned by an
 10 appropriate authority; and
 11 Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the temporary in-person,
 12 face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists across state bound-
 13 aries for 30 days within a calendar year in the performance of their
 14 psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate authority;
 15 Whereas, this Compact is intended to authorize State Psychology Regu-
 16 latory Authorities to afford legal recognition, in a manner consistent
 17 with the terms of the Compact, to psychologists licensed in another
 18 st