# RCW 18.83A.030: RCW 18.83A.030: Compact state licensing > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S030 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 18.83A.030 - **Heading:** RCW 18.83A.030: Compact state licensing - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 83A / Section 030 ## Text (1) The home state shall be a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. (2) A psychologist may hold one or more compact state licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state, the home state is the compact state where the psychologist is physically present when the services are delivered as authorized by the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of the psychology interjurisdictional compact. (3) Any compact state may require a psychologist not previously licensed in a compact state to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the compact state under circumstances not authorized by the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of the psychology interjurisdictional compact. (4) Any compact state may require a psychologist to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in a compact state under circumstances not authorized by temporary authorization to practice under the terms of the psychology interjurisdictional compact. (5) A home state's license authorizes a psychologist to practice in a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only if the compact state: (a) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active e-passport; (b) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed individuals; (c) Notifies the commission, in compliance with the terms of this chapter, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual; (d) Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation, or other designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after activation of the psychology interjurisdictional compact; and (e) Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission. (6) A home state's license grants temporary authorization to practice to a psychologist in a distant state only if the compact state: (a) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active interjurisdictional practice certificate; (b) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed individuals; (c) Notifies the commission, in compliance with this chapter, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual; (d) Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation, or other designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after activation of the psychology interjurisdictional compact; and (e) Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 18.83A.010 RCW 18.83A.010: Findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S010.md) - [RCW 18.83A.020 RCW 18.83A.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S020.md) - [RCW 18.83A.030 RCW 18.83A.030: Compact state licensing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S030.md) - [RCW 18.83A.040 RCW 18.83A.040: Interjurisdictional telepsychology authorization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S040.md) - [RCW 18.83A.050 RCW 18.83A.050: Interjurisdictional telepsychology scope of practice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S050.md) - [RCW 18.83A.060 RCW 18.83A.060: Temporary authorization to practice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S060.md) - [RCW 18.83A.070 RCW 18.83A.070: Adverse actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S070.md) - [RCW 18.83A.080 RCW 18.83A.080: Regulatory authority—Powers and duties—Investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S080.md) - [RCW 18.83A.090 RCW 18.83A.090: Psychology interjurisdictional compact commission—Composition—Bylaws—Powers—Executive board—Expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S090.md) - [RCW 18.83A.100 RCW 18.83A.100: Psychology interjurisdictional compact commission—Rule making.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S100.md) - [RCW 18.83A.110 RCW 18.83A.110: Coordinated licensure information system—Reporting information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S110.md) - [RCW 18.83A.120 RCW 18.83A.120: Enforcement—Default—Termination of compact membership—Dispute resolution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S120.md) - [RCW 18.83A.130 RCW 18.83A.130: Rule-making authority—Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S130.md) - [RCW 18.83A.900 RCW 18.83A.900: Short title—2022 c 5.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S900.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C83A_S030. 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