HB 3339
Enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Behavioral Health and Health Care
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Bill overview
House Bill 3339 enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, allowing psychologists to practice across state lines under certain conditions. This compact aims to increase access to psychological services and enhance public safety by facilitating telepsychology and temporary in-person practice. The Oregon Board of Psychology will play a role in disclosing information to the compact commission and managing the financial obligations associated with participation. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2027.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, allowing psychologists to practice telepsychology and temporarily in-person services across state lines.
- The Oregon Board of Psychology will disclose specified information to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission.
- Psychologists licensed in a Compact state are exempt from obtaining a license from other Compact states for interjurisdictional practice.
- Compact states can require psychologists to hold a license and meet specific criteria before practicing in their state.
- The Oregon Board of Psychology will manage the state’s financial obligations related to the compact.
- A coordinated licensure information system will be established to share data on psychologists’ licenses and disciplinary history.
- The bill outlines definitions related to telepsychology, temporary practice, and other key concepts.
- The Commission will have rulemaking authority to establish rules and regulations governing the compact.
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Supporters of HB 3339 (PSYPACT) believe that this legislation will enhance service delivery by providing continuity of care, increasing access to mental health services, particularly in underserved populations, and addressing Oregon's behavioral health workforce shortages. By joining interstate licensure compacts for social workers, psychologists, and professional counselors, the state aims to increase the pool of available professionals, improve access to timely, high-quality behavioral health care, and address chronic vacancies in critical public services like crisis response and intensive case management. This measure is particularly necessary given Oregon's high rates of substance use disorder diagnoses among adolescents and young adults, as well as its unmet need for mental health care, which will be addressed through expanded telehealth access and increased flexibility for licensed professionals to work across state lines.
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