This bill authorized Florida to join the PSYPACT, enhancing consumers’ access to psychological services and facilitating the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person psychology across state boundaries. As a compact member state, eligible Florida-licensed psychologists can apply to PSYPACT for authorization to practice telepsychology or temporary in-person practice of psychology across state boundaries by obtaining an EPassport or an Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate. This bill expanded the Florida Reimbursement for Medical Education (FRAME) Program and created a limited licensure pathway for GAPs to address health care workforce shortages in Florida. 2023: HB 33 2024: SB 7016 2024: SB 1600 A DEEPER LOOK AT LICENSURE COMPACTS IN FLORIDA In 2016, Florida joined the NLC, allowing nurses with MSLs to practice in other compact member states without obtaining additional licenses. Florida joined the Counseling Compact in 2022, to facilitate the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors. In 2023, Florida joined the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), which enables licensed psychologists to provide telepsychology and temporary in-person services across state lines in participating compact states, enhancing access to mental health care. Florida became involved in the following two compacts due to the passage of Senate Bill 7016 Health Care (2024): Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) and the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC). The bill also created four additional medical licensure pathways, including one for Graduate Assistant Physicians (GAPs). For more information on bills impacting the various health care professions, visit FLHealthSource. gov/2024-bills/. This bill was part of a broader legislative effort to improve health care access and quality in Florida as it aimed to enhance interstate mobility for health care practitioners in Florida through the creation of the Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement Act (MOBILE) Act. The bill established a new universal process and criteria for licensure by endorsement for MQA-regulated health care professions, which helps address the growing demand for health care services by facilitating the relocation and practice of experienced practitioners from other states. MQA Annual Report and Long-Range Plan | FY 2023-24 17
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