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NOTICE OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY COMMITTEE TELECONFERENCE MEETING

The Board of Psychology will hold a Telepsychology Committee via teleconference

NOTE: Pursuant to the provisions of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020, neither Committee member locations nor a public meeting location is provided. Public participation may be through teleconferencing as provided below. If you have trouble getting on the call to listen or participate, please call 916-574-7720.

Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Items may be taken out of order, tabled or held over to a subsequent meeting, for convenience, to accommodate speakers, or to maintain a quorum.

Important Notice to the Public: The Board of Psychology will hold a public meeting via WebEx Events. To participate in the WebEx meeting, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:

https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e918c86992714b739e49c077d57c28012

Instructions to connect to the meeting can be found at the end of this agenda. Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by May 1, 2021, to bopmail@dca.ca.gov for consideration.

Friday, May 7, 2021

Friday, May 7, 2021

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. or until Completion of Business

Unless noticed for a specific time, items may be heard at any time during the period of the Committee meeting.

The Committee welcomes and encourages public participation at its meetings. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Committee at the time the item is heard.

1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
2. Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
3. Establish Goals and Mission of the Telepsychology Committee
4. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda. Note: The Committee May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During this Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)].
5. Presentation on the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) by Representatives of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
6. Historical Overview of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT)
   1. Timeline of the Board’s prior consideration of PSYPACT
   2. Correspondence between the Board of Psychology and the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
   3. Identify Outstanding Issues
7. Review of and Possible Action on PSYPACT Model Legislation for a Report to the Full Board on November 18-19, 2021
8. Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Committee Meetings. Note: The Committee May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During This Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)].

ADJOURNMENT

All times are approximate and subject to change. The meeting may be canceled or changed without notice. For verification, please check the Board’s Web site at www.psychology.ca.gov, or call (916) 574-7720.

In the event a quorum of the committee is unable to attend the meeting, or the committee is unable to maintain a quorum once the meeting is called to order, the President or Chair of the meeting may, at his or her discretion, continue to discuss items from the agenda and to vote to make recommendations to the full committee at a future meeting.

Meetings of the Board of Psychology are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board or its committees, at the time the item is heard, but the President or Committee Chair may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Board members who are present who are not members of the Committee may observe but may not participate or vote.

This meeting is being held via WebEx Events. The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer, at (916) 574-7720 or email bopmail@dca.ca.gov or send a written request addressed to 1625 N. Market Boulevard, Suite N-215, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Links to agenda items, with exhibits are available at www.psychology.ca.gov, prior to the meeting date.