At a glance: licensure committee approves meeting minutes and directs telehealth reference document to full board

The Board of Psychology Licensure Committee took two formal actions in open session on Jan. 31, 2025: it adopted licensure committee meeting minutes for a prior meeting and approved a recommendation to add named links to a one‑page telehealth reference document and send that document to the full board.

Minutes adoption: A committee member moved to adopt the licensure committee meeting minutes from July 19, 2024 (transcript text). The motion was seconded and the chair called the roll; members vocalized their votes and the motion passed.

Telehealth reference document: Staff presented a draft one‑page reference document summarizing barriers to telehealth and links to guidance resources. Committee members suggested adding links to resources identified by Chair Dr. Mary Harp Sheets: the American Psychological Association telehealth guidelines, ASPPB information on telepsychology, the National Institutes of Health guidance, and two pages on the Board of Psychology website (general regulations and FAQs). A committee member moved to add Dr. Harp Sheets’ suggested links and forward the reference document to the board; the motion was seconded by Board Member Nystrom. The committee approved the motion by voice vote and the chair announced that the motion passed.

Both items were recorded in the meeting minutes as approved motions. The meeting materials show the committee took these votes in open session and that the telehealth reference document will be forwarded to the full board for consideration.