A pair of local legislators are teaming up in co-sponsorship of a bill, which aims to ratify the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
According to a news release, Senator Andre Jacque, and Assemblyman Paul Tittl joined forces with Senator Kathleen Bernier of Chippewa Falls in co-sponsorship of the bill.
Under current law, psychologists are hampered by a web of legal restrictions which diminish access to care for those in need. As a result, Wisconsin faces a devastating shortage of mental health professionals in the vast majority of the state.
This interstate compact (PSYPACT) allows for psychologists to practice either in person or other than in-person across state lines in other states which have enacted it. As a result, quick and efficient access to mental health resources will be greatly increased.