---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Have Maine Join The Interstate Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact To Improve Telehealth Options For Psychologists And Their Patients"
description: "An Act To Have Maine Join The Interstate Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact To Improve Telehealth Options For Psychologists And Their Patients"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 863"
citation: "Maine LD 863 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELIVERY", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "TELEHEALTH FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2944608-b23d-43b5-bc0c-b6d72a0bd371"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079317"
source_hash: "5dbef221e9a1bdff3c727da4f0b974ea081098d340fdc79a8aaa7133ab0cbe3b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 863 (130) — An Act To Have Maine Join The Interstate Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact To Improve Telehealth Options For Psychologists And Their Patients

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0631&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0631&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0631&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-661). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-661) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-661), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2944608-b23d-43b5-bc0c-b6d72a0bd371`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).