Call for Comments: Proposed Revisions to APA's Model Act for State Licensure of Psychology Professionals
Deadline to Submit Feedback: March 11, 2026 

Members of APA and interested members of the public are invited to provide comments on the proposed revisions to APA’s Model Act for State Licensure of Psychology Professionals (MLA).  

The MLA is APA’s recommended guidance to states and policymakers on psychology licensure, representing the profession’s collective thinking about what effective psychology licensure should include. In 2024, the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) accredited its first master’s degree psychology program. To reflect this and other changes since the MLA’s last update in 2010, APA’s Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) appointed a task force to revise the MLA. In 2024, public feedback was solicited on the 2010 MLA and on an initial draft proposal for title and scope of practice for master’s professionals, which the Task Force then incorporated into a unified MLA. In 2025, BPA reviewed the Task Force’s submission and voted to release this document for public comment.  

Reviewers may be particularly interested in commenting on the proposed scope of independent practice for master’s professionals, proposed updates to the scope of independent practice for licensed psychologists, the proposed requirements for education and training prior to obtaining licensure and the proposed titles. 

Of the documents provided on the comment page in the column on the right, public feedback is requested specifically for the “Public Comment - Model Licensing Act Proposed Updates,” which contains the proposed statutory language in italicized text along with explanations in boxes to capture the Task Force’s rationale for various sections of the MLA.  Please focus your comments on the italicized proposed statutory language and not on the explanatory/rationale text, and when possible, offer specific wording changes linked to line numbers in your comments. 

The reference documents are provided for historical context and so that reviewers may see precisely what language was changed.

The comment period for this document ends on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 4:00 pm ET.  

Proposed Revisions to the APA Guidelines for Education and Training Competencies for Doctoral-Level Psychology Practice in Primary Care Settings

Deadline to Submit Feedback: March 21, 2026

 The APA Board of Educational Affairs (BEA), in consultation with the work group charged with revising these guidelines, seeks public comment on proposed revisions to the APA Guidelines for Education and Training Competencies for Doctoral-Level Psychology Practice in Primary Care Settings.

 These guidelines define recommended competencies to help educators and training programs prepare graduate students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows to provide psychological services in primary care settings. Consistent with the APA policy on Developing and Evaluating Standards and Guidelines Related to Education and Training in Psychology, enacted by the APA Council of Representatives, these guidelines are intended to be aspirational.

 The APA Council of Representatives first approved the competencies in 2015. The proposed revisions update the guidelines to reflect the skills needed to practice effectively in rapidly evolving primary care settings. The revised document begins with background information on the competency movement in professional psychology and the history of competencies in primary care psychology. It then describes the revision process, defines key terms, and presents the competencies in six clusters, along with guidance on their use. Sample behavioral anchors illustrate how the primary care psychology competencies may be applied.

The comment period for this document ends on Saturday, March 21, 2026.  

Call For Comments: APA’s Record Keeping Guidelines
Deadline to Submit Feedback: April 4, 2026

APA is seeking feedback from health service psychologists, students, regulators, patients and the wider community on its expired Record Keeping Guidelines. APA’s Record Keeping Guidelines serves as a guide to practicing psychologists by outlining professional expectations for creating, maintaining, storing, and disposing of clinical records in a manner that supports high-quality care, continuity of services, and compliance with legal and ethical standards. The guidelines address key considerations such as documentation of informed consent, confidentiality and privacy protections, electronic record security, interjurisdictional practice, and record retention requirements. By gathering broad input, APA aims to ensure that the updated guidelines reflect current laws, evolving technologies, and the diverse needs of the communities psychologists serve. The current version of the guidelines expired in 2017.

All submitted feedback will be shared with a work group that is in the process of updating APA guidance regarding Record Keeping. The work group anticipates that the updated guideline will be specific to HSP practice but reviewers can provide feedback about other areas of professional practice for consideration. If a substantial number of comments indicate a need for broader applicability, the work group will carefully consider whether expansion of the guideline or development of a related guidance document is warranted. While the current charge focuses on HSP practice, input from the applied community will help inform future directions and potential additional guidance. While all feedback is welcome, reviewers are particularly encouraged to note content that could or should be specified in the updated and revised Record Keeping Guidelines and is presently missing and any portions of the expired Guidelines that require change. It is hoped that any new guidance regarding record keeping will be relevant for at least the next 10 years so please be forward thinking in your comments.

The current update is being undertaken to ensure the guidelines reflect contemporary legal, regulatory, ethical, and technological developments, align with current professional practice standards, and address emerging issues in electronic recordkeeping, privacy, and interjurisdictional care.

If commenting on an existing component of the APA Record Keeping Guidelines, please reference that section in your comment. All comments received will be shared with a work group that is charged with updating APA's guidance regarding record keeping.

The public comment period will be open until April 4th, 2026.