Call for Comments: Proposed Revisions to APA's Model Act for State Licensure of Psychology Professionals
Deadline to Submit Feedback: March 3, 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 Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Proposed Resolution on Prioritizing the Behavioral Health Needs of Rural Communities

Deadline to Submit Feedback: January 8, 2026

The APA Committee on Rural Health, in collaboration with the Council of Representatives Rural Health Caucus, introduces our proposed resolution addressing the urgent behavioral health needs of rural individuals, families, and communities across the United States. While the creators of this resolution bring deep lived and professional experience from rural regions, including Queer and Indigenous perspectives, we want to ensure no rural voice is missing. We welcome constructive comments, recommendations, and concerns about how this resolution can best reflect the needs and priorities of rural communities as APA advances stronger advocacy, telehealth, school-based, and community-based mental health solutions for rural America.

The comment period for this document ends on Thursday, January 8, 2026.