Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1400 - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST LICENSING ACT › Subpart C - PRESCRIBING PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 1400.240 - Written Collaborative Agreements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A written collaborative agreement is required for all
				  prescribing psychologists practicing under a prescribing psychologist license
				  issued pursuant to the Act
. (Section
				  4.3(a)
				  of the Act)
a)
A written
				delegation of prescriptive authority by a collaborating physician may only
				include medications for the treatment of mental health disease or illness the
				collaborating physician generally provides to his/her patients in the normal
				course of his/her clinical practice
. (Section
				4.3(b)
				of the Act) The delegation of prescriptive authority should include
				authorization to order laboratory testing, imagery and medical tests necessary
				prior to prescribing medication during the period of prescribed medication and
				at the end of a period of prescribed medication. The collaborating physician
				must hold a valid current Illinois controlled substance license and federal
				registration to delegate authority to prescribe delegated controlled
				substances.
b)
The
				collaborating physician shall file with the Department a notice of delegation
				of authority to prescribe
any non-narcotic
Schedule III
				through V controlled substances, the licensed prescribing psychologist shall be
				eligible to register for a mid-level practitioner controlled substance license
				under Section 303.5 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
[ 720
				ILCS 570 ]. (Section
				4.3(c)
				of the Act)
c)
Any
				delegation of Schedule III through V controlled substances shall identify the
				specific controlled substance by brand name or generic name
. (Section
				4.3(d)(1)
				of the Act)
d)
A written
				collaborative agreement shall
:
1)
Describe the working relationship between the prescribing psychologist
				and the collaborating physician and delegate prescriptive authority as provided
				in the Act
. (Section
				4.3(e)
				of the Act)
2)
Promote the
				exercise of professional judgment by the prescribing psychologist in accordance
				with his/her training, education and experience
. (Section
				4.3(f)
				of the Act)
3)
Provide
				methods and guidelines for communication between the collaborating physician
				and the prescribing psychologist, including in-person and telephonic
				communications. It is not necessary to provide for the personal presence of the
				collaborating physician at the place where services are rendered
by
				the prescribing psychologist. (Section
				4.3(g)
				of the Act)
4)
Provide for
				adequate collaboration between the physician and prescribing psychologist,
				including provisions that the physician shall
:
A)
participate in the joint
				formulation and joint approval of orders or guidelines with the prescribing
				psychologist and periodically review the prescribing psychologist's
				orders
or guidelines
and the services provided patients under
				the orders in accordance with accepted standards of medical practice and
				prescribing psychologist practice;
B)
collaborate and consult with the
				prescribing psychologist in person
, either in the prescribing
				psychologist's physical presence or via real-time video conferencing,
at least once a month for review of safety and quality clinical care or
				treatment
;
C)
be
				available through telecommunications for consultation on medical problems,
				complications, emergencies, or patient referrals,
as needed;
and
D)
review medication orders of the prescribing psychologist no less than
				monthly, including review of laboratory tests and other tests as
				available
. (Section
				4.3(h)
				of the Act)
5)
Contain provisions detailing notice for termination or change of status
				involving a written collaborative agreement, except when the notice is given
				for just cause
. (Section
				4.3(i)
				of the Act)