Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 653 - Medicine Board › Chapter 19 - Prescribing Psychologists › Rule 653-19.3 - Supervised Practice as a Conditional Prescribing Psychologist-joint Rule

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A conditional prescribing psychologist shall complete a minimum
				of two years of supervised practice in prescribing psychotropic medications to
				patients with mental disorders in accordance with this rule to be eligible to
				apply for a prescription certificate.
(1)
Supervision plan.
Prior
			 to issuing a conditional prescription certificate, the board shall review and
			 approve the proposed supervision plan.
a. The
			 proposed supervision plan must include the following:
(1) Conditional prescribing psychologist
			 information. The plan must include the name, license number, address, telephone
			 number, and email address of the supervisee.
(2) Supervising physician information. The
			 plan must include the name, license number, date of licensure, area of
			 specialization, address, telephone number, and email address of each
			 supervising physician.
(3) Primary
			 supervising physician. The plan must include a designation of the primary
			 supervising physician.
(4) Period
			 of supervision. The plan must include the beginning date of the supervision
			 plan and estimated date of completion.
(5) Locations and settings. The plan must
			 include a description of the locations and settings where and with whom
			 supervision will occur.
(6) Scope
			 of practice. The plan must include a description of the scope of practice of
			 the conditional prescribing psychologist, including any limitations on the
			 types of psychotropic medications that may be prescribed and the patient
			 populations to which a prescription may be issued and including the
			 expectations and responsibilities of the supervising physician.
(7) Release of information. The plan must
			 include a provision requiring the conditional prescribing psychologist to
			 obtain a release of information from all patients who are considered for
			 psychopharmacological intervention, authorizing the conditional prescribing
			 psychologist to share the patient's health information with the supervising
			 physician.
(8) Consultation between
			 the conditional prescribing psychologist and the supervising physician. The
			 plan must include a provision requiring that the conditional prescribing
			 psychologist consult with the supervising physician on a regular basis
			 regarding a patient's psychotropic treatment plan and any potential
			 complications. A conditional prescribing psychologist shall not prescribe a new
			 psychotropic medication, discontinue a psychotropic medication, or change the
			 dosage of a psychotropic medication if the supervising physician objects on the
			 basis of a contraindication.
(9)
			 Consultation between the supervising physician and the primary care physician.
			 The plan must include a provision requiring that the supervising physician
			 consult with the patient's primary care physician on a regular basis regarding
			 the patient's psychotropic treatment plan and any potential
			 complications.
(10) Termination of
			 the supervision plan. The plan must include a description of how the
			 supervision plan may be terminated and the process for notifying affected
			 patients.
(11) Signatures. The plan
			 must include signatures of the psychologist and all supervising
			 physicians.