Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 653 - Medicine Board › Chapter 19 - Prescribing Psychologists › Rule 653-19.1 - Definitions-joint Rule

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"APA "
means the American Psychological
				Association.
"Applicant"
means a psychologist applying for
				a conditional prescription certificate.
"Board"
means the Iowa board of
				psychology.
"Board of medicine "
means the Iowa board of
				medicine.
"Collaborating physician "
means a person who
				is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine in Iowa,
				who regularly prescribes psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental
				disorders as part of the physician's normal course of practice, and who serves
				as a resource for a prescribing psychologist pursuant to a collaborative
				practice agreement. A collaborating physician shall be board-certified in
				family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, or
				psychiatry.
"Conditional prescribing psychologist"
means a
				person licensed to practice psychology in Iowa who holds an active conditional
				prescription certificate. This term does not include prescribing
				psychologists.
"Conditional prescription certificate "
means
				a certificate issued by the board to a psychologist that permits the
				psychologist to prescribe psychotropic medication under the supervision of a
				supervising physician.
"CSA registration "
means a Controlled
				Substance Act registration issued by the Iowa board of pharmacy authorizing a
				psychologist to possess and prescribe controlled substances.
"DEA registration"
means a mid-level
				practitioner registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration authorizing
				a psychologist to possess and prescribe controlled substances.
"Joint rule "
means a rule adopted by
				agreement of the board of psychology and the board of medicine through the
				joint rule-making process.
"Mental disorder "
means a disorder which is
				defined by the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
				Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association or contained
				within the mental and behavioral disorders chapter of the most recent version
				of the International Classification of Diseases.
"Prescribing psychologist"
means a person
				licensed to practice psychology in Iowa who holds an active prescription
				certificate. This term does not include conditional prescribing
				psychologists.
"Prescription certificate "
means a
				certificate issued by the board to a psychologist that permits the psychologist
				to prescribe psychotropic medication.
"Primary care physician"
means a person
				licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine in Iowa who
				is responsible for the ongoing medical care of a patient.
"Psychologist"
means a person licensed to
				practice psychology in Iowa.
"Psychotropic medication "
means a medication
				that shall not be dispensed or administered without a prescription and that has
				been explicitly approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the
				treatment of a mental disorder, as defined by the most recent version of the
				Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American
				Psychiatric Association or the most recent version of the International
				Classification of Diseases. "Psychotropic medication" does not include
				narcotics.
"Supervising physician"
means a person who is
				licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine in Iowa, who
				regularly prescribes psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental
				disorders as part of the physician's normal course of practice, and who
				supervises a conditional prescribing psychologist. A supervising physician
				shall be board-certified in family medicine, internal medicine, neurology,
				pediatrics, or psychiatry.
"Training director"
means an employee of the
				psychopharmacology training program who is primarily responsible for directing
				the training program.
"Training physician"
means a person who is
				licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine in Iowa, who
				regularly prescribes psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental
				disorders as part of the physician's normal course of practice, and who
				provides training to a psychologist as part of the clinical experience and
				practicum described in rule 653-19.2 (148,154B). A training physician shall be
				board-certified in family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics,
				or psychiatry. A training physician shall be approved by the psychopharmacology
				training program.