Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Psychologists › Chapter 244 - Prescribing Psychologists › Rule 645-244.1 - 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 645-244.3 (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.