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 engage in the practice of
				  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 rulemaking process.
"Mental disorder"
means a disorder that is
				  defined by the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
				  Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association
				  March 2022, or contained within the mental and behavioral disorders chapter of
				  the most recent version of the International Classification of Diseases, 11th
				  revision, effective January 1, 2022.
"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 provider"
means a person who
				  engages in the practice of family medicine, internal medicine, neurology,
				  pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, or psychiatry and oversees a patient's
				  general medical care, consistent with Iowa Code section
				  280A.1.
"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 (DSM-5-TR) published by
				  the American Psychiatric Association March 2022, or the most recent version of
				  the International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision, effective January
				  1, 2022. "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 specialize 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 engage in the practice of family medicine, internal medicine,
				  neurology, pediatrics, or psychiatry. A training physician shall be approved by
				  the psychopharmacology training program.