Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Psychologists › Chapter 244 - Prescribing Psychologists › Rule 645-244.4 - 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.