§ 154B.10 — Conditional prescription certificate

Iowa § 154B.10

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 154B: PSYCHOLOGY

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1. An applicant for a conditional prescription certificate shall be granted a certificate by
the board if the applicant satisfies all of the following requirements:
a. Holds a current license to practice psychology in this state.
b. Completed pharmacological training from an institution approved by the board of
psychology and the board of medicine or from a provider of continuing education approved
by the board of behavioral health professionals and the board of medicine pursuant to joint
rules adopted by both boards.
c. Passed a national certification examination approved by the board of behavioral
health professionals and the board of medicine that tested the applicant’s knowledge of
pharmacology in the diagnosis, care, and treatment of mental disorders.
d. Successfully completed a postdoctoral master of science degree in clinical
psychopharmacology approved by the board of behavioral health professionals and the
board of medicine pursuant to joint rules adopted by both boards. The program shall at
a minimum include coursework in neuroscience, pharmacology, psychopharmacology,
physiology, and appropriate and relevant physical and laboratory assessments.
e. Has been certified by the applicant’s supervising physician as having successfully
completed a supervised and relevant clinical experience in clinical assessment and
pathophysiology and an additional supervised practicum treating patients with mental
disorders. The practica shall have been supervised by a trained physician. The board of
behavioral health professionals and the board of medicine, pursuant to joint rules adopted
by the boards, shall determine sufficient practica to competently train the applicant in the
treatment of a diverse patient population.
f. Possesses malpractice insurance that will cover the applicant during the period the
conditional prescription certificate is in effect.
g. Meets all other requirements, as determined by joint rules adopted by the board
of behavioral health professionals and the board of medicine, for obtaining a conditional
prescription certificate.
2. A conditional prescription certificate is valid for four years, at the end of which the
holder may apply again pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.
3. A psychologist with a conditional prescription certificate may prescribe psychotropic
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medication under the supervision of a licensed physician subject to all of the following
conditions:
a. The psychologist shall continue to hold a current license to practice psychology in this
state and continue to maintain malpractice insurance.
b. The psychologist shall inform the board of the name of the physician under whose
supervision the psychologist will prescribe psychotropic medication and promptly inform the
board of any change of the supervising physician.
c. A physician supervising a psychologist prescribing psychotropic medication pursuant
to a conditional prescription certificate shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to
section 148.13A for the acts and omissions of the psychologist while under the physician’s
supervision. This provision does not relieve the psychologist from liability for the
psychologist’s acts and omissions.
d. Any other rules adopted jointly by the board of behavioral health professionals and the
board of medicine.