§ 154B.11 — Prescription certificate

Iowa § 154B.11

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

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1. An applicant for a prescription certificate shall be granted a certificate by the board if
the applicant satisfies all of the following requirements:
a. Possesses a conditional prescription certificate and has successfully completed two
years of prescribing psychotropic medication as certified by the supervising licensed
physician. An applicant for a prescription certificate who specializes in the psychological
care of children, elderly persons, or persons with comorbid psychological conditions shall
complete at least one year prescribing psychotropic medications to such populations as
certified by the supervising licensed physician.
b. Holds a current license to practice psychology in this state.
c. Possesses malpractice insurance that will cover the applicant as a prescribing
psychologist.
d. Meets all other requirements, as determined by rules adopted by the board, for
obtaining a prescription certificate, including joint rules adopted by the board of behavioral
health professionals and the board of medicine.
2. A psychologist with a prescription certificate may prescribe psychotropic medication
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter subject to the following conditions:
a. The psychologist continues to hold a current license to practice psychology in this state
and maintains malpractice insurance.
b. The psychologist annually satisfies the continuing education requirements for
prescribing psychologists, as determined by the board, which shall be no fewer than twenty
hours each year.
c. The psychologist has entered into a collaborative practice agreement with a licensed
physician.
d. Any other rules adopted jointly by the board of behavioral health professionals and the
board of medicine.