Iowa § 154B.12 Prescribing practices

Iowa Statutes

§ 154B.12 — Prescribing practices

Iowa § 154B.12

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 154BPSYCHOLOGY

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Iowa Code § 154B.12 (2026).

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1.A prescribing psychologist or a psychologist with a conditional prescription certificate may administer and prescribe psychotropic medication within the scope of the psychologist’s profession, including the ordering and review of laboratory tests in conjunction with the prescription, for the treatment of mental disorders. Such prescribing practices shall be governed by joint rules adopted by the board of behavioral health professionals and the board of medicine.

2.When prescribing psychotropic medication for a patient, the prescribing psychologist or the psychologist with a conditional prescription certificate shall maintain an ongoing collaborative relationship with the primary care provider as defined in section 280A.1 who §154B.12, PSYCHOLOGY 6 oversees the patient’s general medical

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1. A prescribing psychologist or a psychologist with a conditional prescription certificate
may administer and prescribe psychotropic medication within the scope of the psychologist’s
profession, including the ordering and review of laboratory tests in conjunction with the
prescription, for the treatment of mental disorders. Such prescribing practices shall be
governed by joint rules adopted by the board of behavioral health professionals and the
board of medicine.
2. When prescribing psychotropic medication for a patient, the prescribing psychologist
or the psychologist with a conditional prescription certificate shall maintain an ongoing
collaborative relationship with the primary care provider as defined in section 280A.1 who
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oversees the patient’s general medical care to ensure that necessary medical examinations
areconducted,thepsychotropicmedicationisappropriateforthepatient’smedicalcondition,
and significant changes in the patient’s medical or psychological condition are discussed.
3. Aprescriptionwrittenbyaprescribingpsychologistorapsychologistwithaconditional
prescription certificate shall meet all of the following requirements:
a. Comply with applicable state and federal laws.
b. Be identified as issued by the psychologist as “psychologist certified to prescribe”.
c. Include the psychologist’s board-assigned identification number.
4. A prescribing psychologist or a psychologist with a conditional prescription certificate
shall not delegate prescriptive authority to any other person. Records of all prescriptions
shall be maintained in patient records.
5. When authorized to prescribe controlled substances, a prescribing psychologist or a
psychologist with a conditional prescription certificate shall file with the board in a timely
manner all individual federal drug enforcement agency registration and numbers. The
board shall maintain current records on every psychologist, including federal registration
and numbers.