Iowa Code r. 481-889.6 - Prescribing-joint rule
This rule applies to both conditional prescribing psychologists and prescribing psychologists. A psychologist shall comply with all prescription requirements described in 657-subrule 8.19(1). The following limits apply to a psychologist's prescriptive authority:
1. A psychologist shall only prescribe
psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental disorders.
2. A psychologist shall only prescribe
psychotropic medications in situations where the psychologist has adequate
education and training to safely prescribe.
3. A prescription shall identify the
prescriber as a "psychologist certified to prescribe" and shall include the
Iowa license number of the psychologist.
4. A prescription issued by a conditional
prescribing psychologist shall contain the name of the supervising physician
overseeing the care of the patient.
5. A psychologist shall not delegate
prescriptive authority to any other person.
6. A psychologist is prohibited from
prescribing narcotics as defined in Iowa Code section
124.101.
7. A psychologist shall maintain an active
DEA registration and an active CSA registration in order to dispense,
prescribe, or administer controlled substances.
8. A psychologist shall not self-prescribe
nor prescribe to any person who is a member of the psychologist's immediate
family or household.
9. Before
prescribing a psychotropic medication that is classified as a controlled
substance, a psychologist shall check the patient's prescriptive profile using
the Iowa prescription monitoring program.
10. To prescribe to a patient who is pregnant
or lactating, a psychologist shall consult with the patient's
obstetrician-gynecologist or the physician managing the patient's pregnancy or
postpartum care regarding all prescribing decisions. A psychologist shall not
prescribe a psychotropic medication to a patient if the patient's
obstetrician-gynecologist or the physician managing care objects on the basis
of a contraindication.
11. To
prescribe to a patient who has a serious medical condition, including but not
limited to heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, cancer, stroke,
seizures, or comorbid psychological conditions, or to a patient who has a
developmental or intellectual disability, a psychologist shall consult with the
physician who is managing the comorbid condition for that patient regarding all
prescribing decisions. A psychologist shall not prescribe a psychotropic
medication if the patient's physician objects on the basis of a
contraindication.
12. A
psychologist shall not prescribe a new psychotropic medication, discontinue a
psychotropic medication, or change the dosage of a psychotropic medication if
the supervising physician or collaborating primary care provider objects on the
basis of a contraindication.
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