N.M. Admin. Code § 16.22.20.8 - CONDITIONAL PRESCRIPTION CERTIFICATE OR PRESCRIPTION CERTIFICATE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER COLLABORATION GUIDELINES
A. A conditional prescribing or prescribing
psychologist shall obtain a release of information from the patient or the
patient's legal guardian authorizing the psychologist to contact the patient's
primary treating health care practitioner, as required by law.
B. If a patient or the patient's legal
guardian refuses to sign a release of information for the patient's primary
treating health care practitioner, the conditional prescribing or prescribing
psychologist shall inform the patient or the patient's legal guardian that the
psychologist cannot treat the patient pharmacologically without an ongoing
collaborative relationship with the primary treating health care practitioner.
The psychologist shall refer the patient to another mental health care provider
who is not required to maintain an ongoing collaborative relationship with a
health care practitioner.
C. A
conditional prescribing or prescribing psychologist must provide written notice
to the primary treating health care practitioner within 24 hours of issuance of
a prescription to the patient.
If a conditional prescribing psychologist or prescribing psychologist is working in a declared emergency/disaster area, the on-site medical staff can serve as the evaluating primary care physician.
D. If a patient does not have a
primary treating health care practitioner, the conditional prescribing or
prescribing psychologist shall refer the patient to a health care practitioner
prior to psychopharmacological treatment. The psychologist must receive the
results of the health care practitioner's assessment and shall contact the
health care practitioner as required herein prior to prescribing.
E. Once the collaborative relationship is
established with the primary treating health care practitioner, the conditional
prescribing or prescribing psychologist shall maintain and document the
collaborative relationship to ensure that relevant information is exchanged
accurately and in a timely manner. The ongoing collaborative relationship shall
be maintained pursuant to the following guidelines.
(1) A conditional prescribing or prescribing
psychologist shall notify the primary treating health care practitioner if and
when the patient experiences adverse effects from medications prescribed by the
psychologist that may be related to the patient's medical condition for which
he or she is being treated by a health care practitioner.
(2) A conditional prescribing or prescribing
psychologist shall notify the primary treating health care practitioner
regarding results of laboratory tests related to the medical care of the
patient that have been ordered by the psychologist in conjunction with
psychopharmacological treatment.
(3)
A conditional prescribing or prescribing psychologist shall notify a treating
health care practitioner as soon as possible of any change in the patient's
psychological condition that may affect the medical treatment being provided by
the health care practitioner.
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