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Committee discusses H-237 to allow prescribing endorsement for psychologists; board rulemaking, fee questions remain
Summary
H‑237 would permit a doctoral psychologist specialty endorsement for prescribing psychiatric medications; committee discussion focused on eligibility criteria, board rulemaking authority, and how a separate fee bill would apply.
The House Agriculture Committee discussed H‑237, a bill that would create a prescribing endorsement on an existing doctoral psychologist license, allowing prescribing authority in the field of mental health under specified conditions. Committee members heard a bill walkthrough and discussed rulemaking authority, fee authority and timing, and the need to align the bill with a separate measure that would set endorsement fees.
Under the bill language described to the committee, a psychologist seeking the prescribing specialty must already hold an active psychologist license, complete a postdoctoral training program in psychopharmacology and specified clinical rotations, pass a national certifying exam as determined by rule, and meet other requirements determined by the board of…
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