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Committee advances bill allowing specially trained psychologists to prescribe certain psychiatric medications
Summary
House Bill 11‑73 would permit licensed psychologists who complete additional pharmacology training and supervised practice to prescribe certain non‑opioid psychiatric medications for conditions such as depression; the committee approved the proposal after Q&A on training length and physician supervision.
Vice Chair Stark presented House Bill 11‑73 to the Public Health Committee; the bill would permit licensed psychologists who complete two to three years of additional pharmacology education and supervised clinical practice to prescribe medications limited to conditions they treat, including depression, after meeting national certification and supervised practice requirements.
Dr. Daniel Gehring, a…
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