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Senate defeats amendment on age cutoff but passes H.237 expanding prescribing by doctoral psychologists
Summary
The Senate rejected an amendment that would have imposed an age-based barrier to prescribing by doctoral psychologists, then approved H.237 in concurrence after debate about protections for elderly patients and collaborative clinical protocols.
The Senate on third reading on April 8 debated and then approved H.237, an act to permit prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists, after defeating a proposed amendment that would have imposed an age-based cutoff on prescriptive authority.
Senator from Franklin offered the amendment, arguing the bill’s absolute age cutoff could conflict with federal law and unduly bar care. The senator said the amendment would instead require a written collaborative agreement and a protocol for a clinical risk…
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