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Senate committee approves amendment to H 237, removes 'over 80' prescribing bar for doctoral psychologists
Summary
A Senate committee voted to approve H 237 as amended, striking an 'over 80 years of age' restriction so the bill would prohibit prescribing only for patients under 18 or who are pregnant; members debated age-based cutoffs and heard medical testimony about geriatrics before the 7-0 committee vote.
A Senate committee voted to approve H 237, a bill that would allow doctoral‑level psychologists to prescribe certain medications, after adopting an amendment that removes a prohibition on prescribing to people described in the bill as "over 80 years of age." The amendment will leave the provision to read "less than 18 years of age or pregnant."
Supporters said the change addresses concerns about an arbitrary age cutoff while keeping protections for children and pregnant patients. Stephanie Winters, deputy director of the Vermont Medical Society and executive director of the Vermont Psychiatric Association, told the committee…
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