TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 23

PSYCHOLOGISTS

54-2316.  prescriptive authority. (1) No psychologist licensed under this chapter shall issue a prescription without valid certification or provisional certification of prescriptive authority issued pursuant to section 54-2317, 54-2318 or 54-2319, Idaho Code.

(2)  Psychologists licensed under this chapter who hold a certification or a provisional certification of prescriptive authority shall prescribe only those drugs or controlled substances that are:

(a)  Recognized in or customarily used in the diagnosis, treatment and management of individuals with psychiatric, mental, cognitive, nervous, emotional or behavioral disorders;

(b)  Relevant to the practice of psychology or other procedures directly related thereto; and

(c)  Within the scope of the psychologist’s license and certification of prescriptive authority.

(3)  A psychologist who holds provisional certification of prescriptive authority may prescribe only under the direct supervision of a supervising physician who meets the requirements of section 54-2317(6), Idaho Code.

(4)  A psychologist who issues a prescription to a patient pursuant to this section shall collaborate with the patient’s licensed medical provider.

(5)  All prescriptions issued pursuant to this section shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and rules of the board.

(6)  No psychologist may prescribe for a pediatric or geriatric patient without meeting all requirements of this chapter, including the provisions of section 57-2318(2), Idaho Code.

(7)  No person licensed under this chapter shall accept any payment, directly or indirectly:

(a)  From any person licensed as a health care provider under title 54, Idaho Code, whose license does not permit the writing of prescriptions, for writing a prescription or dispensing a prescription drug to a patient;

(b)  From any person who holds himself or herself out as a health care provider in any form who is not licensed under title 54, Idaho Code; or

(c)  From any business or professional entity regardless of the form of its organization, for writing a prescription or dispensing a prescription drug to a patient unless such entity is authorized to conduct business under chapter 17, title 54, Idaho Code, or licensed as a licensed health care provider or health care facility or is otherwise approved by the board.

(8)  The restriction contained in subsection (7) of this section shall not prevent a person licensed under this chapter from accepting payment from any such person who is a patient, or for services provided to a patient or to someone the patient is legally obligated to support or from any insurer or other entity authorized under the laws of this state to provide insurance or pay benefits on behalf of a self-insured plan or government program.

History:

[54-2316, added 2017, ch. 238, sec. 3, p. 587.]