Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-244.1
"APA" means the American Psychological Association.
"Applicant" means a psychologist applying for a conditional prescription certificate.
"Board" means the Iowa board of psychology.
"Board of medicine" means the Iowa board of medicine.
"Collaborating physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine in Iowa, who regularly prescribes psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental disorders as part of the physician's normal course of practice, and who serves as a resource for a prescribing psychologist pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement. A collaborating physician shall engage in the practice of family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, or psychiatry.
"Conditional prescribing psychologist" means a person licensed to practice psychology in Iowa who holds an active conditional prescription certificate. This term does not include prescribing psychologists.
"Conditional prescription certificate" means a certificate issued by the board to a psychologist that permits the psychologist to prescribe psychotropic medication under the supervision of a supervising physician.
"CSA registration" means a Controlled Substance Act registration issued by the Iowa board of pharmacy authorizing a psychologist to possess and prescribe controlled substances.
"DEA registration" means a mid-level practitioner registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration authorizing a psychologist to possess and prescribe controlled substances.
"Joint rule" means a rule adopted by agreement of the board of psychology and the board of medicine through the joint rulemaking process.
"Mental disorder" means a disorder that is defined by the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association March 2022, or contained within the mental and behavioral disorders chapter of the most recent version of the International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision, effective January 1, 2022.
"Prescribing psychologist" means a person licensed to practice psychology in Iowa who holds an active prescription certificate. This term does not include conditional prescribing psychologists.
"Prescription certificate" means a certificate issued by the board to a psychologist that permits the psychologist to prescribe psychotropic medication.
"Primary care provider" means a person who engages in the practice of family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, or psychiatry and oversees a patient's general medical care, consistent with Iowa Code section 280A.1.
"Psychologist" means a person licensed to practice psychology in Iowa.
"Psychotropic medication" means a medication that shall not be dispensed or administered without a prescription and that has been explicitly approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a mental disorder, as defined by the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association March 2022, or the most recent version of the International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision, effective January 1, 2022. "Psychotropic medication" does not include narcotics.
"Supervising physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine in Iowa, who regularly prescribes psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental disorders as part of the physician's normal course of practice, and who supervises a conditional prescribing psychologist. A supervising physician shall specialize in family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, or psychiatry.
"Training director" means an employee of the psychopharmacology training program who is primarily responsible for directing the training program.
"Training physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine in Iowa, who regularly prescribes psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental disorders as part of the physician's normal course of practice, and who provides training to a psychologist as part of the clinical experience and practicum described in rule 645-244.3 (148,154B). A training physician shall engage in the practice of family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, or psychiatry. A training physician shall be approved by the psychopharmacology training program.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-244.1