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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH » Chapter 154B - PSYCHOLOGY » Section 154B.9 – Drugs — medicine.

154B.9 Drugs — medicine.

1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, a psychologist shall not administer or prescribe drugs or medicine.

2. A licensed psychologist holding a conditional prescription certificate may prescribe psychotropic medication under the supervision of a licensed physician pursuant to this chapter.

3. A prescribing psychologist may prescribe psychotropic medication pursuant to joint rules adopted by the board of psychology and the board of medicine and the provisions of this chapter.

2016 Acts, ch 1112, §7