March 2009

PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE REPORT

Michele R. DeAntoni, Ph.D.
Prescription Privileges Chair
831-818-0762
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According to APA a majority of psychologists support our efforts to gain prescription privileges. The APA continues to develop a psychopharmacological exam for licensing prescribing psychologists. New Mexico and Louisiana now have prescription privileges, and many states are at different stages of passing Legislation. The latest Bill, SB1427, was sponsored by NAPPP and SEIU in California. The following is a link to the video of the Hearing in the Senate Health Committee:

http://www.calpsych.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=193

To view the text of SB 1427, please click on the following link:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1427_bill_20080221_introduced.pdf