Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.12.01 - RULES OF THE IDAHO STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS
Section 24.12.01.200 - PRACTICE STANDARDS

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 24.12.01.200

Current through August 31, 2023

01. Requirements for Supervised Practice. (3-28-23)

a. Duration and Setting of Supervised Practice. A year of supervised experience is defined as a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours of supervised service provision acquired during not less than twelve (12) months and no more than a thirty-six (36) calendar month period. The first year of supervised experience must be accredited only after acquiring the equivalent of one (1) year of full-time graduate study. A second year must be obtained post-doctorly. (3-28-23)

b. Qualifications of Supervisors. Supervising psychologists must be licensed and in good standing. (3-28-23)

c. Amount of Supervisory Contact. One (1) hour per week of face-to-face individual contact per forty (40) hours of applicable experience is a minimum. (3-28-23)

d. Evaluation and Accreditation of Supervised Practice. At the conclusion of the supervisory period, the supervisor will submit a written evaluation on a Board approved form. (3-28-23)

02. Supervision of Provisional Certification Holder. Prior to application for a certification of prescriptive authority, a provisional certification holder must complete two (2) years, including a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours of satisfactory prescribing under a supervision agreement with a licensed physician. (3-28-23)

a. Number of Patients. A minimum of fifty (50) separate patients who are seen for the purpose of evaluation and treatment with those medications that are within the formulary established in these rules. (3-28-23)

b. Supervision for Pediatric or Geriatric Patients. Prior to application for certification of prescriptive authority for pediatric patients or geriatric patients, a provisional certification holder must complete one (1) year, including a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours of satisfactory prescribing under a supervision agreement with a licensed physician. The one (1) year of satisfactory prescribing for a pediatric or geriatric population may be counted as one (1) year of the two (2) years of satisfactory prescribing required to qualify for certification of prescriptive authority. (3-28-23)

c. Credit Toward Certification. The one (1) year of satisfactory prescribing for a pediatric or geriatric population may be counted as one (1) year of the two (2) years of satisfactory prescribing required to qualify for certification of prescriptive authority. (3-28-23)

d. Number of Patients. One (1) year of satisfactory prescribing includes a minimum of twenty-five (25) separate patients in the population for which the prescribing psychologist seeks to prescribe and who are seen for the purpose of evaluation and treatment with those medications that are within the formulary established in Section 200 of these rules. For a prescribing psychologist who seeks to prescribe for pediatric patients, a minimum of ten (10) separate patients must be twelve (12) years of age or younger and a minimum of ten (10) separate patients must be between thirteen (13) years of age and seventeen (17) years of age. (3-28-23)

03. Standards of Practice for Prescriptive Authority. A prescribing psychologist who issues a prescription for medication to a patient must collaborate with the patient's licensed medical provider if the patient has one and follow community standard of care. (3-28-23)

a. Licensed Medical Provider. The prescribing psychologist must document that the psychologist has made every reasonable effort to encourage the patient to maintain or establish a relationship with a licensed medical provider. (3-28-23)

b. Education. Only prescribe formulary drugs or devices for conditions for which the prescribing psychologist is educationally prepared and for which competence has been achieved and maintained. (3-28-23)

c. Patient-Prescriber Relationship. Only issue a prescription for a legitimate medical purpose arising from a patient-prescriber relationship as defined in Section 54-1733, Idaho Code. (3-28-23)

d. Patient Assessment. Obtain adequate information about the patient's health status to make appropriate decisions based on the applicable standard of care and the best available evidence. (3-28-23)

e. Collaboration with Other Health Care Professionals. Recognize the limits of the prescribing psychologist's own knowledge and experience and consult with and refer to other licensed medical providers as appropriate. (3-28-23)

f. Documentation. Maintain documentation adequate to justify the care provided including, but not limited to, the information collected as part of the patient assessment, the prescription record, provider notification, and the follow-up care plan. (3-28-23)

g. Emergencies. If a prescribing psychologist determines that an emergency exists that may jeopardize the health or wellbeing of the patient, the prescribing psychologist may, without prior consultation with the patient's licensed medical provider, prescribe psychotropic medications or modify an existing prescription for psychotropic medication previously written for that patient by that prescribing psychologist. The prescribing psychologist must consult with the licensed medical provider as soon as possible. The prescribing psychologist must document in the patient's psychological evaluation/treatment records the nature and extent of the emergency and the attempt(s) made to contact the licensed medical provider prior to prescribing or other reason why contact could not be made. (3-28-23)

h. Disaster Areas. If a prescribing psychologist is working in a declared emergency/disaster area, the on-site medical staff can serve as the evaluating licensed medical provider. (3-28-23)

04. Formulary. A prescribing psychologist may not prescribe any opioid-controlled substance medication, unless pursuant to 21 U.S.C 823(g). A prescribing psychologist may not prescribe medication to treat a primary endocrine, cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurologic, gynecologic, obstetric, metabolic, hematologic, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, dermatologic, oncologic, infectious, ophthalmologic, or rheumatologic illness or disorder. (3-28-23)

05. Use of Service Extenders. To evaluate whether a specific act is within the scope of psychology practice in or into Idaho, or whether an act can be delegated to other individuals under their supervision, a licensee of the Board must independently determine whether: (3-28-23)

a. Express Prohibition. The act is expressly prohibited by the Idaho Psychologist Act, Title 54, Chapter 23, Idaho Code; rules of the Idaho Board of Psychologist Examiners; or any other applicable state or federal laws or regulations. (3-28-23)

b. Education, Training, and Experience. The act is consistent with the licensee or service extender's education, training, and experience. (3-28-23)

c. Standard of Care. Performance of the act is within the accepted standard of care that would be provided in a similar setting by a reasonable and prudent licensee or service extender with similar education, training, and experience. (3-28-23)

d. Scope of Service Extenders. The scope of practice of service extenders includes only those duties and responsibilities identified in a written supervision agreement. (3-28-23)

e. Supervised Practice. A signed supervision agreement between a licensed psychologist(s) and service extender(s) must include: (3-28-23)
i. The parties to the agreement and authorized scope of practice for each service extender; (3-28-23)

ii. The direct supervision methods including regular supervisory sessions and chart review; and (3-28-23)

iii. The procedures for emergency consultation, and if necessary, any patient monitoring parameters. (3-28-23)

iv. Documentation. The licensed psychologist will maintain documentation of the supervision agreements for not less than three (3) years for each service extender and submit to the Board upon request. (3-28-23)

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