La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-6117
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XLV-6117 - Standards for Prescribing by Medical Psychologists Holding a Certificate of Advanced PracticeA. Patients receiving care from a medical psychologist who holds a certificate of advanced practice issued under this Part shall have an established primary, attending or referring physician licensed by the board who shall be responsible for the patient's overall medical care.B. The primary, attending or referring physician shall evaluate the patient for medical conditions in accordance with customary practice standards, and as might be indicated based on the medications that the patient is receiving and/or risk factors that may be present. If the patient has been referred to a medical psychologist holding a certificate of advanced practice for the express purpose of evaluation and treatment to include drug management by the primary, attending or referring physician, this condition shall be considered met.C. The medical psychologist shall provide the primary, attending or referring physician with a summary of the treatment planned at the initiation of treatment.D. The medical psychologist shall provide the primary, attending or referring physician with follow-up reports as may be dictated by the patient's condition.E. The medical psychologist shall provide the patient's primary, attending or referring physician with a summary of the patient's condition and treatment no less than annually.F. The medical psychologist may treat common side effects of medications used in the treatment of mental illness as defined in this Chapter after consultation with the patient's primary or attending physician and with the concurrence of that physician.G. The requirements for Subsections C, D and E of this Section shall be considered satisfied if the medical psychologist provides the physician with a copy of the initial examination and follow-up visit records or, in those instances in which the medical psychologist is providing services authorized under this Section in a hospital or clinic setting on referral of the attending or referring physician on the medical staff of that hospital or clinic, the medical psychologist documents those services in the patient's medical record at that hospital or clinic.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-6117
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 37:897 (March 2011).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:1360.51-1360.72.