SB1125 Summary

• Establishes a new prescription license for qualified psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medications under collaborative prescription agreements with physicians licensed in Arizona.

• Requires prescribing psychologists to complete a doctoral degree in psychology, pass a national certification exam in psychopharmacology, complete graduate-level education with at least 1,900 hours of supervised practicum, and maintain malpractice insurance up to $1,000,000 per incident and $3,000,000 per year.

• Limits prescribing to patients ages 18-65 who are not pregnant or medically complex, and prohibits prescribing narcotic drugs or controlled substances except stimulants for ADHD and Schedule II substances for substance use disorder if approved in the collaborative agreement.

• Allows collaborating physicians to enter into only four collaborative prescription agreements at one time and requires approval of agreements by the state board of psychologist examiners before prescribing can occur.

• Grants the Arizona Medical Board and Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners authority to investigate prescribing-related complaints and refer findings to the state board of psychologist examiners, and exempts all three boards from rulemaking requirements for two years after the act's effective date.