OH SB329

Authorizes the Director of Rehabilitation and Correction to implement a program to improve prisoner access to psychotropic drugs in state correctional institutions through physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, and licensed psychologists holding prescribing certificates.

Allows licensed psychologists to prescribe psychotropic drugs to prisoners upon obtaining a certificate to prescribe from the state board of psychology, requiring a doctoral degree in psychology, postdoctoral master's degree in psychopharmacology, and passage of the psychopharmacology examination.

Limits the number of licensed psychologists holding prescribing certificates to no more than six at any time.

Authorizes the Director to implement a telemedicine program allowing medical and behavioral health care professionals to provide consultation and treatment services to prisoners through telecommunication methods, subject to each professional's scope of practice.

Requires at least one in-person meeting between a physician or other authorized health professional and a prisoner before telehealth services can be provided.