All Psychologists Legislation - Tennessee

Companion Bill SB3938. Medicine, Practice of - Limits the amount of psychotropic drugs that may be prescribed to any patient by a non-psychiatrist prescriber for a duration of more than six weeks unless the patient undergoes a comprehensive psychological evaluation or a course of short-term psychological treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *HB3842 / SB3938Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $358,600 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $641,400 Bill Summary for *HB3842 / SB3938 This bill requires that any patient who is receiving more than one prescription of any psychotropic medication for more than six weeks in duration from a non-psychiatrist prescriber also undergo either a comprehensive psychological examination for diagnostic purposes or a course of short-term psychological [...]

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Companion Bill HB3842. Medicine, Practice of - Limits the amount of psychotropic drugs that may be prescribed to any patient by a non-psychiatrist prescriber for a duration of more than six weeks unless the patient undergoes a comprehensive psychological evaluation or a course of short-term psychological treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for SB3938 / *HB3842Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $358,600 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $641,400 Bill Summary for SB3938 / *HB3842 This bill requires that any patient who is receiving more than one prescription of any psychotropic medication for more than six weeks in duration from a non-psychiatrist prescriber also undergo either a comprehensive psychological examination for diagnostic purposes or a course of short-term psychological [...]

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Companion Bill SB0661. Psychologists - Authorizes certain specifically-certified psychologists to prescribe drugs and sets forth requirements related to that prescriptive authority. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB1607 / *SB0661Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1607 / *SB0661 This bill authorizes psychologists to prescribe and dispense drugs and other treatment procedures within the scope of their practice. This bill adds the category "prescribing psychologists" to the existing categories of psychologists and define it as a psychologist with a health care provider designation who has been certified by the board of examiners in psychology. The board would be responsible for ensuring that each psychologist has met [...]

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Companion Bill HB1607. Psychologists - Authorizes certain specifically-certified psychologists to prescribe drugs and sets forth requirements related to that prescriptive authority. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *SB0661 / HB1607Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0661 / HB1607 This bill authorizes psychologists to prescribe and dispense drugs and other treatment procedures within the scope of their practice. This bill adds the category "prescribing psychologists" to the existing categories of psychologists and define it as a psychologist with a health care provider designation who has been certified by the board of examiners in psychology. The board would be responsible for ensuring that each psychologist has met [...]

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