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Oregon 2010 SB 1046 (Psychologists prescribing drugs)

2010 SB 1046 (HTML or PDF) has been vetoed by the Governor. You can read the veto message at the Governor?s website.

?Relating to prescriptive authority for licensed psychologists; creating new provisions; amending ORS 675.085 and 677.265; and declaring an emergency.

Whereas the Legislative Assembly finds that it is in the public's best interest to provide greater access to the full range of mental health treatments; and

Whereas doctoral clinical psychologists desire to expand their scope of practice to provide a greater range of mental health treatment options; and

Whereas the Legislative Assembly finds that doctoral clinical psychologists with appropriate training should be permitted to prescribe drugs to patients; now, therefore, ? " (read full law: 2010 SB 1046 (HTML or PDF)

Full post as published by Oregon Legal Research on April 12, 2010 (boomark / email).