2017 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 - Professions and Occupations
RS 37:2373 - Certification; requirements
§2373. Certification; requirements
The board shall issue a certificate of prescriptive authority to any psychologist who files an application upon a form and in such a manner as the board prescribes, and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board that the psychologist meets each of the following requirements:
(1) Holds a current Louisiana license to practice psychology with an applied clinical speciality as defined by the board.
(2) Has successfully graduated with a post-doctoral master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent to the post-doctoral master's degree as approved by the board. The curriculum shall include instruction in anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, neurosciences, pharmacology, psychopharmacology, clinical medicine/pathophysiology and health assessment, including relevant physical and laboratory assessment.
Acts 2004, No. 11, §1.