Louisiana § RS 37:1360.55 - Qualifications of applicants

§ RS 37:1360.55. Qualifications of applicants

            A. The board shall issue a medical psychology license to an applicant who submits an application upon a form and in such a manner as the board prescribes and who furnishes evidence to the board which meets all of the following criteria:

            (1) Holds a current and unrestricted license in good standing to practice psychology issued by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

            (2) Has successfully graduated with a post-doctoral master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology from a regionally accredited institution or has completed equivalent training to the post-doctoral master's degree 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.

            (3) Has passed a national examination in psychopharmacology approved by the board.

            (4) Has successfully completed at least three years of clinical experience.

            B. Medical psychologists licensed by the board shall be eligible for a controlled and dangerous substance permit and registration issued by the state and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency.

            C. Any medical psychologist who obtains a medical psychology license pursuant to this Section shall be exclusively licensed and regulated by the board and shall not be required to maintain a license to practice psychology issued by the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Psychologists for any purpose, including renewal of the medical psychology license or to receive a certificate of advanced practice in accordance with R.S. 37:1360.57. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting an individual from choosing to maintain dual licensure as both a medical psychologist and a psychologist. In the event that an individual chooses to maintain dual licensure as both a medical psychologist and a psychologist, that individual will be licensed and regulated as a medical psychologist by the board and will be licensed and regulated as a psychologist by the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

            Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2024, No. 731, §1.