LAC 46:XLV.6111. Authority of Practice

A. An individual currently licensed by the board as a medical psychologist is authorized to: 1. order, administer, and prescribe or distribute without charge drugs recognized as customarily used for the management of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse and cognitive diseases or disorders; and 2. order and interpret routine laboratory studies and other medical diagnostic procedures, as necessary for adequate pretreatment health screening, diagnosis of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse and cognitive disorders and treatment maintenance, including those necessary for the monitoring of potential side effects associated with medications prescribed by the MP. B. An individual currently certified for advanced practice by the board is authorized to engage in the advanced practice of medical psychology as defined by the MP Act and these rules.