by Lynda Marshall | Mar 23, 2023 | Advocacy, News
VPA has been advocating for the passage of PSYPACT, Vermont H.282, for some time. Great news! PSYPACT passed through the House Health Committee and has now gone to the House Ways and Means Committee. Here is written testimony from the Office of Professional...
by Lynda Marshall | Mar 19, 2023 | Advocacy, News
In early March, the Colorado governor signed RxP into law in Colorado. Colorado is the sixth state to allow prescriptive authority for psychologists with advanced post-doctoral training. Bills in Hawaii and Washington failed to pass thus far.
by Lynda Marshall | Mar 19, 2023 | Advocacy, Insurance
The Increasing Mental Health Options Act (S.669) has been reintroduced in the Senate. As in the last Congress, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sponsored the legislation along with Susan Collins (R-ME), and is joined this year by new Senator (and past House supporter)...
by Lynda Marshall | Mar 19, 2023 | Advocacy
VPA has, for several years, promoted prescriptive authority for doctorate-level psychologists with advanced training (known as RxP). We are making progress on advocating for this important tool in addressing the shortage of psychopharmacology prescribers in Vermont....
by Lynda Marshall | Feb 9, 2023 | Advocacy, Blog, News
Some of you may remember our discussion about CareDash, a nationwide directory (pulled from the NPI listings) of of therapists that included individual therapists without seeking their permission or getting any details of the practice. It purported to allow...
by VPA | Mar 9, 2022 | Advocacy
From Dr. Rick Barnett: Hello Div55ers and VPA Members, Here is a brief update on Vermont’s RxP effort, with a longer description coming next week (after I meet with the lobbyist). I spoke with the Office of Professional Regulation today who spear-headed a...