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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Latest PPA News</title><link>https://www.papsy.org/news/</link><description><![CDATA[ Read about recent events, essential information, and the latest PPA news. ]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:05:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate><copyright>Copyright © 2022 Pennsylvania Psychological Association</copyright><atom:link href="http://www.papsy.org/resource/rss/news.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title>Co-Sponsors Needed for Prescription Privileges for Psychologists</title><link>https://www.papsy.org/news/598479/</link><guid>https://www.papsy.org/news/598479/</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://www.papsy.org/resource/resmgr/banners/take_action_banner1.png" style="width: 600px; height: 160px;" /></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-size: 16.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">Co-Sponsors Needed for HB 2607: Prescription Privileges for Psychologists</span></strong></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'YAD7QhG2T6o 0', _fb_, auto; --font-size:22.6665px; --line-height:1.4; line-height: 31px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans';"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #000000;">Representative Wendi Thomas just introduced HB 2607, the Prescription Privileges for Psychologists Bill. Please contact your State Representative and ask them to co-sponsor HB 2607.</span></span><br /></p> <p style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">In Pennsylvania, there is a growing national mental health crisis and a shortage of psychiatric specialists to meet the demand. Most psychotropics are currently prescribed by primary healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; however, these professionals often have limited training in mental health treatment.</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;"><br /> <br /> <span style="background: white;">Prescribing psychologists can increase patient access to psychotropic medications, reduce long travel and wait times that countless patients currently must deal with, and ensure better follow-up care for patients already on psychotropic medications. Prescribing psychologists can manage medication treatment for most mental health disorders. Importantly, they must earn an additional post-doctoral masters degree emphasizing psychopharmacology and the biological basis of behavior, pass a rigorous national exam, and receive supervision in practice.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background: white;">Currently, five states have prescription authority for psychologists: Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, New Mexico, and Louisiana. Also, prescribing psychologists have safely and effectively prescribed psychopharmacologic medications in the Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the US Military for more than 20 years.</span></span></p> <p style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">The bill will define the educational requirements for a prescribing psychologist, </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">the scope of practice of a prescribing psychologist, describe a collaborative agreement between the prescribing psychologist and provider, and identify the formulary for the medications that may be prescribed and the continuing education requirements for prescribing psychologists.</span></p> <p style="background: white;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.votervoice.net%2FAPAPA%2Fcampaigns%2F92606%2Frespond/1/0100017f6fbef9f8-c24ed7cc-c195-46ee-8fdc-4e797e68f885-000000/q1VTu6TZAZGEgNirGhfB6NY3we8=261">Click here ask your Representative to contact Representative Thomas’ office to be added as a co-sponsor to HB 2607.</a></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />]]></description><category>Professional</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Join a PPA Special Interest Group!</title><link>https://www.papsy.org/news/585362/</link><guid>https://www.papsy.org/news/585362/</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans;"><img alt="" src="https://www.papsy.org/resource/resmgr/special_interest_groups/sig_header.png" style="width: 600px; height: 188px;" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans;">PPA is excited about our new member-led, interest groups. Check out all of our options here, and view the PPA Calendar to find out when the next meeting of each group is.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Lucida Sans;">Late Career Psychologists<br />Psychologists Practicing in Rural Pennsylvania<br />Information and Technology<span style="color: #26282a;"><br />Clinical and Applied Behavior Analysis and Organizational Behavior Management</span><b><br /></b>International Students Support Group</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans;">Interested in starting a SIG? Contact ppa@papsy.org for more details on how to get started!<br /></span></p>]]></description><category>Professional</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Nov 2021 16:01:20 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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