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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 1000 authorizes qualified psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medications
Last action · July 24, 2025: Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 24, 2025Sponsors: Dan Frankel and 11 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 1000 amends the Professional Psychologists Practice Act to establish a prescription certificate for qualified psychologists, allowing them to prescribe and administer s under specific training requirements and s with primary care providers. The legislation expands the State Board of Psychology from nine to eleven members, including two prescribing psychologists, and outlines educational criteria, clinical practice hours, and penalties for unlawful practice.
Licensed psychologists in Pennsylvania can obtain prescribing authority after completing specialized master's-level coursework and clinical training, changing how mental health patients access and requiring coordinated care with primary care providers.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Licensed psychologists
Licensed psychologists gain the option to pursue specialized training and certification to obtain prescriptive authority, along with new biennial continuing education requirements and board oversight.
Patients receiving mental health treatment
Patients may receive psychotropic medications and coordinated mental health care directly from qualified psychologists who maintain collaborative relationships with primary care providers.
Primary care providers
Primary care providers must engage in ongoing collaborative relationships with prescribing psychologists to oversee patient medical examinations and coordinate general medical care.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 24, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 24, 2025
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Expansion of Healthcare Provider Scope
House Bill 1000 marks a policy shift by allowing doctoral-level psychologists with specialized training to obtain prescriptive authority for psychotropic medications.
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- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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