§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.