Oregon shouldn't permit psychologists to prescribe medication

Under pressure from out-of-state interests, our Legislature is about to consider passage of Senate Bill 1046, enabling psychologists to prescribe medication. This bill would jeopardize the safety of our citizens while creating unnecessary costs. The work group proposing the bill held only five sessions, without public testimony. Remarkably, one member of the work group was from California (and required a temporary Oregon license to participate) and heads a distance-learning post-doctoral psychology training program in clinical psychopharmacology that stands to benefit from the bill's passage. I hope that the Legislature will defer judgment on such an important issue to a regular session during which full and open testimony can be offered.

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