Powers and duties of Board
26 V.S.A. § 3009a
in effect3009a. Powers and duties of Board
(a) The Board shall adopt rules necessary to perform its duties under this chapter, including rules that:
(1) specify educational and other prerequisites for obtaining licensure;
(2) explain continuing education requirements;
(3) regulate prescribing psychologist licensees pursuant to section 3019 of this title, including:
(A) the settings of clinical rotations;
(B) the minimum requirements for the curriculum of a postdoctoral psychopharmacology program; and
(C) prescriptive authority, including the designation of conditions and drugs excluded from that authority, as well as requirements for the prescribing of particular drugs; and
(4) regulate collaborative practice agreements pursuant to section 3019 of this title, including collaborating practitioner qualifications and annual competency evaluations.
(b) The Board may:
(1) establish or approve continuing education programs;
(2) conduct hearings;
(3) receive assistance from the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation and from the Attorney General or an attorney assigned by the Office of Professional Regulation.
Added 1981, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2a; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2005, No. 27, § 87; 2025, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2026.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/055/03009aFetched: 10/21/2026