On May 15, 2023, the NYSSPS sent a letter to New York State Legislators urging them to reject this legislation granting prescriptive authority to the profession of psychology, which we believe poses a serious threat to the health and safety of mentally ill patients receiving or requiring psychotropic and other medications as a critical component of their treatment and continuity of care.

An act to amend the education law, in relation to collaborative prescriptive authority for psychologists.

Click Here to view the signed letter.