Authorized Prescribers of Psychotropic Medication involving a child in state care and supervision of DCF:
Because of the complex medical and psychiatric needs of children in out of home placements, it is required that psychotropic medications for children in out of home placement only be prescribed by board certified or board eligible specialists in one of the following areas of expertise: psychiatry (child and adolescent recommended), neurodevelopmental pediatrics, or pediatric neurology.
Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) certified in Psychiatry/Mental Health, may prescribe psychotropic medication pursuant to a joint protocol with a collaborating board eligible specialist in one of the following areas of expertise: psychiatry (child and adolescent recommended), neurodevelopmental pediatrics or pediatric neurology, and as is set forth,
in N.J.A.C. 13:37-6.3, Standards for Joint Protocol between Advanced Practice Nurses and Collaboration Physicians.
A pediatrician or family physician, Board Certified Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurse, Board Certified Family Advanced Practice Nurse or Board Certified Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse may prescribe stimulant medication for uncomplicated Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. However, if that child is also being treated for another psychiatric disorder by another specialist, the prescriber must coordinate care with that professional.
Because of the complex medical and psychiatric needs of children in out of home placements, it is required that psychotropic medications for children in out of home placement only be prescribed by board certified or board eligible specialists in one of the following areas of expertise: psychiatry (child and adolescent recommended), neurodevelopmental pediatrics, or pediatric neurology.
Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) certified in Psychiatry/Mental Health, may prescribe psychotropic medication pursuant to a joint protocol with a collaborating board eligible specialist in one of the following areas of expertise: psychiatry (child and adolescent recommended), neurodevelopmental pediatrics or pediatric neurology, and as is set forth,
in N.J.A.C. 13:37-6.3, Standards for Joint Protocol between Advanced Practice Nurses and Collaboration Physicians.
A pediatrician or family physician, Board Certified Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurse, Board Certified Family Advanced Practice Nurse or Board Certified Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse may prescribe stimulant medication for uncomplicated Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. However, if that child is also being treated for another psychiatric disorder by another specialist, the prescriber must coordinate care with that professional.