Only ____ states have passed laws for prescriptive authority for psychologists
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 10
Answer: B
Rationale: Currently Louisiana, Illinois, and New Mexico are the only three states which allow licensed clinical psychologists to prescribe medications in the United States. Guam (a territory) also allows clinical psychologists to write prescriptions.
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