There is talk of that - New Mexico is going ahead with that, and another state - I forget which - has started looking seriously at it too.
But that's a hotly contested turf war - MD folks don't want psychologists to have that privilege, and they lobby hard against it. New Mexico got it passed because there is a serious psychiatrist shortage out there - but in places like NY and CA, it'll likely be a long time coming.
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Date: 2004-06-22 06:02 am (UTC)But that's a hotly contested turf war - MD folks don't want psychologists to have that privilege, and they lobby hard against it. New Mexico got it passed because there is a serious psychiatrist shortage out there - but in places like NY and CA, it'll likely be a long time coming.