Cedar Rapids Gazette: An effort to fill a gap in mental health care services in Iowa nearly has reached the two-year benchmark in its planning process, but some continue to oppose the move, citing potential negative patient outcomes. The Iowa Board of Medicine heard comments in Des Moines Tuesday during a joint rule-making public meeting with the Iowa Board of Psychology to allow certain psychologists in Iowa the authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. State legislation from 2016 gives prescriptive authority to Iowa-licensed psychologists who have completed required education and advanced, supervised training.They also will have to complete a two-year period of conditional prescribing under a physician’s supervision.