FPA Advocacy
FPA advocacy efforts are guided by the Legislative Affairs and Public Policy Board (LAPPB), which evaluates and prioritizes advocacy goals for the discipline of psychology in Florida. The LAPPB oversees the legislative agenda, administrative code, court decisions, and public policy related to mental health and practitioners of psychology. It monitors the activities of FPA’s professional lobbyist, plans and executes the annual lobby day at the Capitol, and provides training to meet the advocacy needs of FPA.
Key Psychologist Network
The LAPPB also coordinates the Key Psychologist Network. Key Psychologists receive training on how to lobby their legislators and are asked to become active with their local Senators and Representatives by establishing relationships with them, directly when possible, or with their Legislative Assistants. Interested in becoming a Key Psychologist? Chair: Dr. Liz Campbell
2025 Florida Legislative Priorities
The priorities for 2025 were (1) reducing the private insurance lookback period from 30 to 12 months and (2) prescription privileges for trained psychologists. On May 20th, SB 944 (insurance lookback) was signed by the Governor! A full legislative report will be completed by the end of June.
Here are the 2025 fact sheets:
Prescription Privileges for Trained Psychologists 2025
Comparison of Prescribing Professionals' Education and Supervised Experience
Adding Psychopharmacology Prescription Privileges to Address Workforce Shortages White Paper 2025
Check out the updated Distressed Constituents Guide which FPA provides to legislators. If you need printed copies to distribute, please email kim@flapsych.com.
2025 Federal Legislative Priorities
FPA, under the guidance of APA, also lobbies federal officials. To learn more about federal advocacy priorities, click here.