NRS636.382. Topical ophthalmic pharmaceutical agents: Certification authorizing use; regulations of Board; agents authorized for diagnostic use.

      1.  No licensed optometrist may administer topical ophthalmic pharmaceutical agents unless the optometrist has received certification from the Board authorizing him or her to do so.

      2.  The Board shall adopt regulations prescribing the diagnostic uses to which the agents enumerated in subsection 3 may be put, the manner in which such agents may be used, and the qualifications and requirements for such certification which must include:

      (a) A valid license to practice optometry in this State;

      (b) Satisfactory completion of a curriculum approved by the Board, which must include general and ocular pharmacology, at an institution approved by the Board and accredited by a regional or professional accrediting organization and recognized or approved by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation, the Northwest Accreditation Association or the United States Department of Education; and

      (c) Successful completion of an appropriate examination approved and administered by the Board.

      3.  The following topical ophthalmic pharmaceutical agents may be used for diagnostic purposes by an optometrist who has been authorized by the Board to do so:

      (a) Mydriatics;

      (b) Cycloplegics;

      (c) Topical anesthetics; and

      (d) Miotics.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 950; A 1983, 150; 1993, 2875)