Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry
Article 3 - Standards of Practice
12 AAC 48.340 - Prescription and use of a pliarmaceutical agent or controlled substance
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 48.340
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) A licensee may not prescribe, order, or administer a phannaceutical agent, including a controlled substance, for the treatment of eye disease unless the use of the pharmaceutical agent or controlled substance is
(1) within the scope
of the licensee's education and training from an accredited school of
optometry;
(2) in compliance with
12 AAC 48.350 and this section;
and
(3) for the treatment of ocular
disease or conditions, ocular adnexal disease or conditions, or emergency
anaphylaxis.
(b) A licensee may prescribe, order, or administer a controlled substance if the requirements of (a) of this section are met and
(1) the controlled substance is not a
schedule lA, IIA, or VIA controlled substance; however, a licensee may
prescribe, order, or administer a pharmaceutical agent containing hydrocodone;
(2) the licensee has filed with
the department a current federal Drug Enforcement Administration number that is
valid for the substance prescribed, ordered, or administered;
(3) the licensee has registered with the
prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) controlled substance prescription
database under
AS
17.30.200 and
12 AAC 48.360; and
(4) the licensee prescribes in accordance
with AS
08.72.276.
(c) In this section, "controlled substance" has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900.
Authority:AS 08.72.050
AS 08.72.140
AS 08.72.170
AS 08.72.272
AS 08.72.278
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