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 48.350 - Use of controlled substances; limitations

(1) evaluate the patient and include complete medical, pain, alcohol, and substance abuse histories;

(2) diagnose the patient and document in the patient's medical record the nature of the underlying disease, presence of pain, and pain mechanism if discemable;

(3) develop an individual treatment plan and document in the patient's medical record medical justification for controlled substance therapy ;and

(4) ensure that any out patient or guardian is infonned verbally and in writing of the benefits and risks of controlled substance therapy and any reasonable non-opioid alternative, or if a patient is admitted to a health care facility, ensure that in-patient standards of informed consent are applied.

(1) document and maintain, in the patient's medical record, accurate and complete records of all history, physical, and other examinations and evaluations, consultations, laboratory and diagnostic reports, treatment plans and objectives, controlled substance and other medication therapy, informed consents, periodic assessments, and reviews;

(2) maintain complete records of each controlled substance that licensee prescribes, orders, or administers; the records shall clearly identify the controlled substance, the patient, the date of prescription, and the amount prescribed;

(3) make records required by this section available for examination, inspection, or copying not later than 10 days after a request by the board or its designee.