California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 15 - State Board of Optometry
Article 8 - Topical Pharmaceutical Agents
Section 1561 - Topical Pharmaceutical Agents Usage-Purpose and Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) The purpose of this article is to implement Business and Professions Code Section 3041.2, as added to said code by chapter 418 of the 1976 statutes. Only those optometrists meeting the requirements of this article may use topical pharmaceutical agents in the examination of human eyes.
(b) In order to use topical pharmaceutical agents in the examination of human eyes, an optometrist must:
(c) The Board will issue a Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents certification to optometrists fulfilling the requirements of subsection (b) authorizing them to use topical pharmaceutical agents.
1. Amendment
filed 5-20-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
11346.2(d)
(Register 83, No. 21).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 5-8-89;
operative 6-7-89 (Register 89, No. 27).
3. Amendment of section and
NOTE filed 2-8-2011; operative 3-10-2011 (Register 2011, No.
6).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3025, 3041.2 and 3053, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 3041 and 3041.2, Business and Professions Code.