Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1320 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE ACT OF 1987
Subpart C - DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC OCULAR PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS
Section 1320.315 - Controlled Substance License Requirement

Universal Citation: 68 IL Admin Code ยง 1320.315
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

Licensed optometrists, in order to prescribe controlled substance oral analgesic therapeutic ocular pharmaceutical agents as set forth in Section 1320.330(a)(7), shall apply for a controlled substance license pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3100. The licensee is limited to prescribing Schedule III, IV and V agents in a quantity sufficient to provide treatment for up to 30 days and in accordance with the Illinois Controlled Substances Act [720 ILCS 570 ]. No prescriptions for a Schedule II controlled substance are permitted, with the exception of Dihydrocodeinone (Hydrocodone) with one or more active, non-narcotic ingredients only in a quantity sufficient to provide treatment for up to 72 hours.

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