Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LI - Optometrists
Chapter 6 - Dispensation of Medication
Section LI-603 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings specified.
Administer-with respect to a medication provided or dispensed by an optometrist for use by a patient, the term administered means directly or through an agent to give, provide, or supply for immediate oral ingestion, insertion, or topical application by the patient, or to insert or apply topically.
Board-the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners.
Controlled Substance-any medication or other substance which is defined, enumerated or designated as a controlled substance and regulated as such under Louisiana or federal statute or regulations 21 CFR §1308. 11-15 or R.S. 40:964, or any substance hereafter designated as a controlled substance by amendment or supplementation of such regulations and statute.
Drug-synonymous with medication, as defined herein.
Medication-any chemical, potion, compound, mixture, suspension, solution, or other substance or material, natural or synthetic, recognized and listed in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, which is lawfully produced, manufactured, sold, or provided and intended and approved for medical, diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventative use in and by humans.
Optometrist-a person lawfully entitled to engage in the practice of optometry in the state of Louisiana, as evidenced by a current license or permit duly issued by the board.
Student Extern-a student extern is a person who is a regular student at an optometry school or program approved by the board pursuant to §503 who is performing duties or actions assigned by his or her instructors or as part of his or her curriculum, which must be under the direct supervision of an optometrist licensed by the board as defined in this Rule.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1048.
