Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LI - Optometrists
Chapter 6 - Dispensation of Medication
Section LI-605 - Prohibitions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LI-605

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

A. No optometrist shall prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, sell, give or otherwise use for the purpose of treating a patient, any controlled substance or other medication, except in strict compliance with the Louisiana and federal law and regulations applicable thereto and with the rules of this Chapter.

B. No optometrist shall prescribe, dispense or administer any medication except in the usual and ordinary course of his optometry practice for a legitimate medical purpose.

C. No optometrist shall dispense any medication upon the prescription of another practitioner.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1048.

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