Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 120 - LICENSURE OF OPTOMETRISTS
Section 172-120-007 - CERTIFICATION TO USE PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS
Universal Citation: 172 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 120 ยง 007
Current through September 17, 2024
In order to use pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, a licensee must be certified by the Department. The criteria for issuance of certification to use pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes and the documentation required by the Department and the Board are set forth below.
007.01 CERTIFICATION TO USE PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. Applicants for certification to use pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic purposes must submit a completed application provided by the Department, have a current Nebraska license to practice optometry, and meet the following:
(A) Satisfactorily complete an approved
course in pharmacology provided by an accredited school or college of
optometry;
(i) An approved course in
pharmacology for a certification to use pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic
purposes must meet the following criteria:
(1) Include a study of ocular anesthetics,
mydriatics, cycloplegics, ocular toxicity of pharmaceutical agents, ocular
allergies of ocular agents, and pharmacologic effects of ocular drug
substances;
(2) Include the
consideration of the mechanism of action of anesthetics, cycloplegics, and
mydriatics in human beings and the uses of the substances in the diagnosis of
occurring ocular disorders; and
(3)
Correlate the utilization of pharmaceutical agents and optical instrumentation
and procedures; and
(B) Meet one of the following:
(i) Pass an approved examination which covers
ocular pharmacology for the use of pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic
purposes pursuant to 172 NAC 120 administered by the National Board of
Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) with a passing score;
(ii) Pass an examination which covers ocular
pharmacology pursuant to 172 NAC-120 administered by an accredited school or
college of optometry with a passing score; or
(iii) Be credentialed in another U.S.
jurisdiction at the highest level required for optometrist licensure in the
U.S. jurisdiction where the applicant is currently licensed and such level is
determined by the Board to be at least equivalent to the current scope of
practice in Nebraska; and
(C) Submit to the Department:
(i) An official transcript sent to the
Department directly from an accredited school or college of optometry showing
successful completion of the course of study for use of pharmaceutical agents
for diagnostic purposes completed by the applicant which meets the requirements
of this chapter;
(ii) A detailed
score report showing the passing the approved examination; or
(iii) Certification of having a credentialed
in another U.S. jurisdiction at the highest level required to practice
optometry in the U.S. jurisdiction where the applicant is currently
credentialed; and
(iv) The required
certification fee.
007.02 CERTIFICATION TO USE PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES. Applicants for certification to use pharmaceutical agents for therapeutic purposes must submit a completed application provided by the Department, have a current Nebraska license to practice optometry, and meet the following:
(A) Have been certified by the Department
upon the recommendation of the Board to use pharmaceutical agents for
diagnostic purposes and meet the following criteria:
(i) Satisfactorily complete the following
educational requirements:
(1) Classroom
didactic education concerning the use of pharmaceutical agents for therapeutic
purposes provided by an accredited school or college of optometry;
and
(2) Clinical training as it
applies to optometry with particular emphasis on the examination, diagnosis and
treatment of the eye, ocular adnexa, and visual system provided by an
accredited school or college of optometry that includes, but is not limited to,
case histories, diagnosis, treatment and management regimens, special
instrumentation and grand rounds; and
(ii) Meet one of the following:
(1) Pass an approved examination which covers
the treatment and management of ocular disease administered by the NBEO with a
passing score; or
(2) Pass Part II
of the examination administered by the NBEO after 1992 with a passing score;
or
(3) Pass an examination that is
approved by the Board as equivalent to the examination given by the NBEO;
or
(4) Be credentialed in another
U.S. jurisdiction at the highest level required for optometrist licensure in
the U.S. jurisdiction where the applicant is currently licensed and such level
is determined by the Board to be at least equivalent to the current scope of
practice in Nebraska; and
(iii) Submit to the Department:
(1) An official transcript sent directly to
the Department from an accredited school or college of optometry of successful
completion of the didactic education and clinical training completed by the
applicant; and
(2) A detailed score
report showing successful passage of the approved examination; or
(3) Certification of having a credential at
the highest level required to practice optometry in the U.S. jurisdiction where
the applicant is currently credentialed sent to the Department from that U.S.
jurisdiction; and
(4) The required
fee.
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