New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 38 - NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRISTS
Subchapter 2 - GENERAL RULES OF OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE
Section 13:38-2.11 - Delegation of duties to ancillary personnel
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:38-2.11
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:
1.
"Ancillary personnel" means any natural person other than a licensed physician, optometrist, or ophthalmic
dispenser or technician who is an employee of a New Jersey licensed optometrist and who performs patient
care.
2. "Direct supervision" means the continuous physical
presence of the optometrist who is in a supervisory status at the office location and who is available
on-site for consultation, guidance, and instruction during the performance of any delegable procedures by
ancillary personnel.
(b) An optometrist may delegate any procedure relating to minimum examination requirements as enumerated in 13:38-2.1 to ancillary personnel under his or her direct supervision.
(c) The supervising optometrist who delegates any procedure pursuant to (b) above shall:
1. Assume full responsibility for
the performance of the delegated procedures by the ancillary personnel; and
2. Ensure that ancillary personnel have received the appropriate level of
training necessary to satisfactorily complete the delegated procedures.
(d) An optometrist shall not delegate the following functions or duties to ancillary personnel:
1. Any procedure which must be performed by the
optometrist as part of the minimum examination requirements pursuant to
13:38-2.1(a), subject to the restrictions as
set forth in 13:38-2.1(b) through (d);
2. Inserting and removing contact lenses;
3. Determining the fit of contact lenses;
4. Determining the power of contact lenses (over refracting);
5. Determining the method of contact lens cleaning or
sterilization;
6. Selecting lens materials (all types);
7. Selecting bifocal types;
8.
Selecting tints (except for Rose #1); and
9. Final verification
of all ophthalmic goods prior to their dispensing to the patient.
(e) The name of the supervising optometrist and the ancillary personnel shall be indicated on the patient record.
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