New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 7 - PHARMACEUTICAL CERTIFICATION
Section 16.16.7.9 - OPTOMETRISTS AS PRESCRIBING PRACTIONERS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.7.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

The New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act defines optometrists as prescribing practitioners. Subject to the provisions of the Optometry Act New Mexico licensed optometrists may prescribe or administer all pharmaceutical agents for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye or adnexa including controlled substances classified as Schedule II-V, provided that an optometrist:

A. may prescribe hydrocodone and hydrocodone combination medications;

B. may administer epinephrine auto-injections to counter anaphylaxis;

C. shall not prescribe any other controlled substances classified in Schedule I or II pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act, Chapter 30, Article 31 NMSA 1978.

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