Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 105 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY
Section 18VAC105-20-49 - Prescribing an opioid for chronic pain
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 105-20-49
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
If a TPA-certified optometrist treats a patient for whom an opioid prescription is necessary for chronic pain, he shall either:
1. Refer the patient to a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine who is a pain management specialist; or
2. Comply with regulations of the Board of Medicine, 18VAC85-21-60 through 18VAC85-21-120, if he chooses to manage the chronic pain with an opioid prescription.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
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