Indiana Code 25-24-3-16. Diagnostic legend drugs; therapeutic legend drugs
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Sec. 16. (a) Optometrists may administer topical diagnostic legend drugs limited to:
(2) mydriatics;
(1) miotics;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-24-3-16
- administer: means the direct application of a legend drug by an optometrist to a patient. See Indiana Code 25-24-3-2
- associated structures of the eye: means the:
Indiana Code 25-24-3-1
- board: means the Indiana optometry board established by IC 25-24-1-1. See Indiana Code 25-24-3-3
- dispense: means to deliver a legend drug to an ultimate user by or pursuant to a lawful order of an optometrist. See Indiana Code 25-24-3-5
- optometrist: means an individual licensed as an optometrist under IC 25-24-1. See Indiana Code 25-24-3-7
(3) anesthetics; and
(4) cycloplegics;
without holding a certificate issued under this chapter. These pharmaceutical agents may be applied in diagnostic procedures only as a part of an examination of the eye.
(b) The board may authorize an optometrist holding a certificate issued under this chapter to:
(1) administer for therapeutic use;
(2) dispense; or
(3) prescribe;
legend drugs that are included in the formulary established by the board under section 10 of this chapter, in the treatment of any condition of the eye or the associated structures of the eye.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.65.