NAC636.280. Requirements for certification.

To receive a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma pursuant to NRS 636.2895, an optometrist:

     1. Must be licensed and in good standing to practice optometry in the State of Nevada.

     2. Must possess a valid certificate to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents issued pursuant to NRS 636.288.

     3. Must have successfully passed the “Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry on or after January 1, 1993.

     4. Shall submit proof on a written form provided by the Executive Director of the Board that the optometrist has treated at least 15 persons described in subsection 3 of NRS 636.2893. The form must include:

     (a) The name, address and license number of the optometrist;

     (b) The name of each patient treated, the date on which the treatment for each patient began and a description of the treatment plan which, for each patient, must be not less than 1 year in length beginning not earlier than October 1, 1999;

     (c) A statement that the optometrist has, in consultation with an ophthalmologist licensed in the State of Nevada, treated the patients in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 636 of NRS;

     (d) A statement that the consulting ophthalmologist has diagnosed the patients with glaucoma; and

     (e) The signatures of the optometrist, the consulting ophthalmologist and a notary public attesting to the accuracy of the information.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by R126-99, eff. 12-13-99)