NAC636.730. Certification to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents.

     1. The Board shall provide a certificate to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents to each optometrist who:

     (a) Is licensed to practice optometry in the State of Nevada and is in good standing.

     (b) Has successfully completed the “Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry on or after January 1, 1993. The Board must receive verification that the person successfully completed the examination from the testing agency.

     (c) Submits a form which meets the requirements set forth in subsection 2 and which states that the optometrist successfully completed a training program of not less than 40 hours of clinical training in administering and prescribing therapeutic pharmaceutical agents which was:

          (1) Conducted by an ophthalmologist who is licensed and in good standing in any state, territory or possession of the United States;

          (2) Comprehensive in nature and covered the use of all classes of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents which may be administered or prescribed pursuant to chapter 636 of NRS;

          (3) Practical in nature and had a primary focus on the examination of patients; and

          (4) Structured to maximize the interrelationship between the doctor and the patient, emphasizing one-on-one interaction between the doctor and the patient.

     2. Upon completion by an optometrist of a training program which meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the ophthalmologist who conducted the program shall, on a form provided by the Executive Director of the Board, certify under penalty of perjury that the optometrist named on the form satisfactorily completed the training program. On the same form, the named optometrist shall certify under penalty of perjury that he completed the training program and satisfies all of the other requirements for certification to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. The certifying signatures of the ophthalmologist and optometrist must be notarized.

     3. The form provided by the Executive Director of the Board pursuant to subsection 2 must:

     (a) Set forth the requirements for the training program described in this section;

     (b) Contain the certifications for the ophthalmologist and optometrist which are required by this section; and

     (c) Provide space and appropriate designations for the notarization of the signatures of the ophthalmologist and optometrist.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Optometry, eff. 3-28-96)