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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions
Chapter 90 - Optometrists
Subchapter 4 - Optometric Drugs
§ 17-90-403. Authority to possess, administer, and prescribe
Universal Citation: AR Code § 17-90-403 (2017)
- (a) A person may possess, administer, and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for the diagnosis or treatment of conditions involving only the eye, lids, or adnexa if the person:
- (1) Is engaged in the practice of optometry as defined in § 17-90-101;
- (2) Has the education and professional competence as determined by the State Board of Optometry;
- (3) Has satisfied the educational requirements established by the State Board of Optometry from a college or university accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the United States Department of Education, or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and
- (4) Has met the requirements of § 17-90-401.
- (b)
- (1) Optometrists shall not possess, administer, or prescribe the pharmaceutical agents listed in Schedules I and II of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., except hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs.
- (2) A prescription written by an optometrist for hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs, shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours and shall not authorize refills.
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