2002 Minnesota Code
Chapters 144 - 159 Health
Chapter 148 Public Health Occupations
Section 148.576 Use of topical legend drugs; limitations; reports.
148.576 Use of topical legend drugs; limitations; reports.
Subdivision 1. Authority to prescribe or administer. A licensed optometrist who is board certified under section 148.575 may prescribe or administer topical legend drugs to aid in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, prevention, treatment, or management of disease, deficiency, deformity, or abnormality of the human eye and adnexa.
Subd. 2. Adverse reaction reports. An optometrist certified to prescribe topical legend drugs shall file with the board of optometry within ten working days of its occurrence a report on any adverse reaction resulting from the optometrist's administration of a drug. The report must include the optometrist's name, address, and license number; the patient's name, address, and age; the patient's presenting problem; the diagnosis; the agent administered and the method of administration; the reaction; and the subsequent action taken.
HIST: 1993 c 121 s 7
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