To be certified to administer and prescribe topical ocular
pharmaceutical agents a licensed practitioner must be a Florida licensed
Certified Optometrist, the application for which is form DH/MQA 1128,
incorporated by reference in Rule
64B13-4.004, F.A.C., and
demonstrate compliance with the following requirements:
(1) Successful completion of at least 110
hours of Board approved transcript quality coursework and clinical training in
general and ocular pharmacology conducted by an accredited institution which
has facilities for both didactic and clinical instruction in pharmacology. The
institution must document the applicant's successful completion. The Board will
accept coursework and clinical training in general and ocular pharmacology
received by the applicant during his or her basic optometric curriculum or at
post-graduate courses if this coursework and training was provided by a Board
approved school of optometry or equivalent educational entity;
(2) Completion of at least one (1) year of
supervised experience in differential diagnosis of eye diseases or disorders.
The one year of supervised experience shall be received either during
optometric training or in a clinical setting as part of optometric experience.
The requisite one year of supervised experience in a clinical setting may be
obtained in an academic or non-academic environment. For the purpose of this
rule, one year of supervised experience in an academic setting is understood to
mean three (3) quarters or two (2) semesters and one (1) year of supervised
experience in a non-academic setting is understood to mean a twelve month
period;
(3) Successful completion
of Part II (Patient Assessment and Management, including an embedded Treatment
and Management of Occular Disease examination) of the NBEO
examination.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 64B13-10.001
Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 456.025, 463.005(1), 463.006
FS. Law Implemented 463.013,
456.025,
456.0635,
463.002(3)(c),
463.006
FS.
New 11-20-86, Amended
7-6-88, 3-16-89, Formerly 21Q-10.001, 61F8-10.001, Amended 10-4-94, Formerly
59V-10.001, Amended 7-21-11, 2-27-14, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 40, Number 136, July 15, 2014 effective
7/31/2014, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 42, Number 227, November 22, 2016 effective
12/4/2016, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 44, Number 207, October 23, 2018 effective
11/4/2018, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 45, Number 243, December 17, 2019 effective
1/2/2020, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 47, Number 227, November 23, 2021 effective
12/8/2021.
New 11-20-86, Amended 7-6-88, 3-16-89, Formerly 21Q-10.001,
61F8-10.001, Amended 10-4-94, Formerly 59V-10.001, Amended 7-21-11, 2-27-14,
7-31-14, 12-4-16, 11-4-18, 1-2-20,
12-8-21.
