RELATES TO:
KRS 217.015(35),
217.182(3),
320.210(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, and CONFORMITY:
KRS 320.240(4) requires the
Board of Optometric Examiners to promulgate administrative regulations for the
reasonable regulation of the profession of optometry and the practice thereof
by licensed optometrists. The Kentucky Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
(KRS 217.005 to
217.218)
authorizes optometrists to administer, dispense, or prescribe a legend drug for
a legitimate medical purpose and in the course of professional practice, as
authorized in
KRS 320.240(12) to (14). This
administrative regulation establishes the requirements for licensed
optometrists to dispense pharmaceutical agents.
Section 1. An optometrist may dispense
pharmaceutical agents as authorized in
KRS 320.240(12) to (14), other
than controlled substances.
Section
2. Dispensing of pharmaceutical agents to a patient shall be:
(1) For a legitimate medical
purpose;
(2) In the course of the
optometrist's professional practice; and
(3) Limited based upon the authority
conferred upon the optometrist by the board consistent with the educational
qualifications of the optometrist provided in
KRS 320.240.
Section 3. An optometrist shall be on the
premises when a pharmaceutical agent is dispensed and the optometrist shall be
actively involved in the dispensing process.
Section 4. When a pharmaceutical agent is
dispensed by an optometrist, he or she shall:
(1) Inform the patient on the appropriate use
of the pharmaceutical agent; and
(2) Document in the patient's record the
name, strength, quantity, and appropriate use of the pharmaceutical agent
provided to the patient.
Section
5. An optometrist shall maintain a readily retrievable record
system by manual or electronic means of all pharmaceutical agents purchased for
administration or dispensing in the course of professional practice.
Section 6. The pharmaceutical agent shall be
purchased, possessed, labeled, and packaged in accordance with the Kentucky
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and applicable federal law.
Section 7. Nothing in this section shall
expand the administrative or prescriptive authority of an
optometrist.
