N.H. Admin. Code § Opt 102.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Opt 102.01 - Terms Used

As used in these rules, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

(a) "Administrative assistant" means the board's staff director, a person with delegated authority from the board.

(b) "Board" means the New Hampshire board of optometry created by RSA 327:2.

(c) "Licensee" means a person holding a license, certificate or registration issued by the board pursuant to any grant of statutory authority.

(d) "Out of state contact lens dispenser" means any non-pharmacy business organization physically located outside of New Hampshire that offers contact lenses for retail sale to customers inside New Hampshire.

(e) "Prescription" means the written specifications for a spectacle lens or contact lens, necessary for the manufacture of such lens.

(f) "Pharmaceutical Agent" means "pharmaceutical agent" as defined in RSA 327:1 III.

(g) "Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents" ("TPA") means such agents used in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses of the eyes.

(h) "TPA-certified" means that the licensee has obtained the necessary training and qualifications to administer Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents in the practice of optometry.

(i) "TPA/G-certified" means that the licensee has obtained the necessary training and qualifications to administer therapeutic pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry, including the treatment of glaucoma.

N.H. Admin. Code § Opt 102.01

(See Revision Note at part heading for Opt 100) #5839, eff 6-17-94; amd by #6098, eff 10-1-95, all but paragraph (d) EXPIRED: 6-17-00; amd by #7370, INTERIM, eff 9-30-00, EXPIRED: 3-29-01

New. #7607, eff 12-5-01; amd by #7854, eff 3-12-03