N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 66.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 66.4 - Use of diagnostic drugs

(a) Optometrists certified to use drugs pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section may use the drugs specified in subdivision (c) of this section for the purposes stated in Education Law, section 7101(2).

(b) Certification. To receive a certificate issued by the department to use drugs, an optometrist shall be licensed in New York and shall meet the educational and examination requirements set forth in either paragraph (1) or (2) of this subdivision:

(1) graduation after January 1, 1984 from a professional program of study in optometry that includes training acceptable to the department in ocular pharmacology, and successful completion of the licensing examination in accordance with section 66.2 of this Part; or

(2) satisfactory completion of a special training course in ocular pharmacology approved by the department, such course to include provision for advanced standing for optometrists with prior education in ocular pharmacology, and to include a final examination acceptable to the State Board for Optometry.

(c) An optometrist certified to use drugs as authorized under section 7101(2) of the Education Law may use anesthetic agents, mydriatics, cycloplegics, and miotics, and disclosing agents and other substances used in conjunction with these drugs as part of a diagnostic procedure.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 66.4