Section 37-10-304 - Course in use of diagnostic and therapeutic drugs required(1)(a) In addition to the requirements of 37-10-302, each person desiring to practice optometry shall satisfactorily complete a course with particular emphasis on the topical application of diagnostic agents to the eye for the purpose of examination of the human eye and the analysis of ocular functions.(b) A person presently licensed to practice optometry who wishes to employ diagnostic agents shall satisfactorily complete a course referred to in subsection (1)(a) and shall pass an examination.(c) The course referred to in subsection (1)(a) must be conducted by an institution accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the national commission on accrediting or the United States commissioner of education.(2)(a) Each person desiring to practice optometry shall: (i) pass an examination, of the association of regulatory boards of optometry, on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular disease; or(ii) take a course and pass an examination in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular diseases. The course and examination must be conducted by an institution accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the national commission on accrediting or the United States commissioner of education.(b) A person presently licensed to practice optometry who wishes to employ therapeutic pharmaceutical agents must meet the requirements of subsection (2)(a).En. 66-1305.1 by Sec. 3, Ch. 361, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-1305.1; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 588, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 126, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 467, L. 2005.