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13 treatment of conditions of the human eye and adnexa,
14 pursuant to this paragraph, excluding the use of
15 injections other than to counteract an anaphylactic
16 reaction, and notwithstanding section 147.107, may
17 without charge supply any of the above listed
18 pharmaceuticals to commence a course of therapy.
19 Therapeutically certified optometrists may prescribe
20 oral steroids for a period not to exceed fourteen days
21 without consultation with a primary care physician.
22 Therapeutically certified optometrists shall not
23 prescribe oral Imuran or oral Methotrexate.
24 Therapeutically certified optometrists may be
25 authorized, where reasonable and appropriate, by rule
26 of the board, to employ new diagnostic and therapeutic
27 pharmaceutical agents approved by the United States
28 food and drug administration on or after July 1, 2002,
29 for the diagnosis and treatment of the human eye and
30 adnexa. The board shall not be required to adopt
31 rules relating to topical pharmaceutical agents, oral
32 antimicrobial agents, oral antihistamines, oral
33 antiglaucoma agents, and oral analgesic agents.
34 Superficial foreign bodies may be removed from the
35 human eye and adnexa. These The therapeutic efforts
36 of a therapeutically certified optometrist are
37 intended for the purpose of examination, diagnosis,
38 and treatment of visual defects, abnormal conditions
39 and diseases of the human eye and adnexa, for proper
40 optometric practice or referral for consultation or
41 treatment to persons licensed under chapter 148 or
42 150A. A therapeutically certified optometrist is an
43 optometrist who is licensed to practice optometry in
44 this state and who is certified by the board of
45 optometry examiners to use the agents and procedures
46 listed in authorized pursuant to this paragraph. A
47 therapeutically certified optometrist shall be
48 provided with a distinctive certificate by the board
49 which shall be displayed for viewing by the patients
50 of the optometrist.
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1 Sec. 2. EMERGENCY RULES. The board of optometry
2 examiners may adopt emergency rules under section
3 17A.4, subsection 2, and section 17A.5, subsection 2,
4 paragraph "b", to implement the provisions of this
5 Act, and the rules shall become effective immediately
6 upon filing, unless a later effective date is
7 specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in
8 accordance with the provisions of this section shall
9 also be published as notice of intended action as
10 provided in section 17A.4.
11 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 2 of this Act,
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