Indiana § 25-24-3-16 Diagnostic legend drugs; therapeutic legend drugs

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-24-3-16 — Diagnostic legend drugs; therapeutic legend drugs

Indiana § 25-24-3-16

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 24OPTOMETRISTS

Ch. 3Optometric Legend Drugs

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Ind. Code § 25-24-3-16 (2026).

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(a)Optometrists may administer topical diagnostic legend drugs limited to:

(1)miotics;

(2)mydriatics;

(3)anesthetics; and

(4)cycloplegics; without holding a certificate issued under this chapter. These pharmaceutical agents may be applied in diagnostic procedures only as a part of an examination of the eye.

(b)The board may authorize an optometrist holding a certificate issued under this chapter to:

(1)administer for therapeutic use;

(2)dispense; or

(3)prescribe; legend drugs that are included in the formulary established by the board under section 10 of this chapter, in the treatment of any condition of the eye or the associated structures of the eye.

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(a) Optometrists may administer topical
diagnostic legend drugs limited to:
(1) miotics;
(2) mydriatics;
(3) anesthetics; and
(4) cycloplegics;
without holding a certificate issued under this chapter. These
pharmaceutical agents may be applied in diagnostic procedures only as
a part of an examination of the eye.
(b) The board may authorize an optometrist holding a certificate
issued under this chapter to:
(1) administer for therapeutic use;
(2) dispense; or
(3) prescribe;
legend drugs that are included in the formulary established by the
board under section 10 of this chapter, in the treatment of any condition
of the eye or the associated structures of the eye.