§ 636.2893 — Requirements for issuance of certificate: Regulations

Nevada § 636.2893

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 54: PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES
• Ch. 636: Optometry

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The Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the requirements for the issuance of a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma pursuant to NRS 636.2895. The requirements must include, without limitation:
1. A license to practice optometry in this State;
2. The successful completion of the “Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry or an equivalent examination approved by the Board;
3. Proof that each optometrist who applies for a certificate has treated at least 15 persons who were:
(a) Diagnosed with glaucoma by an ophthalmologist licensed in this State; and
(b) Treated by the optometrist, in consultation with that ophthalmologist, for at least 12 consecutive months; and
4. A certificate to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents issued pursuant to NRS 636.288 .

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1999, 1914 ; A 2003, 511 ; 2019, 3647 )