California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 15 - State Board of Optometry › Article 11 - Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents › Section 1567 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Article:
(a) "Infectious" means a type of lesion
				suspected to be caused by a pathogen.
(b) "NBEO" is the acronym for the National
				Board of Examiners in Optometry.
(c) "Peripheral Infectious Corneal Ulcers"
				means those infectious corneal ulcers limited to the area of the eye that lies
				outside the central 5mm diameter of the cornea.
(d) "Preceptorship service" means 65 hours of
				training in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular, systemic disease completed
				in no less than two months nor more than one year in one or more
				ophthalmologist's office(s) or optometric clinic(s). Preceptor's service shall
				be authorized by an accredited optometry school or college or recognized
				ophthalmological residency review committee in California. Preceptors shall be
				California-licensed ophthalmologists certified by the American Board of Medical
				Specialties and must be in good standing with the Medical Board of
				California.
(e) "Referral" means
				the primary responsibility for the treatment of a patient is transferred from
				the TPA optometrist to a consulting ophthalmologist.
(f) "Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents"
				includes mydriatics, cycloplegics, anesthetics, agents used for the reversal of
				mydriasis, topical lubricants, topical antiallergy agents, topical steroidal
				antiallergy agents, topical nonsteroidal and steroidal antiinflammatories,
				topical antibiotic agents, topical hyperosmotics, topical antiglaucoma agents
				(use pursuant to the certification process defined in Business and Professions
				Code section
				3041,
				subdivision (f)), oral antihistaminines, prescription oral nonsteroidal
				antiinflammatory agents, oral antibiotics limited to tetracyclines,
				dicloxacillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin with clavulanate, erythromycin,
				clarythromycin, cephalexin, cephadroxil, cefaclor, trimethoprim with
				sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin (use limited to the eyelid
				infection and chlamydial disease, topical antiviral medication and oral
				acyclovir) use specified in Business and Professions Code section
				3041,
				subdivision (c)(12), non-controlled substance oral analgesics, codeine with
				compounds and hydrocodone with compounds (use limited to three days) and
				topical miotics for diagnostic purposes and nonprescription
				medications.
(g) "TMOD" is the
				acronym for the "Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease" examination
				administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. Passage of this
				examination is mandatory for certain TPA certification applicants.
(h) "TPA" is the acronym for Therapeutic
				Pharmaceutical Agents.
(i) "TPA
				certified optometrist" means a California licensed optometrist who has met all
				of the requirements for certification set forth by the State Board of Optometry
				to use Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents in his or her optometric
				practice.
(j) "Treat" means the use
				of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, as described in Business and Professions
				Code section
				3041,
				subdivision (c), and the procedures described in subdivision (e).
(k) "Approval" means to certify a TPA
				certified optometrist to perform lacrimal irrigation and dilation of patients
				over the age of 12 years pursuant to Business and Professions Code section
				3041,
				subdivision (e)(6).
1. New article
				  11 (sections
				  1567-1570) and section filed
				  7-7-97; operative 8-6-97 (Register 97, No. 28).
2. Amendment of
				  subsection (e) and new subsections (j)-(k) filed 12-20-2004; operative
				  1-19-2005 (Register 2004, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 3025,
					 3025.5
					 and
					 3041.2,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 3027.5,
					 3041,
					 3041.1,
					 3041.3,
					 3059,
					 3096.5,
					 3108,
					 3109,
					 3152.5,
					 4033,
					 4036,
					 4051
					 and
					 4052,
					 Business and Professions Code.