Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 246 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN OPTOMETRY › Title 246 CMR 1.00 - PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 1.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
For the purposes of 246 CMR, the following terms will have the
				following meanings.
Board
. The Massachusetts Board of
				Registration in Optometry, established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 13, §
				16.
Certificate of Qualification to Use
				DPAs
. A certificate issued by the Board to an Optometrist who has
				met the requirements of
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				CMR 2.02:
Certification for Use of
				Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents (DPAs)
, certifying that that
				Optometrist is properly qualified to use DPAs for the purpose of conducting an
				examination of the eye.
Certificate of Qualification to Use
				TPAs
. A certificate issued by the Board to an Optometrist who has
				met the requirements of
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				CMR 2.03:
Certification for Use of
				Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents (TPAs)
, certifying that that
				Optometrist is properly qualified to use TPAs in the prevention, correction,
				management and/or treatment of abnormal ocular conditions or diseases, except
				glaucoma.
Continuing Education Course
. A formal
				learning program with specific learning objectives relevant to the science or
				practice of Optometry.
Continuing Education Entity
. An
				entity authorized by the Board that may offer Continuing Education Courses for
				continuing education credit, without obtaining prior approval from the Board
				for each course offered.
Continuing Education Hour
. The unit
				of measurement for a Continuing Education Course lasting at least 50
				consecutive minutes.
Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agent
				(DPA)
. Any topical anesthetic, mydriatic, or cyclopegic drug,
				except atropine and phenylephrine hydrochloride in 10% concentration, suitable
				for ocular examination procedures.
License
. A certificate of
				registration issued by the Board pursuant to
				246 CMR 2.00:
Examination and Licensure; Certification for Use of Diagnostic and
				Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents
which authorizes a Person to engage
				in the practice of Optometry.
License Applicant
. An individual who
				has applied for licensure to practice Optometry in the Commonwealth of
				Massachusetts pursuant to
				246 CMR
				2.01:
Licensure Provisions
,
				but who has not yet been granted such licensure.
Optician
. Any Person who satisfies
				the definition of "dispensing optician" as set out at M.G.L. c. 112, § 73C
				and
				235 CMR 2.04:
Definitions
.
Optometrist
. A Person who has
				obtained a License from the Board and is therefore duly authorized to practice
				Optometry pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 66 through 73B and
				246 CMR 1.00 through
				3.00.
Optometry
. The practice of optometry
				as defined by M.G.L. c. 112, § 66.
Person
. An individual and does not
				mean an association of individuals or a legal entity.
Qualifying Course of Study to Use
				DPAs
. A course of study in the use of DPAs which is taken by an
				Optometrist after he or she has completed the educational requirements for
				licensure as an Optometrist set forth in M.G.L. c. 112, § 68; which meets
				the requirements of
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				CMR 2.02(2):
Reporting and Referral
, including the requirements that the
				course is administered by a School or College of Optometry or duly-accredited
				school of medicine that has been approved by the Board.
Qualifying Course of Didactic TPA
				Study
. A course of classroom instruction and study in the use of
				TPAs for the diagnosis, prevention, correction, management and/or treatment of
				abnormal ocular conditions or diseases, which is taken by an Optometrist after
				he or she has completed the educational requirements for licensure as an
				Optometrist set forth in M.G.L. c. 112, § 68; which meets the requirements
				of
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				CMR 2.03(2):
Other
				Requirements for the Use of TPA
, including the requirements that the
				course is administered by a School or College of Optometry or duly-accredited
				school of medicine that has been approved by the Board.
Qualifying Examination in the Use of
				TPAs
. An examination, approved by the Board, which is given to an
				applicant for certification in the use of TPAs after completion of a Qualifying
				Course of Didactic TPA study for the purpose of evaluating that applicant's
				knowledge and skill in the proper use of TPAs. Said examinations may include,
				but shall not be limited to, any applicable portion of any examination
				administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.
Respondent
. A person against whom a
				formal written complaint has been filed with the Board.
School or College of Optometry
. A
				legally chartered school of optometry approved by the Board and accredited by
				the Accreditation Council of Optometric Education.
Supervised Course of Clinical TPA
				Practice
. A course of supervised clinical practice in the use of
				TPAs which meets the requirements of
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				CMR 2.03(3):
Restrictions on Use of TPAs
, including the requirements that
				the course has been administered by a School or College of Optometry or
				duly-accredited school of medicine that has been approved by the Board.
Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent
				(TPA)
. Those topical Schedule VI and non-legend pharmaceutical
				agents which are required or used for the prevention, correction, management or
				treatment of abnormal ocular conditions or diseases, except glaucoma, as
				defined in M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 66 and 66B.