Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 120 - LICENSURE OF OPTOMETRISTS › Section 172-120-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions are set out in the Optometry Practice Act, the
				  Uniform Credentialing Act, 172 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 10, and this
				  chapter.
002.01
ACCREDITED
				SCHOOL OR COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY.
Accredited school or college of
				optometry A school or college which is accredited by a regional or professional
				accrediting organization that is recognized by the Council of Postsecondary
				Accreditation of the United States Department of Education and is approved by
				the Board of Optometry.
002.02
APPROVED EXAMINATION.
An examination which is approved
				by the Board of Optometry.
002.03
CLINICAL TRAINING.
Training of an applicant for
				certification to use pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic purposes or for
				diagnostic and therapeutic purposes offered by a school or college approved by
				the Department.
002.04
CONTINUING EDUCATION.
The offering of instruction or
				information to licensees for the purpose of maintaining skills necessary to the
				safe and competent practice of optometry. The continuing education may be
				offered under such names as "scientific school", "clinic", "forum", "lecture",
				"course of study" or "educational seminar". In order for continuing education
				to be recognized for licensure renewal, it must be approved by the Board of
				Optometry.
002.05
COURSE OF STUDY.
A program of instruction necessary to
				obtain a credential meeting the requirements set out for each profession in the
				appropriate practice act and rules and regulations and includes a college, a
				professional school, a vocational school, hours of training, or a program of
				instruction with a similar designation.
002.06
DIRECT
				SUPERVISION.
Direct supervision is the physical presence and
				immediate availability of the optometrist.
002.07
DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW
				(DUR).
An authorized, structured, ongoing program that collects,
				analyzes, and interprets drug use patterns to improve the quality of
				pharmacotherapy and patient outcomes.
002.08
HOUR.
A
				period of 50 minutes of formal instruction, otherwise known as a "contact
				hour."
002.09
LABEL.
All legible written information provided by the
				optometrist to the patient that is affixed to the packaging provided to the
				patient.
002.10
MEDICATED CONTACT LENSES.
Contact lenses containing an
				ocular pharmaceutical agent.
002.11
PACKAGING.
The container provided by an optometrist to
				the patient.
002.12
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT.
The study of management of the
				business affairs of optometric practice. This includes the concepts of managed
				care and operations management, courses designed to help market practices, to
				educate office staff, to improve billing efficiency and coding skills, to
				improve clinical recordkeeping and to enhance fiscal efficiency. This does not
				include courses that are intended for personal enhancement or investment
				prowess.
002.13
PRESCRIPTION FILE.
A file of drugs, devices, or
				medicated contact lens prescriptions dispensed that is separate and distinct
				from the patient record , and that require a dispensing practitioner
				license.
002.14
PRESCRIPTION LABEL.
A label that provides the patient
				all of the information required by section 012.02. The information required of
				a prescription label may be found either on a writing affixed to the packaging
				by the optometrist, or on the packaging (e.g., manufacturer's container), or a
				combination or the packaging and a writing affixed to the packaging.
002.15
RECORD.
Record Information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in
				an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. Record
				includes a hard copy and record includes an "electronic medical record"
				(EMR).
002.16
RECORDKEEPING.
Record keeping Creating, maintaining,
				and securing records necessary for drug utilization review and prescription
				files.
002.17
STORAGE.
Securing and preserving drug, device, or
				biological in accordance with the requirements of federal laws , such as Food
				and Drug Administration label specifications and the requirements of Nebraska's
				laws and this chapter .
002.18.
SUPERVISION.
Supervision is the availability of an
				optometrist on the premises or by telecommunications.