06 LC 21
8828S
The
House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute to HB
1390:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to optometrists, so as to provide for additional pharmaceutical agents which may
be used by a doctor of optometry for treatment purposes; to provide for a
standard of care; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
optometrists, is amended by striking subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of Code
Section 43-30-1, relating to definitions, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(D)
Pharmaceutical agents which are used by a doctor of optometry for treatment
purposes and administered orally may only be:
(i)(I)
Nonnarcotic oral analgesics and Schedule III or Schedule IV controlled
substances which are oral analgesics;
(ii)(II)
Used for ocular pain; and
(iii)(III)
Used for no more than 72 hours without consultation with the
patient́s
physician;
or
(ii)
Oral and topical pharmaceutical agents related to the diagnosis or treatment of
diseases and conditions of the eye and adnexa oculi except Schedule I or
Schedule II controlled substances; provided, however, that oral steroids shall
be limited to a maximum seven-day dose pack. Doctors of optometry using such
oral and topical pharmaceutical agents shall be held to the same standard of
care imposed by Code Section 51-1-27 as would be applied to a physician licensed
under Chapter 34 of this title performing similar
acts."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.