§ 1729 - Endorsements and requirements - Vermont Statutes

§ 1729. Endorsements and requirements

(a) Upon application, the board shall certify eligible licensees to use therapeutic drugs and to perform procedures as authorized by subdivision 1728(a)(2) of this title, if the applicant meets the requirements of section 1715 of this chapter for licensure by examination or meets the requirements of section 1716 of this chapter for licensure by endorsement, and is authorized under the license of another jurisdiction to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents.

(b) A licensee certified under this section shall affix current documentation of certification to the license in the manner provided by the board.

(c) Annually, the board shall notify the state board of pharmacy, in writing, of the optometrists certified under this section in the use of pharmaceutical agents.

(d) A licensee who is certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall demonstrate proof of current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification as a condition of initial certification and of license renewal. Acceptable courses shall include:

(1) courses in external cardiopulmonary resuscitation which are approved by the Vermont Heart Association or the American Red Cross; and

(2) courses which include a review of diseases or conditions which might produce emergencies such as anaphylactic shock, diabetes, heart condition, or epilepsy.

(e) A licensee certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall, as part of required continuing education, receive not less than 50 percent of his or her continuing education in the use of pharmaceuticals, including treating possible complications arising from their use, and the treatment of glaucoma. (Added 1993, No. 216 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2003, No. 60, § 6; 2003, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2009, No. 35, § 32.)