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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 6 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 1992, chapter 146; in 2004, chapter 744<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 268<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55719,"section_number":"54.1-3301","catch_line":"Exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3301\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243069,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81567,"identifier":"54.1-3221","token":"54.1\/III\/32\/4\/54.1-3221","url":"\/54.1-3221\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3221\/","token":"54.1\/III\/32\/4\/54.1-3221","dublin_core":{"Title":"“Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents” defined; utilization; acquisition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3221","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Optometrists<\/span> certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents<\/span> or optometrists<\/span> licensed after June 30, 1997, may administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents<\/span> only by topical application to the human eye. For purposes of this section, “diagnostic pharmaceutical agents<\/span>” means Schedule VI controlled substances as set forth in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) that are used for the purpose of examining and determining abnormal or diseased conditions of the human eye or related structures. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any optometrist<\/span> who utilizes diagnostic pharmaceutical agents<\/span> without being certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents<\/span> or licensed after June 30, 1997, shall be subject to the disciplinary sanctions<\/span> provided in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Licensed drug suppliers or pharmacists are authorized to supply optometrists<\/span> with diagnostic pharmaceutical agents<\/span> upon presentation of evidence<\/span> of Board<\/span> certification for administration of such drugs or an optometrist<\/span> license issued after June 30, 1997. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n“DIAGNOSTIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS” DEFINED; UTILIZATION; ACQUISITION\n(\u00a7 54.1-3221)\n\nA. Optometrists certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents or\noptometrists licensed after June 30, 1997, may administer diagnostic\npharmaceutical agents only by topical application to the human eye. For purposes\nof this section, “diagnostic pharmaceutical agents” means Schedule\nVI controlled substances as set forth in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400\net seq.) that are used for the purpose of examining and determining abnormal or\ndiseased conditions of the human eye or related structures.\n\nB. Any optometrist who utilizes diagnostic pharmaceutical agents without being\ncertified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents or licensed after June\n30, 1997, shall be subject to the disciplinary sanctions provided in this\nchapter.\n\nC. Licensed drug suppliers or pharmacists are authorized to supply optometrists\nwith diagnostic pharmaceutical agents upon presentation of evidence of Board\ncertification for administration of such drugs or an optometrist license issued\nafter June 30, 1997.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 6, \u00a7 54-386.2; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 146; 2004, c. 744;\n2023, c. 268.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}