                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

&#8220;DIAGNOSTIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS&#8221; DEFINED; UTILIZATION; ACQUISITION
(§ 54.1-3221)

A. Optometrists certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents or
optometrists licensed after June 30, 1997, may administer diagnostic
pharmaceutical agents only by topical application to the human eye. For purposes
of this section, &#8220;diagnostic pharmaceutical agents&#8221; means Schedule
VI controlled substances as set forth in the Drug Control Act (&#xA7; 54.1-3400
et seq.) that are used for the purpose of examining and determining abnormal or
diseased conditions of the human eye or related structures.

B. Any optometrist who utilizes diagnostic pharmaceutical agents without being
certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents or licensed after June
30, 1997, shall be subject to the disciplinary sanctions provided in this
chapter.

C. Licensed drug suppliers or pharmacists are authorized to supply optometrists
with diagnostic pharmaceutical agents upon presentation of evidence of Board
certification for administration of such drugs or an optometrist license issued
after June 30, 1997.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 6, § 54-386.2; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 146; 2004, c. 744;
2023, c. 268.