(a) A licensee may prescribe and use a pharmaceutical agent, including a controlled substance, in the practice of optometry if the pharmaceutical agent is used in a manner consistent with standards adopted by the board in regulation. The standards must include limitations on practice adopted under AS 08.72.278. (b) [Repealed, § 7 ch 27 SLA […]
A licensee may remove superficial foreign bodies from the eye and its appendages. This section is not intended to permit a licensee to perform invasive surgery.
Except for AS 08.72.275, this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter do not limit the practice of an optician licensed under AS 08.71.
(a) A person may not fabricate, distribute, sell, exchange, deliver or possess with intent to distribute, sell, exchange or deliver eyeglasses or sunglasses unless they are fitted with plastic lenses, laminated lenses, heat-treated glass lenses, or glass lenses made impact resistant by other methods. All plastic and heat-treated glass lenses, before they are mounted in […]
(a) A licensee may not issue (1) an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to an adult patient for outpatient use; (2) a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to a minor; upon issuance of a prescription for an opioid to a minor, the licensee shall discuss with […]
(a) A licensee may perform the services of optometry as defined in AS 08.72.300 only if the services are within the scope of the licensee’s education, training, and experience as established by regulations adopted by the board. (b) A licensee may not perform ophthalmic surgery unless the procedure is (1) within the scope of the […]
A person may not falsely personate a licensed optometrist, or buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain a license issued to another or advertise the practice of optometry in violation of regulations of the board. Practicing or offering to practice optometry without a license is sufficient evidence of a violation of this chapter.
A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for a term of not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days, or by both.
