§ 17-90-403 - Authority to possess, administer, and prescribe.
17-90-403. Authority to possess, administer, and prescribe.
One who is engaged in the practice of optometry as a profession as defined in 17-90-101 and who has the education and professional competence as determined by the State Board of Optometry and who has satisfied the educational requirements established by the State Board of Optometry from a college or university accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization which is recognized or approved by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation, the United States Department of Education, or the Arkansas Board of Higher Education and has met the requirements of 17-90-401 is authorized to possess, administer, and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for the diagnosis or treatment only of conditions of the eye, lids, or adnexa, except those listed in Schedules I and II of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, 5-64-101 -- 5-64-510.