320.4 10 Fitting and dispensing ocular devices containing or delivering pharmaceutical agents. (1) Ocular devices approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration as a drug, including but not limited to contact lenses, that contain and deliver pharmaceutic al agents pursuant to a prescription from a physician or osteopath licensed under KRS Chapter 311 or a licensed optometrist as authorized in KRS 320.240 shall be fitted by an ophthalmologist licensed under KRS Chapter 311 or an optometrist licensed under t his chapter. (2) Ocular devices containing or delivering pharmaceutical agents may be dispensed by a licensed optometrist as authorized in KRS 320.240 or an ophthalmologist licensed under KRS Chapter 311. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (a) Expand the prescriptive authority of an optometrist licensed under this chapter; or (b) Prohibit, limit, or restrict a pharmacist licensed under KRS Chapter 315 from dispensing a prescription for an ocular device that contains a pharmaceutical agent. Effective: July 15, 2008 History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2008.
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