Statute 636 2882

An optometrist who is certified to administer and prescribe a pharmaceutical agent pursuant to NRS 636.288 shall not prescribe a controlled substance unless the optometrist: 1. Has completed an optometric examination of the patient for whom the controlled substance is prescribed; 2. Prescribes the controlled substance in an amount that does not exceed 90 morphine milligram equivalents per day and will not last more than 72 hours; and 3. Sets forth in the prescription for the controlled substance that the prescription may not be refilled without a subsequent examination of the patient by the optometrist. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1913; A 2019, 3646)