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636.2893
Requirements for issuance of certificate: Regulations.
The Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the requirements for the issuance of a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma pursuant to NRS 636.2895. The requirements must include, without limitation:
1.
A license to practice optometry in this State;
2.
The successful completion of the “Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry or an equivalent examination approved by the Board;
3.
Proof that each optometrist who applies for a certificate has treated at least 15 persons who were:
(a)
Diagnosed with glaucoma by an ophthalmologist licensed in this State; and
(b)
Treated by the optometrist, in consultation with that ophthalmologist, for at least 12 consecutive months; and
4.
A certificate to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents issued pursuant to NRS 636.288.