00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 113                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the prescription and use of pharmaceutical agents, including                                        
02 controlled substances, by optometrists."                                                                                
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 08.72.272(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (a)  A licensee may prescribe and use a pharmaceutical agent including a                                 
06       controlled substance, as defined in AS 11.71.900, in the practice of optometry if                             
07                 (1)  the pharmaceutical agent is not a schedule IA controlled                                       
08       substance, as defined in AS 11.71.900;                                                                        
09                 (2)  the pharmaceutical agent is prescribed and used for the                                        
10       treatment of ocular disease or conditions, ocular adnexal disease or conditions, or                           
11       emergency anaphylaxis;                                                                                        
12                 (3)  the person has on file with the department the person's current                                
13       federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number that is valid for                                 
14       the controlled substance prescribed or used [A DRUG TOPICALLY APPLIED TO                                      
01       THE HUMAN EYE AND ITS APPENDAGES]; and                                                                            
02                 (4) [(2)]  the person holds a license endorsement issued by the board                               
03       authorizing the prescription and use of pharmaceutical agents under this subsection.                          
04    * Sec. 2. AS 08.72.272(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
05            (c)  A licensee may use a pharmaceutical agent in the practice of optometry if                               
06                 (1)  the pharmaceutical agent is a drug topically applied to the human                                  
07       eye and its appendages; and                                                                                       
08                 (2)  the person holds a license endorsement issued by the board                                         
09       authorizing the use of the pharmaceutical agent under this subsection.