Mississippi § 73-19-155 - Rules and regulations requiring satisfactory completion of educational and clinical training.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 73-19-155 — Rules and regulations requiring satisfactory completion of educational and clinical training., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 73-19-155. Rules and regulations requiring satisfactory completion of educational and clinical training.
Within thirty (30) days after July 1, 1994, and annually thereafter, the State Board of Optometry with the advice and consultation of the designated members of the State Board of Medical Licensure and the State Board of Pharmacy, shall develop rules and regulations requiring the satisfactory completion of the educational requirements, clinical training, and examinations required under the provisions of Sections 73-19-153 through 73-19-165, regarding those optometrists seeking to become certified to prescribe and use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. Any optometrist using therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall maintain accurate and current medical records concerning the procurement and use of such agents in the same form and manner as required for medical doctors, in addition to any records required to be kept or otherwise necessary to keep in the practice of optometry. All of these medical records shall be available for inspection at any time by representatives of the State Board of Optometry, and all such records shall be made available for inspection to the State Board of Medical Licensure and the State Board of Pharmacy through their designated members.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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