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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 320.410.Fitting and dispensing ocular devices containing or delivering pharmaceutical agents

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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 pharmaceutical 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 this 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.

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