O-7, r. 14 - Regulation respecting the standards for the issue and holding of the permit authorizing an optometrist to administer and prescribe medications for therapeutic purposes and provide eye care

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. The permit authorizing an optometrist to administer and prescribe medications for therapeutic purposes and provide eye care shall be issued to a member of the Ordre des optométristes du Québec who:

(1)  has submitted his application in writing to the secretary of the Order in the form of Schedule I;

(2)  has paid the fees fixed by the board of directors of the Order for the issue of the permit;

(3)  holds a permit authorizing him to administer medications for eye examination purposes, pursuant to the Regulation respecting the standards for the issue and holding of the permit authorizing an optometrist to administer medications (O-7, r. 13);

(4)  has successfully completed a training period, during the 4 years preceding the year of the application, under a training program offered by an educational institution that issues a diploma meeting the requirements for the permit issued by the Ordre des optométristes du Québec or another training program considered equivalent by the board of directors; such training shall comprise a minimum of 100 hours of theoretical and clinical courses in eye health and the pharmacological treatment of certain ocular pathologies.

O.C. 1024-2003, s. 1.