Under
IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on March 6, 2012, at 10:15 a.m., at the Indiana Government Center South, 302 West Washington Street, Conference Center Room 4, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Indiana Optometry Board will hold a public hearing to add
852 IAC 1-1.1-2.5 to establish the requirements concerning the applications and fees for issuance or renewal of an optometry license and optometric legend drug certificate, amend
852 IAC 1-1.1-4 concerning the requirements for an optometry license, amend
852 IAC 1-1.1-5 concerning the acceptance of a current certificate issued by the Association of Regulatory Boards (ARBO), Council on Endorsed Licensure Mobility for Optometrists (CELMO), in lieu of an official transcript, amend
852 IAC 1-2.1-2 concerning the requirements for licensure by endorsement, amend
852 IAC 1-2.1-4 concerning the jurisprudence examination covering Indiana law, add
852 IAC 1-2.1-6 to establish requirements for an optometric legend drug certificate, amend
852 IAC 1-3-1 to delete the term of "grossly incompetent", amend
852 IAC 1-5.1-1 to add that an optometrist has the responsibility to determine the expiration of a prescription for contact lenses, amend
852 IAC 1-8-1 to add definitions for the terms of "agency" and "COPE", amend
852 IAC 1-10-1 to add fees for the application and renewal of an optometric legend drug certificate, amend
852 IAC 1-10-2 concerning support fees to Indiana University for active and inactive licensees, amend
852 IAC 1-11-1 to modify the term of "optometric diagnosis" to "diagnosis" and add language regarding the administration of diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents by injection, amend
852 IAC 1-15-1 to correct the spelling of the term "hygienic", amend
852 IAC 1-15-3 to add "governmental agency" as an entity with which an optometrist may contract to provide independent optometric services, amend
852 IAC 1-16-1 regarding continuing education requirements to renew an optometry license, add
852 IAC 1-16-1.1 to establish continuing education requirements for renewal of an optometric legend drug certificate, amend
852 IAC 1-16-2 regarding the licensee's responsibility to certify completion of continuing education to renew their optometry license and optometric legend drug certificate, amend
852 IAC 1-16-3 regarding the requirements for approval of continuing education sponsor, amend
852 IAC 1-16-4 regarding the standards for the approval of optometry continuing education, add
852 IAC 1-16-4.1 to establish the standards for the approval of optometric legend drug continuing
education, amend
852 IAC 1-16-5 regarding the penalty for noncompliance of a licensee who fails to comply with
852 IAC 1-16-1, add
852 IAC 1-16-6.5 to establish continuing education credit for optometrists who are speakers at continuing education programs, amend
852 IAC 1-16-7 concerning the number of continuing education hours granted for self-study per renewal period, amend
852 IAC 1-16-8 to add additional sponsors of continuing education programs deemed approved, amend
852 IAC 1-17-1 regarding the requirements for a limited license, amend
852 IAC 1-17-2 concerning the jurisprudence examination covering Indiana law for a limited license, amend
852 IAC 1-17-3 regarding the required number of continuing education hours to renew a limited license, amend
852 IAC 3-3-1 regarding the formulary of legend drugs, and repeal
852 IAC 1-8-5.1,
852 IAC 1-16-6,
852 IAC 2,
852 IAC 3-1,
852 IAC 3-2, and
852 IAC 3-3-2.