Any optometrist who is certified to prescribe and use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall be held to the same standard of care in the prescription and use of such agents, and in diagnosis and treatment, as is common to a licensed medical doctor.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 73 - Professions and Vocations
Chapter 19 - Optometry and Optometrists
Use of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents
§ 73-19-159. Standard of care in prescription and use of agents, and diagnosis and treatment
§ 73-19-161. Referral of patient to licensed physician when patient not responding to treatment
§ 73-19-163. Certificate of certification to be displayed
§ 73-19-165. Licensed pharmacist authorized to fill and dispense therapeutic pharmaceutical agents