Nevada Revised Statutes Section 636.2893 - Professions, Occupations and Businesses

Requirements for issuance of certificate: Adoption of regulations. The Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the requirements for the issuance of a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma pursuant to NRS 636.2895. The requirements must include, without limitation:

1. A license to practice optometry in this State;

2. The successful completion of the “Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry on or after January 1, 1993, or an equivalent examination approved by the Board; and

3. Proof that each optometrist who applies for a certificate has treated at least 15 persons who were:

(a) Diagnosed with glaucoma by an ophthalmologist licensed in this State; and

(b) Treated by the optometrist, in consultation with that ophthalmologist, for at least 12 consecutive months.

Last modified: February 27, 2006