Ohio Code § 4725.09

§ 4725.09.

(A) The state vision professionals board shall adopt rules as it considers necessary

to govern the practice of optometry and to administer and enforce sections 4725.01 to 4725.34 of the Revised Code .  All rules adopted under those sections shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter

119. of the Revised Code. (B) The board, in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, shall adopt rules specifying

any oral drugs or dangerous drugs that are therapeutic pharmaceutical agents under division (C)(3) of section 4725.01 of the Revised Code . (C) The board shall adopt rules that establish standards to be met and procedures to

be followed with respect to the delegation by an optometrist of the performance of

an optometric task to a person who is not licensed or otherwise specifically authorized

by the Revised Code to perform the task.  The rules shall permit an optometrist to delegate the administration of drugs included

in the optometrist's scope of practice. The rules adopted under this division shall provide for all of the following: (1) On-site supervision when the delegation occurs in an institution or other facility

that is used primarily for the purpose of providing health care, unless the board

established a specific exception to the on-site supervision requirement with respect

to routine administration of a topical drug; (2) Evaluation of whether delegation is appropriate according to the acuity of the patient

involved; (3) Training and competency requirements that must be met by the person administering

the drugs; (4) Other standards and procedures the board considers relevant. (D) The board shall adopt rules establishing criminal records checks requirements for

applicants under section 4776.03 of the Revised Code .