Section 1320.315  Controlled Substance License Requirement

Licensed optometrists, in order to prescribe controlled substance oral analgesic therapeutic ocular pharmaceutical agents as set forth in Section 1320.330(a)(7),  shall apply for a controlled substance license pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3100.  The licensee is limited to prescribing Schedule III, IV and V agents in a quantity sufficient to provide treatment for up to 72 hours and in accordance with the Illinois Controlled Substances Act [720 ILCS 570].  No prescriptions for a Schedule II controlled substance are permitted, with the exception of Dihydrocodeinone (Hydrocodone) with one or more active, non-narcotic ingredients only in a quantity sufficient to provide treatment for up to 72 hours.

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 11400, effective September 8, 2017)