ORS 683.240
Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary

  • membership
  • duties
  • formulary and protocols

(1)

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(a)

The Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary is established and shall consist of seven members appointed as follows:

(A)

One member of the Oregon Board of Optometry appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry;

(B)

One member who is a pharmacist licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy or a person with an advanced degree in pharmacology or pharmacognosy appointed by the State Board of Pharmacy;

(C)

One member of the Oregon Medical Board appointed by the Oregon Medical Board;

(D)

One member of the faculty of the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine appointed by the Oregon Medical Board;

(E)

One member who is a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 appointed by the Oregon Medical Board after consideration of three qualified nominees provided by the Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology;

(F)

One member who is a practicing optometrist appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry after consideration of three qualified nominees from the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association; and

(G)

One member with a degree in optometry or ophthalmology who is a member of the faculty at a college of optometry appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry.

(b)

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(A)

The chair of the council shall be elected by a majority of the members.

(B)

The term of office of each member of the council shall be two years. A member shall serve until a successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person with the same qualifications as the vacating member.

(C)

Any member of the council who fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the council, whether regular or special, shall forfeit office unless the council member is prevented from attending by serious illness of the member or of a member of the council member’s family.

(D)

Meetings of the council shall be called at the request of the chair or at the request of two or more members of the council.

(E)

Members of the council shall serve without compensation.

(2)

After public hearings, the council shall determine the substances to be included in the optometric nontopical formulary that may be used by an optometrist under ORS 683.010 (Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310) (3). The council shall review the formulary periodically. Immediately upon adoption or revision of the formulary, the council shall transmit the approved formulary to the Oregon Board of Optometry. The board shall adopt the formulary or a portion of the formulary. If the council approves protocols for the use of a nontopical pharmaceutical agent and the board adopts the portion of the formulary listing that agent, the board must also adopt those protocols. The board may not expand or add to the formulary submitted for adoption in any manner. [2001 c.632 §7]
Note: 683.240 (Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary) was added to and made a part of 683.010 (Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310) to 683.310 (Professional corporation regulation not required) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 683.240 — Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary; membership; duties; formulary and protocols, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors683.­html.

683.010
Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310
683.020
License required to practice optometry
683.030
Persons and practices not affected
683.035
Discrimination against optometrists prohibited
683.040
Qualifications of applicants
683.060
Examination of applicants
683.070
Issuance of certificates of licensure
683.080
Validity of certificates issued under former law
683.100
Notice to board of place of practice
683.110
Optometrist to give receipt when practicing away from regular place of business
683.120
License renewal
683.130
Clinics and instructors connected with educational institutions
683.140
Grounds for and nature of discipline
683.155
Hearing
683.165
Confidential information
683.170
Sanction may be set aside by board
683.180
Prohibited acts and practices
683.190
Acceptance of lens for duplication by unlicensed person prohibited
683.200
Standards of liability
683.210
Continuing education requirement
683.220
Licensing of applicant holding license in another state
683.230
Practice of telemedicine
683.240
Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary
683.250
Oregon Board of Optometry
683.260
Persons ineligible for membership on board
683.270
Powers and duties of board
683.278
Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license
683.290
Disposition of receipts
683.310
Professional corporation regulation not required
683.325
Investigation of complaints and alleged violations
683.330
Injunction for violation
683.335
Report of suspected violation
683.340
Duty to report prohibited conduct
683.510
Definitions for ORS 683.520 to 683.530
683.520
Scope of practice of optician
683.525
Acceptance of lens for duplication
683.530
Discrimination against opticians prohibited
683.990
Penalties
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