SF 3780

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to occupations and professions; allowing optometrists to dispense a
legend drug at retail under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 145.711, by adding a subdivision; 148.574.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 145.711, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Contact lens. new text end

new text begin "Contact lens" means any device placed on the anterior
surface of the eye for refractive, cosmetic, diagnostic, or therapeutic purposes.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.574, is amended to read:

148.574 PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO LEGEND DRUGS;
AUTHORIZING SALES BY PHARMACISTS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

An optometrist shall not purchase, possess, administer, prescribe or give any legend
drug as defined in section 151.01 or 152.02 to any person except as is expressly authorized
by sections 148.571 to 148.577. Nothing in chapter 151 shall prevent a pharmacist from
selling topical ocular drugs to an optometrist authorized to use such drugs according to
sections 148.571 to 148.577. Notwithstanding sections 151.37 and 152.12, an optometrist
is prohibited from dispensing legend drugs at retail new text begin , unless the legend drug is within the
scope designated in section 148.576, subdivision 1, and is administered to the eye through
a contact lens that is intended to correct vision new text end .