{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-90-403","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-90-403","heading":"Authority to possess, administer, and prescribe","body":"(a) A person may possess, administer, and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for the diagnosis or treatment of conditions involving only the eye, lids, or adnexa if the person: (1) Is engaged in the practice of optometry as defined in § 17-90-101 ; (2) Has the education and professional competence as determined by the State Board of Optometry; (3) Has satisfied the educational requirements established by the State Board of Optometry from a college or university accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the United States Department of Education, or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and (4) Has met the requirements of § 17-90-401 . (b) (1) Optometrists shall not possess, administer, or prescribe the pharmaceutical agents listed in Schedules I and II of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., except hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs. (2) A prescription written by an optometrist for hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs, shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours and shall not authorize refills. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1156,§ 16, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1361,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1941, No. 94, § 1; 1979, No. 710, § 1; 1981, No. 836, § 1; 1985, No. 875, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-801; Acts 1987, No. 101, § 1; 1997, No. 176, § 3; 1997, No. 186, § 3.\n\n(a) A person may possess, administer, and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for the diagnosis or treatment of conditions involving only the eye, lids, or adnexa if the person: (1) Is engaged in the practice of optometry as defined in § 17-90-101 ; (2) Has the education and professional competence as determined by the State Board of Optometry; (3) Has satisfied the educational requirements established by the State Board of Optometry from a college or university accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the United States Department of Education, or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and (4) Has met the requirements of § 17-90-401 .\n\n(1) Is engaged in the practice of optometry as defined in § 17-90-101 ;\n\n(2) Has the education and professional competence as determined by the State Board of Optometry;\n\n(3) Has satisfied the educational requirements established by the State Board of Optometry from a college or university accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the United States Department of Education, or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and\n\n(4) Has met the requirements of § 17-90-401 .\nd the educational requirements established by the State Board of Optometry from a college or university accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the United States Department of Education, or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and\n\n(4) Has met the requirements of § 17-90-401 .\n\n(b) (1) Optometrists shall not possess, administer, or prescribe the pharmaceutical agents listed in Schedules I and II of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., except hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs. (2) A prescription written by an optometrist for hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs, shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours and shall not authorize refills.\n\n(1) Optometrists shall not possess, administer, or prescribe the pharmaceutical agents listed in Schedules I and II of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., except hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs.\n\n(2) A prescription written by an optometrist for hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral analgesic drugs, shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours and shall not authorize refills.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 90","Subchapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"841d96a9f24591f60c5e6450d6d63b0cde38936d237c1684c95f2efa556bc953","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-90-402","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-90-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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