The State Board of Optometry shall have the rights and responsibilities to:

1. (1) Promulgate rules pursuant Acts 1997, Nos. 176 and 186;
2. (2) Approve those optometrists who shall be authorized to possess, administer, and prescribe all drugs to diagnose and treat the eye, lid, and adnexa approved pursuant to Acts 1997, Nos. 176 and 186;
3. (3) Promulgate educational standards as prerequisites to authorization for use of all drugs to treat the eye, lid, and adnexa pursuant to Acts 1997, Nos. 176 and 186; and
4. (4) Promulgate educational standards as prerequisites to authorization for primary eye care procedures pursuant to Acts 1997, Nos. 176 and 186.