1. (1) An optometrist who wants to use diagnostic pharmaceutical agents authorized under s. SPS 10.02 or therapeutic pharmaceutical agents authorized under s. SPS 10.03 shall submit an adverse drug reaction referral plan prior to providing pharmaceutical agents. The plan shall be submitted to the department on an approved form in which the optometrist agrees to do all of the following:

   1. (a) Refer any patient who notifies the optometrist of an adverse drug reaction to appropriate medical specialists or facilities.
   2. (b) Routinely advise all patients to immediately contact the optometrist if the patient experiences adverse reactions.
   3. (c) Place in a patient’s permanent record information describing any adverse drug reactions experienced by the patient and the date and time that any referral was made.
2. (2) The plan shall include the names of at least 3 physicians, physician clinics, or hospitals to whom the optometrist agrees to refer patients who experience an adverse drug reaction. At least one of these physicians shall be skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye.
3. (3) An optometrist authorized to use diagnostic or therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall file a revised adverse drug reaction referral plan with the department within 10 working days after the optometrist designates a new physician, physician clinic, or hospital to which the optometrist agrees to refer patients who experience adverse drug reactions.

4. (4) An optometrist authorized to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall file with the department within 10 working days of its occurrence a report on any adverse drug reaction resulting from the optometrist’s administration of the agents. This report shall include all of the following:

   1. (a) The optometrist’s name, address, and license number.
   2. (b) The patient’s name, address, and age.

   3. (c) The patient’s presenting problem, the diagnosis, the agent administered and the method of administration, the reaction, and the subsequent action taken.

      Note: The TPA Adverse Reaction Report (Form #1728) and DPA/TPA Certification Application are available on the department’s website at dsps.wi.gov, or by request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.

History

History: CR 19-027: cr. Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20.