Rule 430-5-.03 - Treatment Plans-Co-Management(1) Intent- It is the intent of this rule to promote the cooperation of doctors of optometry and other health care providers in the delivery of care to mutual patients within the scope of their respective professional practices.(2) Nothing in these rules shall be construed to prohibit a therapeutically certified doctor of optometry from co-managing cases which may involve, but are not limited to invasive surgery, laser surgery, and procedures involving oral or injected pharmaceutical agents with health care practitioners whose scope of practice allows them to do these procedures under their own licenses.(3) Nothing in these rules shall be construed as allowing doctors of optometry to perform procedures not authorized as within the scope of practice found in O.C.G.A. § 43-30-1et seq.(4) Co-management is defined as the sharing of peri-operative, pre-surgical, post-surgical, and medical management responsibilities between the health care providers for conditions of the eyes and ocular adnexa of patients.(5) Peri-operative is defined as the period of time extending from when the patient goes into the hospital, clinic, or doctor's office for surgery until the time the patient is discharged home to the extent the doctor of optometry is practicing within the scope of practice found in O.C.G.A. § 43-30-1et seq.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 430-5-.03
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-30-1, 43-30-5.
Original Rule entitled "Conduct of Hearings" adopted. F. Jan. 3, 1968; eff. Jan. 22, 1968.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Dismissal of Complaints" adopted. F. Jan. 15, 1980; eff. Feb. 4, 1980.Repealed: F. June 13, 1984; eff. July 3, 1984.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Treatment Plans - Co-Management" adopted. F. Mar. 20, 2007; eff. Apr. 9, 2007.