N.J. Admin. Code § 13:38-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:38-4.3 - Educational requirements for TPA certification

(a) Each applicant seeking TPA certification shall be required to successfully complete all educational requirements in ocular pharmacology at a school duly accredited by the United States Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. This education shall be no less than that required of currently enrolled students as part of their requirements for graduation from that school. If an applicant attends a school other than a college of optometry, the education necessary to satisfy the ocular pharmacology educational requirement shall be substantially equivalent to that of a college of optometry.

(b) Each applicant seeking TPA certification shall be required to successfully complete credentialing courses consisting of the following:

1. All educational requirements as outlined in (a) above; and

2. A minimum of 30 hours distributed amongst the following credentialing course(s), with successful completion of an examination covering the following topics:

i. General pharmacology of appropriate agents;

ii. Pharmacokinetics, which includes drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination;

iii. Special populations including pediatrics and geriatrics;

iv. Prescription writing and appropriate dosages;

v. Appropriate and ethical uses of off-label medications;

vi. Safety issues, adverse drug reactions and interactions; recognition of systemic side-effects; awareness of medication errors (look-alike, sound-alike names), inappropriate use of medical abbreviations, proper notification of FDA MedWatch, and prevention of errors;

vii. Addiction recognition of patient, self and impaired practitioner;

viii. Recordkeeping; and

ix. CPR.

(c) The credentialing course(s) as set forth in (b) above shall be offered by a school that is accredited by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and approved by the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists to ensure that the credentialing course(s) cover the topics in (b) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:38-4.3

Amended by R.2006 d.450, effective 12/18/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 2788(a), 38 N.J.R. 5390(a).
Inserted designation (a) and added (b) and (c).