Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 30, 1982Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Bill Clayton Speaker of the House of Representatives Capitol Building Austin, Texas 78711
Re: Use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents by optometrists, and related matters
Dear Speaker Clayton:
You have posed several questions concerning the authority of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners to promulgate and enforce administrative rules implementing section 3.06(d)(5) of the new Medical Practice Act, article 4495b, V.T.C.S. That subsection deals with the administration by optometrists of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents, which are medicinal drugs applied to surface areas…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Spann v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1921
- Gerst v. NixonTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Sparger v. Worley Hospital, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
- Blumenthal v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
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