Utah Code » Title 58, Chapter 16a — Utah Optometry Practice Act; part 58-16a-6 — Scope of Practice
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Utah Code § 58-16a-601 (2026)

Scope of practice

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An optometrist may:
provide optometric services not specifically prohibited under this chapter or division rules if the services are within the optometrist's training, skills, and scope of competence; and
prescribe or administer pharmaceutical agents for the eye and its adnexa, including oral agents, subject to the following conditions:
an optometrist may prescribe oral antibiotics for only eyelid related ocular conditions or diseases, and other ocular conditions or diseases specified by division rule; and
an optometrist may administer or prescribe a hydrocodone combination drug, or a Schedule III controlled substance, as defined in Section 58-37-108, only if:
the substance is administered or prescribed for pain of the eye or adnexa;
the substance is administered orally or topically or is prescribed for oral or topical use;
the amount of the substance administered or prescribed does not exceed a 72-hour quantity; and
if the substance is prescribed, the prescription does not include refills.
An optometrist may not:
perform surgery, including laser surgery; or
prescribe or administer a Schedule II controlled substance, as defined in Section 58-37-108, except for a hydrocodone combination drug, if so scheduled and prescribed or administered in accordance with Subsection (1)(b).
For purposes of Sections 31A-22-618 and 31A-45-303, an optometrist is a health care provider.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Anderson v. Dep't of Com., 2025 UT 19.
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Anderson v. Dep't of Com., 2025 UT 19. “§ 58-16a-601(2)(a) (providing that optometrists “may not .”
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Anderson v. Dep't of Com., 2025 UT 19. “§ 58-16a-601(2)(a) (providing that optometrists “may not .”
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