Pursuant to section 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (the Act), the following notice is given.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Amendment 2008 Notice No. 2, 2008
(2) This notice comes into force on 12 December 2008.
2. Revocation—This notice revokes and replaces the previous qualifications prescribed by the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board for the Scope of Practice for Optometry (TPA Endorsement) (Optometrist with Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents (TPA) Endorsement) and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 20 March 2008, No. 63, page 1831.
The following qualifications are prescribed for the Scope of Practice for Optometry (TPA Endorsement) (Optometrist with Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents (TPA) Endorsement):
“The applicant is qualified for the scope of practice for optometry and holds:
? a written acknowledgement from the University of Auckland Faculty of Science that the applicant has successfully completed the three Postgraduate Diploma in Science courses, OPTOM 781 Principles of Ocular Diseases, OPTOM 784 Ocular Disorders and their Management, and OPTOM 787 Clinical Ocular Therapeutics; or
? a Certificate in Ocular Pharmacology, University of Auckland and a written acknowledgement from the University of Auckland Faculty of Science that the applicant has successfully completed all the requirements of the Auckland programme in ocular therapeutics (TAPIOT) conferred between 2004 and 2008; or
? a BOptom, University of Auckland, conferred in 2007 and thereafter; or
? a pass in a therapeutics programme accredited by OCANZ; or
? a pass in a therapeutics programme accredited by the board.”
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of November 2008.
RACHAEL THORN, Registrar, Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board.