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337Chapter 13 – Profession of Optometry2.1 Prescribing a drug that the member may prescribe under theregulations.2. That the Optometry Act, 1991 be amended by adding the followingsections:Additional requirements for authorized acts4.1 A member shall perform a procedure under the authority ofparagraph 2.1 of section 4 in accordance with any requirementsprescribed in the regulations.Individual scope of practice for optometrists4.2 A member is responsible for identifying the limits of his or hereducational preparation and competencies, and for resolvingsituations beyond his or her expertise by consulting with orreferring patients to other health care professionals.3. That section 12(1) of the Optometry Act, 1991 be repealed and thefollowing substituted:Regulations12. (1) Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor inCouncil and with prior review by the Minister, the Council maymake regulations,(a) regulating the prescribing of drugs by members, requiringmembers to keep prescribed records and to provide to theMinister reports containing prescribed information respectingthe prescribing of drugs; and(b) designating the diseases for which a member maycommunicate a diagnosis for the purposes of paragraph 1 ofsection 4.4. That section 12(2) of the Optometry Act, 1991 be repealed.5. That section 10(2) of Part IV (Records) of Ontario Regulation 119/94under the Optometry Act, 1991 (General) be amended by adding thefollowing section:13. The drugs prescribed.6. That Part VIII of Ontario Regulation 119/94 under the Optometry Act,1991 (General) be renamed Prescribed Diseases and Drugs.7. That sections 21 and 22 of Part VIII (Prescribed Diseases) of OntarioRegulation 119/94 under the Optometry Act, 1991 (General) berepealed and the following substituted:HPRAC Critical Links January 2009