Per the Acts of 2020 chapter 260, Optometrists, certified by the Board of Optometry to treat Glaucoma, can amend their current MCSR to include Schedules III-V. If you choose to amend your MCSR to add III-V, you must also obtain a DEA registration to be able to prescribe or purchase these federally controlled medications. Once you have amended your MCSR, you can apply for the DEA registration here.
If you are a new Optometrist and are certified by the Board of Optometry to treat Glaucoma your registration will include Schedules III-VI. A DEA registration is required to prescribe or purchase medications in Schedules III-V. Once you have received your MCSR, you can apply for a DEA registration here.
If you are not authorized to treat glaucoma by the Board of Optometry you will only be registered for Schedule VI, this does not require a DEA registration.