Section 683.335 – Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of complaints; liability of complainant.
(1) Any health care facility required to be licensed under ORS 441.015 and any licensed optometrist shall and any other person may report suspected violations of ORS 683.010 to 683.155 and 683.170 to 683.290 by optometrists. (2) Any information provided to the board pursuant to this section is confidential and shall not be subject to […]
Section 683.340 – Duty to report prohibited conduct.
Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, an optometrist who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in prohibited conduct as defined in ORS 676.150 shall report the prohibited conduct in the manner provided in ORS 676.150. [2009 c.536 §17]
Section 683.510 – Definitions for ORS 683.520 to 683.530.
As used in ORS 683.520 to 683.530, “dispensing optician” means a person who prepares and dispenses lenses, eyeglasses and appurtenances thereto to the intended wearers thereof on written prescriptions from a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or an optometrist and, in accordance with such prescriptions, measures, adapts, adjusts and fabricates such lenses, eyeglasses and […]
Section 683.520 – Scope of practice of optician.
Any dispensing optician may fabricate any ophthalmic lens in conformity with the signed prescription, or oral instruction followed by a written prescription, of any optometrist or person duly licensed to practice medicine in this state. Any dispensing optician may supply any ophthalmic lens in conformity with the prescription and the specified expiration date thereof. [1991 […]
Section 683.525 – Acceptance of lens for duplication.
Notwithstanding ORS 683.190, a dispensing optician may accept or offer to accept for purposes of duplication any ophthalmic lens, excluding any contact lens, when the optician is presented with a whole lens by the person requesting the duplicate lens. [1993 c.516 §2]
Section 683.530 – Discrimination against opticians prohibited.
No official, board, commission or other agency of this state or any political subdivision or municipality in the state shall discriminate between dispensing opticians and any other persons authorized by law to render professional services that a dispensing optician may render, when such services are required. Such services shall be paid for in the same […]
Section 683.990 – Penalties.
Violation of any of the provisions of ORS 683.010 to 683.340 is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 1971 c.743 §408; 2005 c.379 §5]
Section 683.290 – Disposition of receipts.
(1) All moneys received by the Oregon Board of Optometry under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 shall be deposited into an account established by the board as provided under ORS 182.470. Moneys deposited into the account hereby are appropriated continuously to the board and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of ORS 182.456 […]
Section 683.310 – Professional corporation regulation not required.
ORS 58.345 does not apply to professional corporations engaged in the practice of optometry. [1985 c.103 §16]
Section 683.325 – Investigation of complaints and alleged violations; subpoenas.
(1) Upon the complaint of any citizen of this state, or upon its own motion, the Oregon Board of Optometry may investigate any alleged violation of ORS 683.010 to 683.340. (2) In the conduct of investigations, the board may: (a) Take evidence; (b) Take the depositions of witnesses, including the person charged, in the manner […]