§ 63-8-122. Penalties
A violation of this chapter is a Class B misdemeanor.
§ 63-8-123. Regulation of Laboratory Practices of Optometrists
The commissioner of health has the authority to regulate the laboratory practices of optometrists to ensure that such practices are in full compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) (42 U.S.C. § 263a).
§ 63-8-124. Public Policy
It is the public policy of the state that: Optometrists rendering visual care to citizens shall practice in an ethical, professional manner; Optometrists’ practices shall be free from any influences that would interfere with their exercise of professional judgment; The visual welfare of the optometrist’s patient shall be the prime consideration at all times; and […]
§ 63-8-125. Lease Between an Optometrist and Manufacturer, Wholesaler or Retailer of Ophthalmic Materials — Control of Professional Judgment or Practice by Lessor Prohibited
A manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer of ophthalmic materials who leases space to an optometrist shall not, directly or indirectly, control or attempt to control the professional judgment or practice of an optometrist. As used in this section, the phrase “control or attempt to control the professional judgment or practice of an optometrist” includes, but is […]
§ 63-8-126. Drug Prescriptions
Any handwritten prescription order for a drug prepared by an optometrist who is authorized by law to prescribe a drug must be legible so that it is comprehensible by the pharmacist who fills the prescription. The handwritten prescription order must contain the name of the prescribing optometrist, the name and strength of the drug prescribed, […]
§ 63-8-127. Prohibition Against Requirement of Minimum Purchase of Ophthalmic Materials as a Condition of Participation in Vision or Health Care Plan
No person shall require an optometrist to purchase a minimum quantity or minimum dollar amount of a specified brand of ophthalmic materials in order to participate as a provider in a vision or other health care plan. An optometrist may file an action in the chancery court of the county in which the optometrist’s office […]
§ 63-8-128. Inactive Licenses to Perform Pro Bono Services
The board of optometry shall establish by rule an inactive license category that allows optometrists to perform services without compensation only for those persons receiving services from organizations that have received a determination of exemption under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)). Such inactive license category shall not authorize any […]
§ 63-8-118. Discrimination Between Ocular Practitioners Prohibited
No state board, commission or department created or existing by act of the general assembly, including public schools or other state agencies in the performance of their duties, shall in any way show any discrimination between ocular practitioners. All boards or commissions shall honor ocular reports or other professional services by legally qualified and licensed […]
§ 63-8-119. Annual Registration — Continuing Education
Every registered optometrist who desires to continue to practice in this state shall pay an annual renewal fee to defray the cost of regulating optometry and shall furnish satisfactory evidence of having met minimum continuing education requirements, as set by the board. The board may, in its sole discretion, waive the annual educational requirement and/or […]
§ 63-8-120. Discipline of Certificate Holders
The board may refuse to issue an annual renewal certificate, may suspend or revoke any certificate issued by it, censure, reprimand, place on probation and assess a civil penalty up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each separate violation whenever the certificate holder is found guilty of any of the following acts or offenses: Fraud […]