§ 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 […]
§ 63-8-113. Unlawful Practices — Advertising
It is unlawful for any person not duly licensed in accordance with this chapter to: Engage in the practice of optometry; Claim to be a practitioner of optometry; Attempt by any means whatsoever to determine the kind or power of ophthalmic materials needed by any person to remedy or relieve defects of vision or muscular […]
§ 63-8-114. Exemptions
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed: As applying to medical doctors and doctors of osteopathic medicine lawfully entitled to practice their profession in this state; As applying to an optometric faculty member licensed in another state and employed full time by an accredited school or college of optometry in this state; provided, that the […]
§ 63-8-115. Qualifications of Applicants
Every person who desires to practice optometry in this state shall submit an application to the board. Each applicant must show sufficient information for the board to determine that the applicant meets all of the following requirements: Is over twenty-one (21) years of age; Is of good moral character; Is a graduate of a school […]