§ 12-275-116. Change of Address
Every person licensed under this article 275 shall notify the board in writing within thirty days of any change in mailing address. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1420, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 12-40-114 as it existed prior […]
§ 12-275-117. Licenses to Be Displayed
Every practitioner of optometry shall post and keep conspicuously displayed his or her license in the office wherein the optometrist practices. If an optometrist practices at several locations in the state, the optometrist shall display his or her license number and name in a manner that can be easily recognized by his or her patients. […]
§ 12-275-118. Records to Be Kept by the Board
The board shall keep a record of all persons to whom licenses have been granted under this article 275. A copy of the records, certified by the board, shall be admitted in any of the courts of this state, in lieu of the originals, as prima facie evidence of the facts contained in the records. […]
§ 12-275-119. Patient’s Exercise of Free Choice – Release of Patient Records – Rules
No person shall interfere with any patient’s exercise of free choice in the selection of practitioners licensed to perform examinations for refractions and visual training or corrections within the field for which their respective licenses entitle them to practice. An optometrist shall release to a patient all medical records pursuant to section 25-1-802. The optometrist […]
§ 12-275-120. Unprofessional Conduct – Definitions
The term “unprofessional conduct”, as used in this article 275, means: Deceiving or attempting to deceive the board or its agents with reference to any proper matter under investigation by the board; Publishing or circulating, directly or indirectly, any fraudulent, false, deceitful, or misleading claims or statements relating to optometry services or ophthalmic materials or […]
§ 12-275-121. Mental and Physical Examination of Licensees – Confidential Agreements to Limit Practice
If the board has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety, the board may require the licensee to submit to a mental or physical examination by a physician or qualified health-care provider designated by the board. If the licensee refuses to undergo a mental or physical […]
§ 12-275-122. Discipline – Procedure – Professional Review – Immunity – Reconsideration and Review of Action by Board – Rules
With respect to licenses issued pursuant to this article 275, the board may: Impose probation, with or without supervision, on a licensee, or take disciplinary or other action as authorized in section 12-20-404, for any reason stated in section 12-275-120 or for violating any term of probation of the board; Summarily suspend a license upon […]
§ 12-275-123. Use or Sale of Forged or Invalid Certificate, Degree, or License
It is unlawful for any person to use or attempt to use as the person’s own a diploma of an optometry school or college, or a license of another person, or a forged diploma or license, or any forged or false identification. It is unlawful: To sell or offer to sell a diploma conferring an […]
§ 12-275-124. Corporate Practice Prohibited – Exceptions
The practice of optometry in a corporate capacity is prohibited, but this prohibition does not apply to a professional corporation formed pursuant to this article 275 or to an optometry practice carried on by a nonprofit organization operating to assist indigent persons. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. […]
§ 12-275-125. Enforcement – Injunction – Defense
When the board has reasonable cause to believe that any person is violating any provision of this article 275 or any lawful rule issued under this article 275, it may, in addition to all actions provided for in this article 275 and without prejudice thereto, enter an order in accordance with section 12-20-405 requiring the […]