§ 2118. Exemptions.
§ 2118. Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the sale and/or application of spectacles in the ordinary course of trade, provided no part of this chapter is violated by this exemption. (b) Those persons having the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy and licensed to practice medicine […]
§ 2119. Discrimination by state boards between optometrists and ophthalmologists forbidden.
§ 2119. Discrimination by state boards between optometrists and ophthalmologists forbidden. No state board or commission, created or existing by law, including public schools and other state agencies, in the performance of their duties, shall in any way show any discrimination between optometrists and ophthalmologists. All boards or commissions shall honor ocular reports or other […]
§ 2120. Penalty.
§ 2120. Penalty. A person not currently licensed as an optometrist under this chapter, when guilty of engaging in the practice of optometry or using in connection with that person’s name, or otherwise assuming or using any title or description conveying, or tending to convey the impression that the person is qualified to practice optometry, […]
§ 2121. Continuing education requirements.
§ 2121. Continuing education requirements. (a), (b) [Repealed.] (c) The Board shall publish in its rules and regulations the guidelines governing acceptable continuing education requirements. (d) In the event that any optometrist licensed in this State fails to meet continuing education requirements, that optometrist’s license shall lapse, and not be eligible for renewal, at the […]
§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective until Jan. 1, 2023].
§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective until Jan. 1, 2023]. (a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as an optometrist under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, that such person: (1) Has received a degree of “doctor of optometry” from a […]
§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective Jan. 1, 2023].
§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective Jan. 1, 2023]. (a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as an optometrist under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, that such person: (1) Has received a degree of “doctor of optometry” from a legally […]
§ 2109. Reciprocity.
§ 2109. Reciprocity. The Board shall waive the internship requirement for an applicant holding a valid license to practice optometry issued by another jurisdiction and who has practiced for a minimum of 5 years in such other jurisdiction with standards of licensure which are equal to or greater than those of this chapter and grant […]
§ 2110. Internship requirements; temporary licenses.
§ 2110. Internship requirements; temporary licenses. Every applicant, except those applicants who qualify for licensure by reciprocity, shall be required to complete a Board-approved 6-month internship in optometry. The internship shall be completed after the applicant has passed all parts of the national, written, standardized examination in optometry, which is approved by the Division, including […]
§ 2100. Objectives.
§ 2100. Objectives. The primary objective of the Board of Examiners in Optometry, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public, specifically those persons who are the direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter, from unsafe practices and from occupational practices which tend to reduce competition or […]
§ 2101. Definition of practice of optometry.
§ 2101. Definition of practice of optometry. (a) “Practice of optometry” means the examination or measurement by any subjective or objective means including automated or testing devices for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of conditions of the human eye, lid, adnexa, and visual system as outlined below. (1) “Practice of optometry” includes all of the […]