This chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police powers of the state. Its purposes generally are to protect the public health, welfare, and safety by providing for the regulation of the sale, dispensing, and supplying of all ophthalmic appliances, eyeglasses, and all aids to human vision. History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 148, § […]
All persons practicing as dispensing opticians shall register with the division director and shall pay a biennial registration fee in an amount determined by the board, on or before the renewal date established by the division director. Failure to register and pay this fee shall forfeit the certificate of such delinquent, but he may be […]
Each person who holds a license as a dispensing optician shall be required to complete ten hours of continuing education prior to each renewal of such license. With his or her application for license renewal, each licensed dispensing optician shall submit an affidavit of course hours completed as proof that his or her education requirements […]
The board shall refuse to issue its certificate of registration and may revoke its certificate of registration issued to any person who is not of good moral character, who commits an act involving moral turpitude, who is guilty of highly unprofessional conduct, or whose certificate was issued through error, fraud, or perjury, provided that in […]
Any person whose license has been revoked or suspended by the board may appeal to the superior court of the county of domicile of the board for a trial de novo by filing with the clerk a certified copy of the charge heard by the board and his petition requesting a trial. Upon demand by […]
Dispensing opticians who dispense contact lenses shall instruct the wearer at the time the lenses are delivered to return to the prescribing and responsible optometrist or physician skilled in diseases of the eye for evaluation, approval, and follow-up care. A dispensing optician may duplicate lenses without prescription, provided that a dispensing optician shall not substitute […]
It shall be lawful for a dispensing optician to advertise, provided that such dispensing optician does not advertise in any manner that would tend to mislead or deceive the public or that would in any manner discredit others in the eye care field. History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 148, § 7. Cross references. False or […]
It shall be unlawful for any dispensing optician, either directly or indirectly, to participate in any manner in the division, assignment, rebate, splitting, or refunding of service fees or costs of completed eyeglasses or parts thereof with a physician, optometrist, or other person or persons. History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 148, § 7.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the sale of spectacles for reading purposes, toy glasses, goggles, or sunglasses consisting of plano white, plano colored, or plano tinted glasses or ready-made nonprescription glasses; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to affect in any way the manufacturing and sale of plastic or […]
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit any person to hold himself out as being able, or to offer, undertake, or attempt, by any means or method, to examine eyes or to diagnose, treat, correct, relieve, operate, or prescribe for any human ailment, deficiency, deformity, disease, injury, pain, or physical condition. […]
All fees provided for in this chapter shall be paid in advance to the division director. No funds shall be paid out unless authorized by the chairman of the board and the division director, and no expense shall be created in excess of the fees provided in this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 148, […]
As used in this chapter, the term: “Board” means the State Board of Dispensing Opticians. “Dispensing optician” means, subject to Code Section 43-29-18, an individual who is duly licensed to prepare and dispense lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and optical devices to the intended user thereof as specifically directed or authorized on the written prescription […]
The practice of the profession of dispensing optician is declared to involve activities affecting the public interest and involving the health and safety and welfare of the public. Such activities, when engaged in by a person who is not licensed, are declared to be a public nuisance and harmful to the public health, safety, and […]
Any person who shall practice the trade or occupation of dispensing optician, as defined in this chapter, without first complying with this chapter or who shall violate any of the Code sections of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more […]
There is created the State Board of Dispensing Opticians, which board shall supervise the practice of dispensing opticians and enforce this chapter, which board shall be composed of five licensed dispensing opticians, each of whom shall be a resident of the state who has been engaged in the occupation of dispensing optician in the state […]
The board shall have an official seal and shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of persons whose licenses have been revoked. The records of the board shall be open to public inspection, and it shall keep on file all examination papers for a period of 90 days after each examination. History. […]
The board shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the enforcement of this chapter over all persons engaged in business as dispensing opticians, whether licensed or unlicensed, provided that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or abrogating the power or authority of any board or commission created under any of the laws of […]
The board is authorized to adopt rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter for the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. The violation of such rules and regulations shall be grounds for the revocation of any license issued under this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 1101, § 8. Administrative rules and regulations. […]
Any person wishing to obtain the right to practice the trade or occupation of dispensing optician, as defined in this chapter, shall, before it shall be lawful for him or her to do so in this state, make application to the board, upon such form and in such manner as shall be adopted and prescribed […]
An applicant applying for a license to practice the trade or occupation of dispensing optician shall be required to pass a board approved examination. Failure to pass a satisfactory examination shall not prevent any applicant from participating in subsequent examinations upon complying with this chapter, but any applicant who has failed two examinations shall not […]
