§ 43-30-5. Adoption of Rules and Regulations by Board Generally; Restrictions on Practice Locations for Doctors of Optometry
The board shall have the authority and power to adopt, establish, enforce, and maintain rules and regulations applicable to the practice of optometry adequate to put this chapter into effect and to regulate the practice of optometry as a profession in conformity with and in compliance with accepted professional standards; provided, however, the board shall […]
§ 43-30-5.1. Advertising Requirements
Any truthful written or broadcast advertising for eye exam services whether regional or national by any optical firm with more than seven locations in the State of Georgia shall not be required to list the name of the optometrist in the advertisement provided those optometrists practicing under a trade name at a specific location shall […]
§ 43-30-6. Certificate of Registration Required
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice optometry in this state unless he shall have first obtained a certificate of registration from the board and filed same with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which such practice is conducted. History. Ga. L. 1916, p. 83, § 8; Code 1933, […]
§ 43-30-6.1. Display of License or Certificate of Registration
Persons holding a license or certificate of registration issued by the board shall display that license or certificate in a conspicuous place in that person’s principal place of practice. History. Code 1981, § 43-30-6.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1278, § 4.
§ 43-30-7. Certification and Registration Requirement; Comity; Qualifications Examination
All persons engaged in the practice of optometry or who wish to begin the practice of optometry shall apply through the division director to the board for a certificate of registration. Such certificate of registration shall be granted to such applicants upon compliance with the conditions contained in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this […]
§ 43-30-8. Biennial Registration; Educational Programs for Optometrists; Forfeiture of Certificate Upon Failure to Comply; Reinstatement of Certificate
Each person practicing optometry shall register biennially with the division director by completing and filing a form to be furnished by the board. The board may approve educational programs to be held within or outside this state. The board shall approve only such educational programs as are available to all persons practicing optometry in the […]
§ 43-30-9. Refusal or Revocation of Certificates; Appeals
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, or who commits an act involving moral turpitude, or who is guilty of unprofessional conduct, or whose certificate was issued through error, fraud, or perjury, or who […]
§ 43-30-10. Appeal From Board Decisions
Actions of the board in granting, refusing to grant, or refusing to renew a license issued under this chapter or in revoking or suspending or refusing to revoke or suspend any such license shall be subject to appeal to the superior court in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” […]
§ 43-30-11. Agency Representative to Determine Contested Cases; Judicial Review
Upon the written request of the board, the division director shall have the power under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-13 to select and appoint an agency representative to determine a contested case pending before the board to the extent and in the manner provided by law. In any contested case brought […]
§ 43-30-12. Unlicensed Practice as Constituting a Nuisance; Injunction
The practice of optometry by any unregistered or unlicensed optometrist is declared to be a menace and a nuisance and dangerous to the public health and safety; and the board shall promptly abate such practice by filing an action for an injunction in the county in which such practice is conducted. The practice shall be […]