Sec. 1. (a) There is created the Indiana optometry board (referred to in this chapter as the board), whose duty it shall be to carry out this chapter. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, four (4) of these members must have been resident optometrists, licensed […]
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.187, s.12. Repealed by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.56.
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.187, s.13. Repealed by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.56.
Sec. 12. Every person who is granted a license under this article shall display it in a conspicuous part of the office in which the licensee practices optometry. Whenever practicing the profession of optometry outside of, or away from, the office or place of business, the licensee shall make available to each patient or person […]
Sec. 13. Each member of the board may receive as compensation a salary per diem for each day actually engaged in the duties of his office and necessary travel expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the board in accordance with travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and the state budget […]
Sec. 14. (a) In each even-numbered year, the Indiana professional licensing agency shall issue a ninety (90) day notice of expiration and a license renewal application in accordance with IC 25-1-2-6 to each optometrist licensed in Indiana. The application shall be mailed to the last known address of the optometrist. (b) The payment of the […]
Sec. 14.1. No biennial renewal license shall be issued by the board until the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the board that subsequent to the issuance of his license, or last renewal thereof, he has completed continuing professional education, including postgraduate studies, institutes, seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, and such other forms of continuing professional education […]
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.187, s.17; Acts 1913, c.359, s.6; Acts 1919, c.207, s.5; Acts 1935, c.38, s.10. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.36. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.182. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.62; P.L.169-1985, SEC.83; P.L.149-1986, SEC.59; P.L.149-1987, SEC.71. Repealed by P.L.152-1988, SEC.30.
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.187, s.17a; Acts 1935, c.38, s.11. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.37. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.
Sec. 17. The following are unlawful and a violation of this chapter: (1) For any person or persons to open an office for the purpose of practicing optometry in this state, or to announce to the public in any way an intention to practice optometry in any county in this state, without first having obtained […]
Sec. 18. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. Formerly: Acts 1907, c.187, s.19; Acts 1913, c.359, s.7; Acts 1929, c.45, s.4. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2544.
Sec. 19. (a) Whenever it appears to the board that any person or persons are engaged in the illegal practice of optometry as defined by this chapter, or that any person or persons are engaged in the practice of optometry without a license as required by this chapter, or that any person or persons are […]
Sec. 2. The board shall annually elect from its members a president and secretary. The board shall meet at least once each year, at Indianapolis, Indiana, and in addition thereto whenever and wherever the president and secretary thereof shall call a meeting; a majority of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum. The […]
Sec. 20. All certificates issued by the Indiana state board of registration and examination in optometry issued prior to May 1, 1977, shall be deemed to be licenses for the practice of optometry. All applications for the practice of optometry and all renewal notices sent for the practice of optometry in Indiana shall be for […]
Sec. 3. (a) Every person, except those exempted under this chapter, or those excepted from the taking of an examination under this chapter, before beginning the practice of optometry in this state, must pass an examination which shall be given or approved by the board. (b) Any person desiring to be licensed by the board […]
As added by P.L.149-1987, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.152-1988, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
Sec. 3.2. (a) Notwithstanding section 3 of this chapter, the board may issue or renew a limited license to practice optometry at the Indiana University School of Optometry if the applicant: (1) holds an active license in another jurisdiction; and (2) meets the continuing education requirements under section 14.1 of this chapter. (b) A limited […]
Sec. 4. The practice of optometry is hereby defined to be any one of the following acts, or any combination of, or part of the following acts: (a) The examination or diagnosis of the human eye, to ascertain the presence of abnormal conditions or functions which may be diagnosed, corrected, remedied or relieved, or the […]
Sec. 4.5. A person may not at any time make any changes or substitutions, including: (1) the brand; (2) the type of lenses; or (3) ophthalmic parameters; to a prescription for an individual for contact lenses or prescription eye glasses unless under the direction of the prescriber who issued the prescription for the contact lenses […]
