327:25-a Contact Lens Prescriptions to be Provided to Patient. – I. After contact lenses have been adequately fitted and the patient released from immediate follow-up care by an optometrist licensed under this chapter or an ophthalmologist registered under RSA 329, the prescribing optometrist or ophthalmologist shall, upon the patient’s request, provide to the patient […]
327:25-b Prescriptions for Spectacle Lenses and Contact Lenses. – For the purpose of a provider issuing a prescription for spectacle lenses, as defined in RSA 327-A:1, III, or a prescription for contact lenses, as defined in RSA 327-A:1, IV, to a patient, a provider shall establish a bona fide provider-patient relationship by an examination […]
327:25-c Telemedicine. – Persons licensed by the board shall be permitted to provide services through the use of telemedicine. Source. 2020, 27:21, eff. July 21, 2020.
327:26 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –
327:27 Unprofessional Conduct. – No corporation shall engage in the practice of optometry nor shall any person practice optometry under any lease, contract or other arrangement whereby any person not duly authorized to practice optometry shares, directly or indirectly, in any fees received in connection with said practice of optometry. Source. 1951, 72:12 par. […]
327:28 Misrepresentation. – It shall be unlawful for any person or persons whomsoever to represent himself or themselves as an optometrist or optometrists unless qualified under the provisions of this chapter. Source. 1951, 72:12 par. 28-b, eff. July 1, 1951.
327:29 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –
327:3 Repealed by 1981, 355:12, eff. July 1, 1981. –
327:30 Penalty. – I. Any natural person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, or guilty of a felony if any other person. II. Any person regulated by this chapter who is guilty of an unlawful act, as defined in RSA 358-A, shall […]
327:31 Rulemaking Authority. – The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA 327:6 and RSA 327:6-a; II. How an applicant shall be examined including: (a) Time and place of examination, and (b) Passing grade; III. How a license […]
327:32 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –
327:33 Continuing Education Courses Required for Non-Pharmaceutical Certification. – All optometrists licensed in this state shall be required to take annual courses of study in subjects relating to the practice of the profession of optometry. The length of study shall be prescribed by the board, with a minimum of 15 hours in a calendar […]
327:33-a Continuing Education Courses Required for Pharmaceutical and Glaucoma Certification. – I. An optometrist certified to use pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry shall complete a minimum of 50 hours of continuing education every year in order to maintain pharmaceutical certification. A minimum of 20 hours shall be by participation in formal courses […]
327:33-b Repealed by 2021, 197:101, III, eff. July 1, 2021. –
327:34 Report to Division of Workforce Innovation. – All licensed optometrists in this state shall report, with the permission of the patient or the patient’s parent or guardian, all cases of vision examination results of 20/200 or less in the better eye, after correction, to the division of workforce innovation, department of education. Such […]
327:4 Repealed by 2021, 197:101, I, eff. July 1, 2021. –
327:5 Repealed by 2021, 197:101, II, eff. July 1, 2021. –
327:5-a Fees. – The board shall establish fees for license reinstatement and for transcribing and transferring records and other services. Source. 1981, 355:4. 1999, 197:3. 2014, 167:33, eff. July 1, 2014.
327:6 Licenses; Qualifications. – No person, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall practice optometry without a license. The board shall not issue a license to any applicant until the person has passed an examination approved by the board, and has presented satisfactory evidence in the form of affidavits properly sworn to, that […]
327:6-a Authorization for Pharmaceutical Agents. – I. Only licensed optometrists who have successfully completed examinations on pharmacological substances and other treatments of diseases of the eye, adnexa and eyelids, who have met acceptable standards of education and professional competence as determined by the board, and who hold current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), shall […]
