§ 1719. Unprofessional conduct
§ 1719. Unprofessional conduct (a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a, whether committed by a licensee, an applicant, or a person who later becomes an applicant. (b) Unprofessional conduct means: (1) Conduct that evidences moral unfitness to practice the occupation. (2) Any of the following except […]
§ 1727. Expiration date
§ 1727. Expiration date (a) An optometrist shall state the expiration date on the face of every prescription written by that optometrist for contact lenses. The expiration date shall be one year after the examination date unless a medical or refractive problem affecting vision requires an earlier expiration date. (b) An optometrist shall not refuse […]
§ 1728. Use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents
§ 1728. Use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (a)(1) A licensee who employs an oral therapeutic pharmaceutical agent that might prove to have significant systemic adverse reactions or systemic side effects shall, in a manner consistent with Vermont law, ascertain the risk of systemic side effects through either a case history or by communicating with the […]
§ 1716a. Renewal
§ 1716a. Renewal Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided that the person applying for renewal completes at least 40 hours of continuing education, approved by the Board, during the preceding two-year period and holds a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification. (Added 1987, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; […]
§ 1718. Fees
§ 1718. Fees Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees: (1) Application $225.00 (2) Biennial renewal $350.00 (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 46; 1997, No. 59, § 56, eff. June 30, 1997; 2005, […]
§ 1713. Exemptions
§ 1713. Exemptions (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit other licensed health care professionals from practicing to the full extent of their licenses, nor to apply to any eye screening, State or government eye testing programs, nor to any instruction in any medical, osteopathic, or nursing school. (b) Nothing in this […]
§ 1715. Licensure by examination
§ 1715. Licensure by examination (a) The Board may grant a license to an applicant who: (1) has attained the age of majority; (2) is a graduate of an optometric school or college accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization approved by the Board; (3) holds a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification from the American […]
§ 1716. Licensure by endorsement
§ 1716. Licensure by endorsement The Board may issue a license to an applicant who is licensed and currently in good standing in a United States jurisdiction having license requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter. (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 40, § 23; 2009, […]
§ 1704. Penalties
§ 1704. Penalties A person who obtains a license by fraud or misrepresentation or who practices or attempts to practice optometry or hold himself or herself out as being able to do so in this State without first having obtained the license required by this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 […]
§ 1707. Qualifications; term of office; removal
§ 1707. Qualifications; term of office; removal (a) The State Board of Optometry is created. (b) The Board shall consist of five members, three of whom shall be residents of the State who have had at least five years’ experience in the practice of optometry in the State and are in the active practice of […]