§ 17-89-101. Short title

This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Ophthalmic Dispensing Act”.

§ 17-89-102. Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) “Apprentice dispensing optician” means an individual registered with the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians to work under the supervision of a licensed or registered dispensing optician, a physician skilled in disease of the eye, or an optometrist licensed by this state; (2) [Repealed.] (3) “Licensed dispensing optician” means any […]

§ 17-89-103. Exceptions

(a) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall apply to persons who sell glasses, spectacles, lenses, frames, mountings, or prisms at wholesale on individual prescriptions to licensed optometrists, physicians, or dispensing opticians, nor shall it prohibit the sale of ready-made eyeglasses and spectacles when sold as merchandise at any […]

§ 17-89-104. Practice of optometry or medicine prohibited

(a) With the exception of those acts listed in § 17-89-102(4), it shall be unlawful for any person except a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye to engage in the practice of optometry or to do any act or part thereof defined in this or any other state law as […]

§ 17-89-105. Penalties

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who, other than those persons specifically excluded from the provisions of this chapter, provides ophthalmic dispensing services to the public without a certificate of licensure or certificate of registration under this chapter or who engages in the business after his or her certificate of […]

§ 17-89-106. Injunctions

(a) The courts of record in this state having general equity jurisdiction are vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the unlawful business of ophthalmic dispensing or any violation of the provisions of this chapter, with the action being brought in the county in which the alleged unlawful practice or violation occurred or in which […]