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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3041.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3041.5
(a) A person requesting to be certified to administer immunizations pursuant to Section 3041 shall apply for a certificate from the board pursuant to an application that shall be in substantially the following form: “Application for Optometrists to Administer Immunizations Per Ca
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3042
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3042
The provisions of this chapter do not prevent a licensed physician and surgeon from treating or fitting glasses to the human eye, or from doing any act within the practice of optometry, or a licensed physician and surgeon or optometrist from filling prescriptions or orders, nor d
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3042.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3042.5
(a) The practice of persons actually enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students of optometry in the clinical departments of schools or colleges of optometry accredited by the board shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that such practice shal
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3043
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3043
The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit the sale of goggles, sun glasses, colored glasses or occupational eye-protective devices if they do not have refractive values nor do the provisions of this chapter prohibit the sale of complete ready to wear eyeglasses as merchandis
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3044
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3044
A person over the age of 18 years desiring to engage in the practice of optometry in this state may file an application for examination and an application for licensure. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required by this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3045
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3045
Applications shall be verified by the oath of the applicant and shall contain information and evidence satisfactory to the board showing the eligibility of the applicant.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3046
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3046
In order to obtain a license to practice optometry in California, an applicant shall be a natural person, have graduated from an accredited school of optometry, have passed the required examinations for licensure, not have met any of the grounds for denial established in Section
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3046.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3046.1
(a) The board shall issue a temporary license to practice optometry to a person who applies for and is eligible for licensure pursuant to Section 3046, but who is unable to immediately take the Part III - Patient Encounters and Performance Skills Examination developed by the Nati
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3047
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3047
(a) The board shall develop an interface with the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting inquiries on applicants for licensure, applicants for renewal of licensure, and current licensees. (b) The board shall limit its inquiries to both of the following: (1)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 305
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 305
The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Every power granted or duty imposed upon the director under this chapter may be exercised or performed in the name of the director by a deputy or assistant director or the chief of the department’s Division
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3051
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3051
All applicants for examination for an optometrist license in accordance with the educational and examination requirements adopted pursuant to Section 3023.1 shall show the board by satisfactory evidence that he or she has received education in child abuse detection and the detect
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3053
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3053
All examinations shall be practical in character, designed to ascertain applicants’ fitness to practice the profession of optometry and conducted in the English language. The board may by rule or regulation accept the examination given by other agencies or organizations which it
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3054
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3054
The passing grades for the licensure examination shall be based on psychometrically sound principles of establishing minimum qualifications and levels of competency. If an applicant fails to pass any section of the examination, he or she may be examined in any succeeding examinat
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3055
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3055
The board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter, including the payment of the prescribed licensure, certification, or renewal fee, and who meets any other requirement in accordance with state law. A license or certificate issued under th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3056
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3056
(a) The board may issue a license to practice optometry to a person who meets all of the following qualifications: (1) Has a degree as a doctor of optometry issued by an accredited school or college of optometry. (2) Is currently licensed in another state. (3) Is currently a full
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3057
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3057
(a) The board may issue a license to practice optometry to a person who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Has a degree as a doctor of optometry issued by an accredited school or college of optometry. (2) Has successfully passed the licensing examination for an optometr
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3059
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3059
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the public health and safety would be served by requiring all holders of licenses to practice optometry granted under this chapter to continue their education after receiving their licenses. The board shall adopt regulations that requi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 306
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 306
The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, may appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical or other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. All such personnel shall perform their respective duties under the supervision a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3060
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3060
The board shall periodically develop and disseminate to all persons licensed to practice optometry information and educational material regarding all of the following: (a) The detection of child abuse and neglect. The board shall consult with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 307
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 307
The director may contract for the services of experts and consultants where necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and may provide compensation and reimbursement of expenses for such experts and consultants in accordance with state law.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3070
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3070
(a) Before engaging in the practice of optometry, each licensed optometrist shall notify the board in writing of the address or addresses where he or she is to engage in the practice of optometry and, also, of any changes in his or her place of practice. After providing the addre
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3070.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3070.1
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Health facility” means a health facility, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, exclusive of a hospital defined in subdivision (a) or (b) of that section. (2) “Residential
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3070.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3070.2
(a) As used in this section, “mobile optometric office” means a trailer, van, or other means of transportation in which the practice of optometry, as defined in Section 3041, is performed and which is not affiliated with an approved optometry school in California. (b) This sectio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3075
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3075
An optometrist shall post in each location where he or she practices optometry, in an area that is likely to be seen by all patients who use the office, his or her current license or other evidence of current license status issued by the board. The board may charge a fee as speci
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3076
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 3076
A licensed optometrist shall deliver to each patient that makes a payment to the practice, excluding insurance copayments and deductibles, a receipt that contains all of the following information: (a) His or her name. (b) The number of his or her optometrist license. (c) His or h