Article 15 REGULATION OF OPTOMETRISTS

Article 15 REGULATION OF OPTOMETRISTS

65-1501 Practice of optometry defined; exclusions; standard of care in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma; low vision rehabilitation services.
65-1501a Definitions.
65-1502 Who deemed practitioners.
65-1504b Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order.
65-1505 Qualifications of practitioners; examinations; professional liability insurance; fees; reciprocal licensure; rules and regulations criteria for approval of schools or colleges; criminal history record check; criminal history and fingerprinting fund created.
65-1508 Act not to prevent persons licensed to practice medicine from performing certain acts or services; authorizing the delegation of certain examination procedures to assistants; limitations and prohibitions upon examination procedures performed by assistants.
65-1509 Notification of location of practice; biennial license renewal, fee; inactive status license; expiration of license, notice; cancellation of license; reinstatement, fee.
65-1509a Continuing education requirements.
65-1511 Partial invalidity of act.
65-1512 Title of act.
65-1513 Violation of act.
65-1514 Act supplemental.
65-1515 Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.
65-1516 Professional incompetence; unprofessional conduct; defined.
65-1517 Revocation, suspension or limitation of license; censure; grounds.
65-1518 Administrative proceedings; procedure; review; civil enforcement; costs.
65-1519 Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts.
65-1520 Mental or physical examination of licensee; computation of time limit for hearing.
65-1521 Reinstatement of license after revocation.
65-1522 Professional corporations, limited liability company, associations, sole practitioners; practice locations, franchise agreements.
65-1523 Injunctive relief for violations of act, rules and regulations.
65-1524 Practice of optometry by corporation or limited liability company prohibited, exceptions.
65-1525 Confidentiality of communications.
65-1526 Civil fine.

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