CA OPTOMETRY LAW PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A central file on a licensee is purge of a complaint if ___ - ✔✔the board has failed to
act on the complaint/report within 5 years or found complaint/report to be without merit
✔✔every insurance and licensed person must report within ___ days to the Board every
settlement or arbitration award over $3000 of a claim/action for damages for death or
personal injury. Failure to do so is a ___ - ✔✔30 days
Public Offense
✔✔in the event a licensee has a physical or mental illness that may affect competency,
what can the board do (4)? - ✔✔1. order appropriate examinations
2. revoke or suspend license
3. place on probation
4. apply other restriction
✔✔Reinstatement of license if revoked/suspended due to mental or physical illness
occurs when ___ - ✔✔competent evidence of the absence or control of the condition is
presented
*terms and conditions may be imposed such as additional professional training and
exam, requirement for continual treatment and/or resticted/limited type/scope/extent of
practice
✔✔2 scenariors when practitioner is exempt from licensure - ✔✔1. during declared state
of emergencies and practitioner is designated as required for the specific emergency
2. if participating in a sponsored program for the uninsured/underinsured not exceeding
10 days and services are free of charge to the patient (must notify board prior to
participation)
✔✔T/F: an optometrist can employ a licensed ophthamologist - ✔✔true
✔✔Other than a physician/surgeon/optometrist, who can prescribe ophthalmic or
contact lenses or plano contact lenses? - ✔✔nobody!
✔✔Minimum requirements on written spectacle lens prescription - ✔✔patient's name
dioptric power of lens
issue and expiration date
practitioner name
license number
signature of practitioner
,*must orally state the expiration date
✔✔expiration date for spectacle lenses shall not be less than ___ from date of issuance
unless ____ - ✔✔2-4 years
patient history/circumstance indicates there is reasonable probability of change earlier
than 2 years
✔✔when is it okay for an expired prescription to be filled? - ✔✔in the event of loss,
breakage, or damage BUT dispenser shall recommend that patient returns to prescriber
for an eye exam
✔✔T/F: it is okay to give an oral spectacle prescription - ✔✔True if it is confirmed in
writing prior to delivery of lenses
✔✔the expiration date for a CL shall not be less than ___ and not more than ____ from
date of issuance unless pt history indicates a change earlier than such time may occur -
✔✔1 year
2 year
✔✔what MUST be done at the end of a CL fitting exam - ✔✔provide the patient with a
copy of the CL prescription
✔✔If a private label CL is prescribed the Rx must have : - ✔✔name of the manufacturer
trade name of private label brand
trade name of equivalent national brand
✔✔When does the CL fitting process end - ✔✔1. new pt- appropriate fit has been
achieved
2. if an est patient - determine that there is no change in the Rx
✔✔T/F: you can charge a fee for releasing a CLRx - ✔✔false
✔✔T/F: you can charge a fee for verifying ophthalmic goods obtained elsewhere if
charge at the time of verification - ✔✔true
✔✔T/F: you can tell a patient that the CL fitting is contingent on them purchasing the
prescription from you - ✔✔false
✔✔Aside from the optometrist or OMD, who else can fit/adjust/dispense contact lenses
- ✔✔a registered dispensing optician who has passed the CL Registry Exam given by
the National Committee of Contact Lens Examiners
, *if the OD/OMD authorizes contacts and the optician is acting on the
advice/direction/responsibility of the prescriber
✔✔The right to dispense/sell/furnish prescription lenses at retail is limited to -
✔✔licensed physician and surgeon, optometrist, and registered dispensing optician
✔✔An assistant in any setting under the direct responsibility/supervision of the
OD/OMD may fit prescription lenses, and may also do what: (9) - ✔✔1. prepare patiens
for exam
2. perform simple noninvasive testing of VA, pupils, and ocular motility
3. perform automated VF
4. perform ophthalmic photography and digital imaging
5. perform tonometry
6. perform lensometry
7. perform nonsubjective autorefraction in connection with subj refraction performed by
OD/OMD
8. administer cycloplegics, mydriatics, and topical anesthetics
9. perform pachy, keratometry, A/B scans and electrodiagnostic testing
✔✔a person outside CA may ship/mail/deliver replacement CL at retail to a patient in
CA if ___ - ✔✔registered with the SBO of CA and follows a valid prescription
✔✔Nonresident CL sellers must provide ____ to providers and their authorized agents
for Rx verification - ✔✔toll free phone number
fax
email address
✔✔T/F: If a CLRx is not available through a nonresident/3rd party distributor, they can
switch it out for an equivalent brand - ✔✔false. the vendor cannot change the CL specs
or substitute a different manufacturer, brand or other physical property of the lens
✔✔Upon receiving a request from a seller, the prescriber shall have ___ or ___ to
confirm, alter or deny the prescription request - ✔✔1 business day
2 pm end of NEXT business day (whichever is sooner)
✔✔T/F: a registered dispensing optician can advertise the services of an optometrist -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F: a registered dispensing optician can directly employ an optometrist for the
purpose of any examination or treatment of the eyes or to duplicate/change lenses
without a prescription/order from a person licensed to issue the same - ✔✔false
✔✔All licensed optometrists in a setting with a registered dispensing optician, must do
what - ✔✔report the business relationship to the State Board of Optometry
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A central file on a licensee is purge of a complaint if ___ - ✔✔the board has failed to
act on the complaint/report within 5 years or found complaint/report to be without merit
✔✔every insurance and licensed person must report within ___ days to the Board every
settlement or arbitration award over $3000 of a claim/action for damages for death or
personal injury. Failure to do so is a ___ - ✔✔30 days
Public Offense
✔✔in the event a licensee has a physical or mental illness that may affect competency,
what can the board do (4)? - ✔✔1. order appropriate examinations
2. revoke or suspend license
3. place on probation
4. apply other restriction
✔✔Reinstatement of license if revoked/suspended due to mental or physical illness
occurs when ___ - ✔✔competent evidence of the absence or control of the condition is
presented
*terms and conditions may be imposed such as additional professional training and
exam, requirement for continual treatment and/or resticted/limited type/scope/extent of
practice
✔✔2 scenariors when practitioner is exempt from licensure - ✔✔1. during declared state
of emergencies and practitioner is designated as required for the specific emergency
2. if participating in a sponsored program for the uninsured/underinsured not exceeding
10 days and services are free of charge to the patient (must notify board prior to
participation)
✔✔T/F: an optometrist can employ a licensed ophthamologist - ✔✔true
✔✔Other than a physician/surgeon/optometrist, who can prescribe ophthalmic or
contact lenses or plano contact lenses? - ✔✔nobody!
✔✔Minimum requirements on written spectacle lens prescription - ✔✔patient's name
dioptric power of lens
issue and expiration date
practitioner name
license number
signature of practitioner
,*must orally state the expiration date
✔✔expiration date for spectacle lenses shall not be less than ___ from date of issuance
unless ____ - ✔✔2-4 years
patient history/circumstance indicates there is reasonable probability of change earlier
than 2 years
✔✔when is it okay for an expired prescription to be filled? - ✔✔in the event of loss,
breakage, or damage BUT dispenser shall recommend that patient returns to prescriber
for an eye exam
✔✔T/F: it is okay to give an oral spectacle prescription - ✔✔True if it is confirmed in
writing prior to delivery of lenses
✔✔the expiration date for a CL shall not be less than ___ and not more than ____ from
date of issuance unless pt history indicates a change earlier than such time may occur -
✔✔1 year
2 year
✔✔what MUST be done at the end of a CL fitting exam - ✔✔provide the patient with a
copy of the CL prescription
✔✔If a private label CL is prescribed the Rx must have : - ✔✔name of the manufacturer
trade name of private label brand
trade name of equivalent national brand
✔✔When does the CL fitting process end - ✔✔1. new pt- appropriate fit has been
achieved
2. if an est patient - determine that there is no change in the Rx
✔✔T/F: you can charge a fee for releasing a CLRx - ✔✔false
✔✔T/F: you can charge a fee for verifying ophthalmic goods obtained elsewhere if
charge at the time of verification - ✔✔true
✔✔T/F: you can tell a patient that the CL fitting is contingent on them purchasing the
prescription from you - ✔✔false
✔✔Aside from the optometrist or OMD, who else can fit/adjust/dispense contact lenses
- ✔✔a registered dispensing optician who has passed the CL Registry Exam given by
the National Committee of Contact Lens Examiners
, *if the OD/OMD authorizes contacts and the optician is acting on the
advice/direction/responsibility of the prescriber
✔✔The right to dispense/sell/furnish prescription lenses at retail is limited to -
✔✔licensed physician and surgeon, optometrist, and registered dispensing optician
✔✔An assistant in any setting under the direct responsibility/supervision of the
OD/OMD may fit prescription lenses, and may also do what: (9) - ✔✔1. prepare patiens
for exam
2. perform simple noninvasive testing of VA, pupils, and ocular motility
3. perform automated VF
4. perform ophthalmic photography and digital imaging
5. perform tonometry
6. perform lensometry
7. perform nonsubjective autorefraction in connection with subj refraction performed by
OD/OMD
8. administer cycloplegics, mydriatics, and topical anesthetics
9. perform pachy, keratometry, A/B scans and electrodiagnostic testing
✔✔a person outside CA may ship/mail/deliver replacement CL at retail to a patient in
CA if ___ - ✔✔registered with the SBO of CA and follows a valid prescription
✔✔Nonresident CL sellers must provide ____ to providers and their authorized agents
for Rx verification - ✔✔toll free phone number
fax
email address
✔✔T/F: If a CLRx is not available through a nonresident/3rd party distributor, they can
switch it out for an equivalent brand - ✔✔false. the vendor cannot change the CL specs
or substitute a different manufacturer, brand or other physical property of the lens
✔✔Upon receiving a request from a seller, the prescriber shall have ___ or ___ to
confirm, alter or deny the prescription request - ✔✔1 business day
2 pm end of NEXT business day (whichever is sooner)
✔✔T/F: a registered dispensing optician can advertise the services of an optometrist -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F: a registered dispensing optician can directly employ an optometrist for the
purpose of any examination or treatment of the eyes or to duplicate/change lenses
without a prescription/order from a person licensed to issue the same - ✔✔false
✔✔All licensed optometrists in a setting with a registered dispensing optician, must do
what - ✔✔report the business relationship to the State Board of Optometry
