CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRY LAW FINAL PAPER UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔All prescriptions must be electronic except: - ✔✔eyeglass/contact lens Rx
out-of-state Rx
no EMR capability,
temporary technical malfunction,
pharmacy not available or not accessible,
patient does not have a preferred pharmacy, patient unable to fill prescription in timely
fashion.
✔✔How to re-activate a license - ✔✔Paying renewal fee and completing CE
requirements for preceding renewal period.
✔✔True or false: if you are working in a government facility (like the VA) you need to
have a California license - ✔✔False
✔✔What is the punishment for excessive prescribing/treating? - ✔✔$100-$600,
imprisonment of 60 to 180 days, or both.
✔✔What is the punishment for any licensee who engages in or aids/abets substance
abuse in their workplace? - ✔✔Subject to suspension and revocation of license.
Civil penalty of $2500-$5000 per offense.
✔✔Every insurance and every licensed person must report within 30 days to the board
every settlement award over ____. - ✔✔$3000
✔✔True or False: A practitioner is exempt from licensure if he/she participates in a
sponsored program for the uninsured or underinsured, of short duration not exceeding
10 days, and services are free of charge to the patient. Prior approval from SBO is
necessary for participation in program. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the expiration date for spectacle lenses? - ✔✔2-4 years unless by patient
history or circumstance, such as presence of visual abnormalities related
to ocular or systemic disease, there is reasonable probability of change earlier than 2
years
✔✔True or False: The expiration date for spectacle lenses can be less than the re-
examination date - ✔✔False
✔✔What is the expiration date for contact lenses - ✔✔1-2 years unless there by patient
history or circumstance there is reasonable probability of change earlier than one year.
, ✔✔How long must a provider keep a signed copy that the patient recieved their contact
lens prescription - ✔✔at least 3 years
✔✔True or False: Unlicensed optometrists/new grads and optometry assistants may
perform tonometry - ✔✔True
✔✔An unlicensed optometrist/new grad/optometry assistant may perform a subjective
refraction if they have at least __ hours of documented training - ✔✔45
✔✔Upon receiving a request from a seller of contact lenses, the prescriber has how
long to respond to the prescription request? - ✔✔one business day or 2 p.m. of the next
business
day, whichever is sooner
✔✔What is the fine for non-resident contact lens violations? - ✔✔$1000 to $2500
✔✔True or False: anyone in the office can fit and adjust glasses so long as they were
trained. - ✔✔False: only a registered spectacle lens or contact lens dispenser or
someone under the direct responsibility and supervision (present on premises) of a
registered dispenser may fit and adjust lenses
✔✔How long must an OD keep records? - ✔✔A minimum of 7 years
for a minor, record must be kept a minimum of 7 years and at least until patient reaches
age 19.
✔✔California optometry board consists of: - ✔✔11 members
5 ODS
1 RDO
5 public members
✔✔How many board members constitutes a quorum - ✔✔6
✔✔The board shall elect a president, VP, and secretary. How long shall they serve? -
✔✔1 year
✔✔How often does the board meet? - ✔✔Once a quarter
✔✔Optometrists can treat nonsurgical ocular inflammation (traumatic iritis, corneal
inflammation, keratitis, episcleritis, etc) in patients over what age - ✔✔18
✔✔What type of uveitis can optometrists treat - ✔✔unilateral nonrecurrent
nongranulomatous idiopathic iritis in 18+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔All prescriptions must be electronic except: - ✔✔eyeglass/contact lens Rx
out-of-state Rx
no EMR capability,
temporary technical malfunction,
pharmacy not available or not accessible,
patient does not have a preferred pharmacy, patient unable to fill prescription in timely
fashion.
✔✔How to re-activate a license - ✔✔Paying renewal fee and completing CE
requirements for preceding renewal period.
✔✔True or false: if you are working in a government facility (like the VA) you need to
have a California license - ✔✔False
✔✔What is the punishment for excessive prescribing/treating? - ✔✔$100-$600,
imprisonment of 60 to 180 days, or both.
✔✔What is the punishment for any licensee who engages in or aids/abets substance
abuse in their workplace? - ✔✔Subject to suspension and revocation of license.
Civil penalty of $2500-$5000 per offense.
✔✔Every insurance and every licensed person must report within 30 days to the board
every settlement award over ____. - ✔✔$3000
✔✔True or False: A practitioner is exempt from licensure if he/she participates in a
sponsored program for the uninsured or underinsured, of short duration not exceeding
10 days, and services are free of charge to the patient. Prior approval from SBO is
necessary for participation in program. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the expiration date for spectacle lenses? - ✔✔2-4 years unless by patient
history or circumstance, such as presence of visual abnormalities related
to ocular or systemic disease, there is reasonable probability of change earlier than 2
years
✔✔True or False: The expiration date for spectacle lenses can be less than the re-
examination date - ✔✔False
✔✔What is the expiration date for contact lenses - ✔✔1-2 years unless there by patient
history or circumstance there is reasonable probability of change earlier than one year.
, ✔✔How long must a provider keep a signed copy that the patient recieved their contact
lens prescription - ✔✔at least 3 years
✔✔True or False: Unlicensed optometrists/new grads and optometry assistants may
perform tonometry - ✔✔True
✔✔An unlicensed optometrist/new grad/optometry assistant may perform a subjective
refraction if they have at least __ hours of documented training - ✔✔45
✔✔Upon receiving a request from a seller of contact lenses, the prescriber has how
long to respond to the prescription request? - ✔✔one business day or 2 p.m. of the next
business
day, whichever is sooner
✔✔What is the fine for non-resident contact lens violations? - ✔✔$1000 to $2500
✔✔True or False: anyone in the office can fit and adjust glasses so long as they were
trained. - ✔✔False: only a registered spectacle lens or contact lens dispenser or
someone under the direct responsibility and supervision (present on premises) of a
registered dispenser may fit and adjust lenses
✔✔How long must an OD keep records? - ✔✔A minimum of 7 years
for a minor, record must be kept a minimum of 7 years and at least until patient reaches
age 19.
✔✔California optometry board consists of: - ✔✔11 members
5 ODS
1 RDO
5 public members
✔✔How many board members constitutes a quorum - ✔✔6
✔✔The board shall elect a president, VP, and secretary. How long shall they serve? -
✔✔1 year
✔✔How often does the board meet? - ✔✔Once a quarter
✔✔Optometrists can treat nonsurgical ocular inflammation (traumatic iritis, corneal
inflammation, keratitis, episcleritis, etc) in patients over what age - ✔✔18
✔✔What type of uveitis can optometrists treat - ✔✔unilateral nonrecurrent
nongranulomatous idiopathic iritis in 18+
