CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRY LAW Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
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• Federal-Stark Law against self-referrals -✓✓ It is unlawful to refer to a health
care provider in which practitioner or immediate family members have a financial
interest. Referral or consultation from an organization in which licensee has
financial interest with is permitted if financial interest is disclosed in writing.
• Significant financial interest -✓✓ $5,000 or 5% of the whole.
• Requirements for optometrist to be certified for immunizations -✓✓ 1. Complete
an immunization training program endorsed by the federal CDC that includes
hands-on injection technique, clinical evaluation of indications and
contraindications of vaccines, and the recognition of emergency reactions to
vaccines, and maintains that training. 2. Complies with all state and federal record
keeping and reporting requirements, including providing documentation to the
patient's PCP and entering information in the appropriate immunization registry
designated by the immunization branch of the state department. 3. Is certified in
basic life support. 4. Applies for immunization certificate on board approved form.
• Immunizations administered by an optometrist for patients 18 years or older -✓✓
1. Influenza 2. Herpes zoster virus 3. Pneumococcus.
• Steroid-induced glaucoma notification -✓✓ True: when treating steroid-induced
glaucoma, the optometrist must inform prescriber of steroid if the prescriber of the
steroid did not refer patient to the optometrist.
• Emergency stabilization by an OD -✓✓ True: in an emergency, an OD can
stabilize and then immediately refer a patient with an acute angle closure attack to
an OMD.
• Requirements for glaucoma certification -✓✓ 1. Hold an active license as an
optometrist in California. 2. Be TPA certified. 3. Complete a 24-hour didactic
course in the diagnosis, pharmacological and other treatment of glaucoma if
graduated prior to May 1, 2000. This requirement is waived for those graduating
after this date. 4. Complete a case management requirement of a minimum of 25
,patients each prospectively treated for minimum of 12 consecutive months. This
requirement may be satisfied by any one or combination of the following: --16
hour case management course through accredited CA school --16 hours grand
rounds --completing a preceptorship program. 5. Licensees that are glaucoma
certified shall be required to complete 10 hours of glaucoma specific CE every
license renewal period. These 10 hours shall be part of the required 35 hours on
diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular disease.
• Exemption from didactic course and case management requirement -✓✓
Licensees graduating from an accredited school or college of optometry after May
2008 are exempt from didactic course and case management requirement.
• CPR certification requirement for an OD -✓✓ False: CPR certification is required
by an OD.
• Conditions for shipping replacement CL to a patient in CA -✓✓ A person located
outside CA may ship, mail, or deliver in any manner, replacement CL at retail to a
pt in CA if registered with the State Board of Optometry of CA and if pursuant to a
valid Rx. The pt must be warned to consult with the prescribing Dr if any eye
problem occurs.
• Requirements for nonresident CL sellers -✓✓ 1. Toll-free phone # 2. Fax # 3.
Email address.
• Deceptive marketing regarding CLs -✓✓ It shall be deceptive marketing to
publish, advertise or otherwise represent that CL may be obtained w/o
confirmation of a valid Rx.
• Conditions required for sale of CLs -✓✓ Conditions required for sale of CLs.
• Receipt of written Rx -✓✓ Must have receipt of written Rx or copy of written Rx
and be sold in quantities consistent with the Rx expiration date and standard
manufacturer/vendor packaging.
• Contact lens sale without written Rx -✓✓ The seller must communicate by
phone, fax, or email with the prescriber prior to selling, shipping, mailing or
delivering any lens.
,• Rx verification confirmation time -✓✓ One business day or 2pm of the next
business day, whichever is sooner (Federal law requires 8 business hours).
• Seller alteration of CL specs -✓✓ False - they can't alter any aspects of the CL
specs or substitute a different manufacturer, brand, or other physical property of
the lens.
• Definition of dispensing optician -✓✓ Individuals, corporations, or firms who
either singly or in combination with others, take facial measurements, and fit and
adjust lenses and frames.
• Dispensing optician registration requirement -✓✓ True - dispensing opticians
must be registered with the State Board of Optometry.
• Permissibility of advertising OD services -✓✓ False - it is unlawful for opticians
to advertise the furnishing of, or to furnish, the services of an OD or a physician
and surgeon.
• Reporting business relationship -✓✓ All licensed optometrists in a setting with a
registered dispensing optician shall report the business relationship to the State
Board of Optometry.
• Health plan employment proof date -✓✓ Any health plan that previously
employed ODs must prove that they no longer employ an OD by Jan 1, 2019.
• Sale of plano goggles and similar eyewear -✓✓ True - there is no prohibition
against the sale of 'plano' goggles, sunglasses, colored lenses, or occupational
protective eyewear.
• Who can fit and adjust lenses -✓✓ Only a registered spectacle lens or contact lens
dispenser or an individual under the direct responsibility and supervision of a
registered dispenser.
• CL fitter/dispenser licensing requirement -✓✓ To be licensed, a CL
fitter/dispenser has to pass the CL Registry Exam given by the National Committee
of CL Examiners.
, • Unlawful statements in advertising -✓✓ True - it is unlawful to make false,
fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statements or claims.
• Price advertisement requirements -✓✓ False - any price advertisement must be
exact and cannot include words such as 'as low as,' 'and up to,' 'lowest prices,' or
statements of discount.
• Advertising content -✓✓ Advertising may include Name, address, office hours,
Languages spoken, Certifications, Provisions of service under insurance/healthcare
plan, Degrees received, names of schools, Publications authored by practitioner,
Teaching positions, current and former, Affiliation with hospitals or clinics, Fees
for services or products and method of payment, Personal picture, pictures of
facility, Description of products advertised, Any other factual info.
• Definition of prescription lens -✓✓ Any device that alters or changes the visual
powers of the human eye. This includes any plano contact lens.
• Components required on a spectacle prescription -✓✓ 1. patient's name 2.
dioptric power of the lens 3. issue and expiration dates 4. name, address, telephone,
and license number of OD 5. Signature of OD.
• Minimum prescription requirements -✓✓ Any prescription by an OD for
ophthalmic lenses must include as a minimum name, address, telephone, signature
of issuing doctor; patient's name and issue and expiration date.
• Expiration date for a spectacle rx -✓✓ The expiration date for a spectacle rx is
not provided in the notes.
• Expiration date for glasses prescription -✓✓ Cannot be less than 2-4 years from
the date of issue unless by patient history or circumstance.
• Filling expired glasses prescription -✓✓ True, you can fill an expired glasses
prescription in the case that the glasses were broken, lost, or damaged.
• Informing patient of spectacle rx expiration date -✓✓ True, prescriber must orally
inform patient of their spectacle rx expiration date.
ACTUAL Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
100% Verified Answers
• Federal-Stark Law against self-referrals -✓✓ It is unlawful to refer to a health
care provider in which practitioner or immediate family members have a financial
interest. Referral or consultation from an organization in which licensee has
financial interest with is permitted if financial interest is disclosed in writing.
• Significant financial interest -✓✓ $5,000 or 5% of the whole.
• Requirements for optometrist to be certified for immunizations -✓✓ 1. Complete
an immunization training program endorsed by the federal CDC that includes
hands-on injection technique, clinical evaluation of indications and
contraindications of vaccines, and the recognition of emergency reactions to
vaccines, and maintains that training. 2. Complies with all state and federal record
keeping and reporting requirements, including providing documentation to the
patient's PCP and entering information in the appropriate immunization registry
designated by the immunization branch of the state department. 3. Is certified in
basic life support. 4. Applies for immunization certificate on board approved form.
• Immunizations administered by an optometrist for patients 18 years or older -✓✓
1. Influenza 2. Herpes zoster virus 3. Pneumococcus.
• Steroid-induced glaucoma notification -✓✓ True: when treating steroid-induced
glaucoma, the optometrist must inform prescriber of steroid if the prescriber of the
steroid did not refer patient to the optometrist.
• Emergency stabilization by an OD -✓✓ True: in an emergency, an OD can
stabilize and then immediately refer a patient with an acute angle closure attack to
an OMD.
• Requirements for glaucoma certification -✓✓ 1. Hold an active license as an
optometrist in California. 2. Be TPA certified. 3. Complete a 24-hour didactic
course in the diagnosis, pharmacological and other treatment of glaucoma if
graduated prior to May 1, 2000. This requirement is waived for those graduating
after this date. 4. Complete a case management requirement of a minimum of 25
,patients each prospectively treated for minimum of 12 consecutive months. This
requirement may be satisfied by any one or combination of the following: --16
hour case management course through accredited CA school --16 hours grand
rounds --completing a preceptorship program. 5. Licensees that are glaucoma
certified shall be required to complete 10 hours of glaucoma specific CE every
license renewal period. These 10 hours shall be part of the required 35 hours on
diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular disease.
• Exemption from didactic course and case management requirement -✓✓
Licensees graduating from an accredited school or college of optometry after May
2008 are exempt from didactic course and case management requirement.
• CPR certification requirement for an OD -✓✓ False: CPR certification is required
by an OD.
• Conditions for shipping replacement CL to a patient in CA -✓✓ A person located
outside CA may ship, mail, or deliver in any manner, replacement CL at retail to a
pt in CA if registered with the State Board of Optometry of CA and if pursuant to a
valid Rx. The pt must be warned to consult with the prescribing Dr if any eye
problem occurs.
• Requirements for nonresident CL sellers -✓✓ 1. Toll-free phone # 2. Fax # 3.
Email address.
• Deceptive marketing regarding CLs -✓✓ It shall be deceptive marketing to
publish, advertise or otherwise represent that CL may be obtained w/o
confirmation of a valid Rx.
• Conditions required for sale of CLs -✓✓ Conditions required for sale of CLs.
• Receipt of written Rx -✓✓ Must have receipt of written Rx or copy of written Rx
and be sold in quantities consistent with the Rx expiration date and standard
manufacturer/vendor packaging.
• Contact lens sale without written Rx -✓✓ The seller must communicate by
phone, fax, or email with the prescriber prior to selling, shipping, mailing or
delivering any lens.
,• Rx verification confirmation time -✓✓ One business day or 2pm of the next
business day, whichever is sooner (Federal law requires 8 business hours).
• Seller alteration of CL specs -✓✓ False - they can't alter any aspects of the CL
specs or substitute a different manufacturer, brand, or other physical property of
the lens.
• Definition of dispensing optician -✓✓ Individuals, corporations, or firms who
either singly or in combination with others, take facial measurements, and fit and
adjust lenses and frames.
• Dispensing optician registration requirement -✓✓ True - dispensing opticians
must be registered with the State Board of Optometry.
• Permissibility of advertising OD services -✓✓ False - it is unlawful for opticians
to advertise the furnishing of, or to furnish, the services of an OD or a physician
and surgeon.
• Reporting business relationship -✓✓ All licensed optometrists in a setting with a
registered dispensing optician shall report the business relationship to the State
Board of Optometry.
• Health plan employment proof date -✓✓ Any health plan that previously
employed ODs must prove that they no longer employ an OD by Jan 1, 2019.
• Sale of plano goggles and similar eyewear -✓✓ True - there is no prohibition
against the sale of 'plano' goggles, sunglasses, colored lenses, or occupational
protective eyewear.
• Who can fit and adjust lenses -✓✓ Only a registered spectacle lens or contact lens
dispenser or an individual under the direct responsibility and supervision of a
registered dispenser.
• CL fitter/dispenser licensing requirement -✓✓ To be licensed, a CL
fitter/dispenser has to pass the CL Registry Exam given by the National Committee
of CL Examiners.
, • Unlawful statements in advertising -✓✓ True - it is unlawful to make false,
fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statements or claims.
• Price advertisement requirements -✓✓ False - any price advertisement must be
exact and cannot include words such as 'as low as,' 'and up to,' 'lowest prices,' or
statements of discount.
• Advertising content -✓✓ Advertising may include Name, address, office hours,
Languages spoken, Certifications, Provisions of service under insurance/healthcare
plan, Degrees received, names of schools, Publications authored by practitioner,
Teaching positions, current and former, Affiliation with hospitals or clinics, Fees
for services or products and method of payment, Personal picture, pictures of
facility, Description of products advertised, Any other factual info.
• Definition of prescription lens -✓✓ Any device that alters or changes the visual
powers of the human eye. This includes any plano contact lens.
• Components required on a spectacle prescription -✓✓ 1. patient's name 2.
dioptric power of the lens 3. issue and expiration dates 4. name, address, telephone,
and license number of OD 5. Signature of OD.
• Minimum prescription requirements -✓✓ Any prescription by an OD for
ophthalmic lenses must include as a minimum name, address, telephone, signature
of issuing doctor; patient's name and issue and expiration date.
• Expiration date for a spectacle rx -✓✓ The expiration date for a spectacle rx is
not provided in the notes.
• Expiration date for glasses prescription -✓✓ Cannot be less than 2-4 years from
the date of issue unless by patient history or circumstance.
• Filling expired glasses prescription -✓✓ True, you can fill an expired glasses
prescription in the case that the glasses were broken, lost, or damaged.
• Informing patient of spectacle rx expiration date -✓✓ True, prescriber must orally
inform patient of their spectacle rx expiration date.
