AZ OPTOMETRY LAW EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Negligence means:
Answer: conduct that falls below the standard of care for the
protection of patients/public against unreasonable risk of harm that
is a departure from the conduct expected by a reasonably prudent
licensee under the circumstances
◉ Malpractice definition:
vs unprofessional conduct??
Answer: improper treatment of a patient that results in an injury or
loss (misdiagnose, mistreat,?)
unprofessional conduct = bad behavior? (ie fraud, charging for
things you didnt do, not giving board info in investigation...)
◉ Board of optometry; appointment, qualifications, term, removal
Answer: appointed by governor to staggered four year terms that
end on july 1
,five members who have been licensed and engaged in active practice
of optometry in this thats for at lease three years immediately before
appointment
two public members who do not have a direct or indirect interest in
the practice of optometry, opticinary, or medicine
◉ The board may not adopt a rule that:
Answer: 1. regulates a licensee's fees or charges to a patient
2. regulate the place in which a licensee may practice
3. prescribes the manner or method of accounting, billing or
collection of fees
4. prohibits advertising by a licensee unless the advertising is
inconsistent with section 44-1481 (no false claims)
◉ If a person is aggrieved by an action taken by the board the
person:
Answer: may request the board review that action by filing with the
board a written request within 30 days after that person is notified
of the action by personal delivery or certified mail to that person's
,last known residence or place of business. They vote on it at the next
regular board meeting.
◉ Board of optometry fund:
Answer: board deposits 10 percent of all monies into the state
general fund and the remaining 90 percent into the board of
optometry fund
◉ What can you use pharmaceutical agents for?
Answer: for the treatment of diseases of the eye and its adnexa for
any one patient for each occurrence for a period of not more than
the day limit recommended by the manufacturer or physicians desk
reference (unless otherwise specified per section 32-1728)
◉ What types of pharmaceutical agents may be used/prescribed?
Answer: 1. anti-infectives classified as tetracycline and its
derivatives, cephalosporins, penicillin and its derivatives, macrolide,
fluroquinolones, and anti-virals
2. anti-histamines
3. non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents
, 4. agents for the treatment of angle-closure glaucoma, including
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
5. steroids in an amount that does not exceed the amount packaged
for a SINGLE COURSE of therapy of NOT MORE THAN 7 DAYS
-none of these for a child under 6 years old
--a schedule III controlled substance ONLY if it is an ANALGESIC and
any controlled substance only if it is an analgesic that is reclassified
from schedule III to II after January 1, 2014
---may use epinephrine auto-injections to counteract an
anaphylactic reaction
◉ What pharmaceuticals may a licensee not use (prescribe,
dispense, or administer)?
Answer: 1. an oral anti fungal
2. an oral antimetabolite
3. an oral immunosuppressive
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Negligence means:
Answer: conduct that falls below the standard of care for the
protection of patients/public against unreasonable risk of harm that
is a departure from the conduct expected by a reasonably prudent
licensee under the circumstances
◉ Malpractice definition:
vs unprofessional conduct??
Answer: improper treatment of a patient that results in an injury or
loss (misdiagnose, mistreat,?)
unprofessional conduct = bad behavior? (ie fraud, charging for
things you didnt do, not giving board info in investigation...)
◉ Board of optometry; appointment, qualifications, term, removal
Answer: appointed by governor to staggered four year terms that
end on july 1
,five members who have been licensed and engaged in active practice
of optometry in this thats for at lease three years immediately before
appointment
two public members who do not have a direct or indirect interest in
the practice of optometry, opticinary, or medicine
◉ The board may not adopt a rule that:
Answer: 1. regulates a licensee's fees or charges to a patient
2. regulate the place in which a licensee may practice
3. prescribes the manner or method of accounting, billing or
collection of fees
4. prohibits advertising by a licensee unless the advertising is
inconsistent with section 44-1481 (no false claims)
◉ If a person is aggrieved by an action taken by the board the
person:
Answer: may request the board review that action by filing with the
board a written request within 30 days after that person is notified
of the action by personal delivery or certified mail to that person's
,last known residence or place of business. They vote on it at the next
regular board meeting.
◉ Board of optometry fund:
Answer: board deposits 10 percent of all monies into the state
general fund and the remaining 90 percent into the board of
optometry fund
◉ What can you use pharmaceutical agents for?
Answer: for the treatment of diseases of the eye and its adnexa for
any one patient for each occurrence for a period of not more than
the day limit recommended by the manufacturer or physicians desk
reference (unless otherwise specified per section 32-1728)
◉ What types of pharmaceutical agents may be used/prescribed?
Answer: 1. anti-infectives classified as tetracycline and its
derivatives, cephalosporins, penicillin and its derivatives, macrolide,
fluroquinolones, and anti-virals
2. anti-histamines
3. non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents
, 4. agents for the treatment of angle-closure glaucoma, including
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
5. steroids in an amount that does not exceed the amount packaged
for a SINGLE COURSE of therapy of NOT MORE THAN 7 DAYS
-none of these for a child under 6 years old
--a schedule III controlled substance ONLY if it is an ANALGESIC and
any controlled substance only if it is an analgesic that is reclassified
from schedule III to II after January 1, 2014
---may use epinephrine auto-injections to counteract an
anaphylactic reaction
◉ What pharmaceuticals may a licensee not use (prescribe,
dispense, or administer)?
Answer: 1. an oral anti fungal
2. an oral antimetabolite
3. an oral immunosuppressive
