CALIFORNIA LAW OPTOMETRY FINAL PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Health plan employment proof date.
Answer: 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.
Answer: True - there is no prohibition against the sale of 'plano'
goggles, sunglasses, colored lenses, or occupational protective
eyewear.
◉ Who can fit and adjust lenses.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
,Answer: True - it is unlawful to make false, fraudulent, misleading or
deceptive statements or claims.
◉ Price advertisement requirements.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: The expiration date for a spectacle rx is not provided in the
notes.
◉ Expiration date for glasses prescription.
Answer: Cannot be less than 2-4 years from the date of issue unless
by patient history or circumstance.
◉ Filling expired glasses prescription.
Answer: 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.
Answer: True, prescriber must orally inform patient of their
spectacle rx expiration date.
◉ Extending glasses rx expiration date.
, Answer: True, a glasses rx expiration date may be extended by the
prescriber.
◉ Filling expired glasses prescriptions due to damage.
Answer: True, expired glasses prescriptions may be filled in the
event of loss, breakage, or damage.
◉ Superseding law between California and federal.
Answer: Federal law supersedes California law.
◉ Expiration date for contact lenses.
Answer: Cannot be less than 1 year and no more than 2 years from
date of issue, unless by patient history or circumstance.
◉ Prescriber discretion for CL rx in California.
Answer: True, the prescriber has discretion in releasing a CL rx for
RGP lenses, keratoconus lenses, and other custom design lenses.
◉ Federal law on lens prescriptions.
Answer: For federal law, there is no discretion; prescriber must
release rx for all lenses.
◉ Charging for standard vs specialty lenses.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Health plan employment proof date.
Answer: 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.
Answer: True - there is no prohibition against the sale of 'plano'
goggles, sunglasses, colored lenses, or occupational protective
eyewear.
◉ Who can fit and adjust lenses.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
,Answer: True - it is unlawful to make false, fraudulent, misleading or
deceptive statements or claims.
◉ Price advertisement requirements.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: The expiration date for a spectacle rx is not provided in the
notes.
◉ Expiration date for glasses prescription.
Answer: Cannot be less than 2-4 years from the date of issue unless
by patient history or circumstance.
◉ Filling expired glasses prescription.
Answer: 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.
Answer: True, prescriber must orally inform patient of their
spectacle rx expiration date.
◉ Extending glasses rx expiration date.
, Answer: True, a glasses rx expiration date may be extended by the
prescriber.
◉ Filling expired glasses prescriptions due to damage.
Answer: True, expired glasses prescriptions may be filled in the
event of loss, breakage, or damage.
◉ Superseding law between California and federal.
Answer: Federal law supersedes California law.
◉ Expiration date for contact lenses.
Answer: Cannot be less than 1 year and no more than 2 years from
date of issue, unless by patient history or circumstance.
◉ Prescriber discretion for CL rx in California.
Answer: True, the prescriber has discretion in releasing a CL rx for
RGP lenses, keratoconus lenses, and other custom design lenses.
◉ Federal law on lens prescriptions.
Answer: For federal law, there is no discretion; prescriber must
release rx for all lenses.
◉ Charging for standard vs specialty lenses.
