Exam) | Featuring Topics such as State-Specific
Optometry Laws, Licensing Regulations, Scope Of
Practice, Patient Confidentiality, Prescribing Authority,
and Disciplinary Procedures
When is subpoena issued? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------10 days before
date
Subpoena must meet one of the following: (4) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----Written authorization by pt, court/tribunal order, grand jury subpoena, health
care profession regulatory board issuance
If subpoena does not meet requirements, what shall provider do? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Not produce documents, can file motion to
quash/modify
How must provider provide records to the requesting party? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Certified mail or in person with affidavit
After issuing subpoena, can party seek viewing of original record? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Yes
,How long must you keep an adults records? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-6 years
How long must you keep children's records? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--3 years after 18th birthday or 6 years after last exam, whichever comes later
Who do you report child abuse to? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Peace
officer, dept of child safety, tribal law enforcement, social services agency
If you suspect abuse in a child but the person abusing them does not have
custody/care/control of minor, who is the only person you can report to? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Peace officer
Is a person who furnishes records/information/report immune from civil/criminal
liability when reporting abuse/neglect? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Yes,
unless acted with malice
A false report of abuse or violating any part of duty to report abuse is what type
of conviction? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Class 1 misdemeanor
, Failure to report a reportable abuse offense is what type of conviction? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Class 6 felony
Are the names of patients records who are reviewed during a complaint to the
board made public or kept confidential? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Kept confidential
If civil penalties are imposed, where does the collected money go? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Into the state general fund
How many days after receiving informal settlement request must board hold
settlement? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------15 days
What do you waive when agreeing to/requesting an informal settlement hearing?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------To object to the participation of the board
representative in the final decision
On written request, how many days before a hearing must the board schedule a
pre hearing conference? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------10 days