California Optometry Law Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. if license ex- 1 year
pires on active
duty in the mil-
itary may have
liscense restored
without examina-
tions or penal-
ty within how
many years of
discharge?
2. Misdemeanors a. displays or causes to be displayed or has possession a cancelled, suspended,
pertaining to use fraudulently altered , or a fictitious license or any document simulating a license.
of licenses: b. lends or permits his/her license to be used by another
c. displays or represents any license not issued to him/her as being his/hers
d. fails or refuse to surrender a license to which has been suspended, revoked, or
cancelled
e. knowingly permits any unlawful use of his/her license
f. photographs, duplicates, reproduces any license that could be mistaken for a
valid license
g. buys, receives a fraudulent , forged, counterfeit license.
3. Administrative 5000
fines are not to
exceed
for each violation
or each
inspection , or
any fraudulent
billing of medi-
cal , medi-care or
, other insurance
company
4. it is a misde- 100
meanor to sell
equipment over
to a un-
licensed person
when these are to
be used in viola-
tion of the code
5. Max amount a appointed for a 4 year term , but cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms
board member
can serve
6. how many days 30 days
do you have to
notify the board
of any changes in
mailing address?
7. unlawful to of- A violation of this section is a public offense and is punishable by imprisonment
fer, deliver, re- in county jail, for not more than 1 year or in state prison or by a fine up to 10K or
ceive or ac- both
cept any rebate,
refund, commis-
sion preference,
discount or oth-
er consideration
of money or oth-
erwise as com-
pensation or in-
, ducement for re-
ferring pts. What
is punishment?
8. What is the unlawful to refer to a health care provider in which practitioner or immediate family
federal-stark law member has financial interest with person or entity receiving referral.
against self refer-
rals? What is ex- Exception: may be referred if there is no alternative provider 25 miles or 40 min.
ception?
9. What is signifi- $5000 or 5 % of the whole
cant financial in-
terest?
10. Advertising may 1) name, address, oflce hours
include: 2) languages spoken
3) certification or eligibility for certification by a board or association recognized
by SBO
4) provision of services under a specific private or public insurance or health care
plan
5) degrees received, names of schools, and post grad clinical training
6) publications authored by practitioner
7) teaching positions- current or former
8) aflliation with hospitals or clinics
11. Advertising may 9) fees for services or products, and methods of payment
include: 10) personal picture or picture of facilities or products
11) description of products advertised
12) any other items of factual info- not false , fraudulent, misleading or deceitful
12. AB 684: optometrists can lease space from an optician or health plan and includes sufl-
cient protections to ensure the doctors who work in these settings can practice
independently
CORRECT Answers
1. if license ex- 1 year
pires on active
duty in the mil-
itary may have
liscense restored
without examina-
tions or penal-
ty within how
many years of
discharge?
2. Misdemeanors a. displays or causes to be displayed or has possession a cancelled, suspended,
pertaining to use fraudulently altered , or a fictitious license or any document simulating a license.
of licenses: b. lends or permits his/her license to be used by another
c. displays or represents any license not issued to him/her as being his/hers
d. fails or refuse to surrender a license to which has been suspended, revoked, or
cancelled
e. knowingly permits any unlawful use of his/her license
f. photographs, duplicates, reproduces any license that could be mistaken for a
valid license
g. buys, receives a fraudulent , forged, counterfeit license.
3. Administrative 5000
fines are not to
exceed
for each violation
or each
inspection , or
any fraudulent
billing of medi-
cal , medi-care or
, other insurance
company
4. it is a misde- 100
meanor to sell
equipment over
to a un-
licensed person
when these are to
be used in viola-
tion of the code
5. Max amount a appointed for a 4 year term , but cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms
board member
can serve
6. how many days 30 days
do you have to
notify the board
of any changes in
mailing address?
7. unlawful to of- A violation of this section is a public offense and is punishable by imprisonment
fer, deliver, re- in county jail, for not more than 1 year or in state prison or by a fine up to 10K or
ceive or ac- both
cept any rebate,
refund, commis-
sion preference,
discount or oth-
er consideration
of money or oth-
erwise as com-
pensation or in-
, ducement for re-
ferring pts. What
is punishment?
8. What is the unlawful to refer to a health care provider in which practitioner or immediate family
federal-stark law member has financial interest with person or entity receiving referral.
against self refer-
rals? What is ex- Exception: may be referred if there is no alternative provider 25 miles or 40 min.
ception?
9. What is signifi- $5000 or 5 % of the whole
cant financial in-
terest?
10. Advertising may 1) name, address, oflce hours
include: 2) languages spoken
3) certification or eligibility for certification by a board or association recognized
by SBO
4) provision of services under a specific private or public insurance or health care
plan
5) degrees received, names of schools, and post grad clinical training
6) publications authored by practitioner
7) teaching positions- current or former
8) aflliation with hospitals or clinics
11. Advertising may 9) fees for services or products, and methods of payment
include: 10) personal picture or picture of facilities or products
11) description of products advertised
12) any other items of factual info- not false , fraudulent, misleading or deceitful
12. AB 684: optometrists can lease space from an optician or health plan and includes sufl-
cient protections to ensure the doctors who work in these settings can practice
independently
