License Maintenance Flashcards

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1
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How many days should one notify the board in regards to their mailing address change unless specified for shorter time?

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Within 30 days

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What happens if one does not notify the board within 30 days in regards to address change?

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Citation and administrative fine

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3
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What type of font needed on the name tag?

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At least 18 point font

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4
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When can an optometrist not have a name tag on them?

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In a practice/office or in psychiatric setting or setting that is not licensed by the state

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Which departments needs to do a periodic inspection?

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State Department of Social Services

State Department of Public Health

State Department of Health Care Services

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What needs to be displayed or communicated to the patient?

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  1. Writing at the initial office visit
  2. Prominent display in the office
  3. Name and license
  4. Highest level of academic degree
  5. Board certification
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What type of font needs to be used for displaying health care practitioner information?

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At least 24 point font

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In what condition it does not apply to health care practitioner when displaying their information?

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When contracting with a single medical group

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Does a health care practitioner need to provide information on a website?

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Yes

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10
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When does the board make an exception for CE requirements?

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Reasons of health

Military services

Other good cause

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For good cause causing problem with compliance of CE requirement and was granted exemption, does one need to make up for previous requirements as well as current ones?

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Yes

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12
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What time frame is required for submitting proof of CE compliance?

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Annually or biannually determined by the board

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13
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How many hours needed every 2 years for renewing certificate?

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50 hours

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14
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Total of 35 hours of CE in which categories? (i.e. diagnoses, treatment, and management)

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Glaucoma

Ocular infection

Ocular inflammation

Topical steroids

Systemic medication

Pain medication (include risk of addiction with schedule 2 drugs)

Pharmacology

Child abuse detection

Elderly abuse detection

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15
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How many hours of CE needed within 2 years before the license expiration date?

Up to how many hours can be patient care management/ethics in practice of optometry?

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40 hours; 8 hours

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16
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Does business management courses accepted by the board?

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No

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17
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Up to 20 hours of what courses can be counted towards the 50 needed CE requirements?

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  1. Documented and accredited self study through correspondence or electronic medium
  2. Teaching CE courses
  3. Writing articles (1 page per 1 hour)
  4. Full day attendance of COA meeting (2 hour session = 1 hr; up to 4 hours)
  5. Completion of CPR course approved by the board (up to 4 hours)
  6. Approved category 1 AMA or 1A American Osteopathic Association that contributes to advancement of professional skills and knowledge in optometry
  7. Participation in creation of CA law and regulation exam ( 1 hr for each attending workshop; upto 8 hours)
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18
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1 credit hour is how many minutes?

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50 minutes

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19
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CE recognized by the board if they are….

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Officially sponsored/recognized by accredited school

Any national/state affiliate of AOA, AAO or Optometric Extension Program

Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry/COPE

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At least how many days prior to the date of the program needed to notify the Board?

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45 days

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21
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What needed to be submitted for Continue Education Course Approval Application?

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Reference, course schedule, topic outline of subject matter and curriculum vitae of all instructors/lecturers

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CE credit will be determined if

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  1. Whether it contribute to advancement of professional skills and knowledge in optometry
  2. Instructors/lecturers are recognized by the board
  3. Course open to all optometrist in the state
  4. Provider of the course agrees to maintain and record of course content and attendance at least 3 years from the presentation
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23
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Proof of CE attendance needs to have what minimal information?

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  1. Name of sponsoring organization
  2. Name, signature, practice address, and license number of attending licensee
  3. Subject/title of the course
  4. Number of CE hours provided for attending the course
  5. Date of the course
  6. Location of the course
  7. Name and signature of the course instructors
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24
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Licensees can be exempt from CE renewal requirement if…

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  1. Regular armed forces during any part of 2 years before the license expiration date
  2. Renewing an active license for the 1st time if one graduated from an accredited school less than 1 year from date of initial licensure
  3. Due to illness, incapacity or other unavoidable circumstances if granted by the board
25
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What needs to be submitted for health reasons/good cause and unable to meet the CE requirements?

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  1. CE Exemption Request
  2. All required supporting information
  3. 30 days prior to expiration of license
26
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What events can happen when CE Exemption Request is submitted?

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  1. Board grant the request
  2. Board deny request for exemption but may grant extension up to 1 year
  3. Denied request for exemption and no extension
27
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How many hours of glaucoma related CE needed to renew license?

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10 hours

28
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Who are the mandated reporter?

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  1. Teacher
  2. Instructional aid
  3. Teacher’s aid or assistant
  4. Employee of public school
  5. Administrative officer/supervisor of child welfare and attendance or certified pupil personnel employee
  6. Administrator of day camp
  7. Administrator/employee of youth center/recreation program/youth organization
  8. Administrator/board member/employee of organization whose duties require direct contact and supervision of children (i.e. foster family agency)
  9. Employee of county office of education/State Department of Education whose duties into contact with children
  10. Licensee/administrator/employee of licensed care/child day care
  11. Head Start program teacher
  12. Licensing worker/evaluator employed by licensing agency
  13. Public assistance worker
  14. Employee of child care institution (foster parents, group home, residential care facilities)
  15. Social worker/probation officer/parole officer
  16. Employee of school district police/security department
  17. Administrator/presenter/counselor in child abuse prevention program
  18. District attorney investigator/inspector/local child support caseworker
  19. Peace officer
  20. Firefighter; except volunteered
  21. Health care professionals
  22. Emergency medical technician/paramedic
  23. Psychological assistant
  24. Marriage and family therapist trainee
  25. Unlicensed associate marriage and family therapist
  26. State/county public health employee who treats minor for venereal disease (STD)
  27. Coroner
  28. Medical examiner/others who perform autopsies
  29. Commercial film and photographic print/image processor (except who develops)
  30. Child visitation monitor
  31. Animal control officer/humane society officer
  32. Clergy member
  33. Custodian of records
  34. Employee from police department/county sheriff’s/county probation department/county welfare department
  35. Employee/volunteer of court appointed special advocate program
  36. Custodial officer
  37. Person providing services to minor child
  38. Alcohol and drug counselor (except abuse)
  39. Clinical counselor trainee
  40. Associate professional clinical counselor
  41. Employee/administrator of public or private postsecondary educational institution
  42. Athletic coach/administrator/director
  43. Commercial computer technician/employer
29
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Who can a mandated reporter report child abuse or neglect to?

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Police department/Sheriff’s department (school district police, security department, county probation department)

30
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When should one report to an agency for report of child abuse/neglect? and by what ways?

A

Immediately; telephone, fax/electronic transmission

31
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When should one send out a follow up report after receiving the information concerning the events of child abuse/neglect?

A

36 hours

32
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What is a reasonable suspicion of child abuse/neglect?

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Objectively of suspicion based upon facts

33
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Does minor pregnancy constitute as a basis for reasonable suspicion for sexual abuse?

A

No

34
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What should a mandated reporter for child abuse/neglect do if unable to submit an initial report?

A

Make one time automated written report form by the Department of Justice and need to be available to respond to a telephone follow up

35
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If the mandated reporter for child abuse/neglect unable to submit an initial report, do they need to submit a written follow up report?

A

No

36
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If fails to report an incidence of child abuse/neglect what can happen?

A
  1. Find guilty of misdemeanor up to 6 months of confinement in county jail
  2. Fine up to 1000 dollars
  3. Or both imprisonment and fine
37
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Who are mandated reporter for elderly abuse?

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Any one who has assumed full or intermittent responsibility for the care or custody of an elder with or without compensation

38
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What constitute of elderly abuse?

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Abandonment, physical abuse, abduction, isolation, financial abuse or neglect

39
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When should one report elderly abuse?

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Immediately or as soon as possible

40
Q

When should one submit a written report or internet report after the telephone report of an elderly abuse?

A

within 2 working days

41
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When a serious bodily injury occurred, in relation to elderly abuse, when should one make a telephone report and when to submit a written report?

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Immediately but no later than 2 hours; within 2 hours

42
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When no serious bodily injury occurred, in relation to elderly abuse, when should one make a telephone report and when to submit a written report?

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Within 24 hours; within 24 hours

43
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If suspected of elderly abuse caused by someone with dementia and without serious bodily injury , when should one make a telephone report and also a written report?

A

Immediately; within 24 hours

44
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Does state mental health hospital or state developmental center applied to WIC 15630 Elderly abuse?

A

No

45
Q

Who to report to for suspected abuse in a long term health care facility?

A

State Department of Public Health

46
Q

Who to report to for suspected abuse in residential care facility for elders?

A

State Department of Social Services

47
Q

Who to report to for suspected abuse in adult day health care center?

A

State Department of Public Health

48
Q

Who to report to for suspected elderly criminal activity?

A

Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse

49
Q

Who to report to for suspected physical abuse and financial abuse?

A

Local district attorney’s office

50
Q

Who to report to if abuse occurred in a state mental hospital or developmental center?

A

State Department of State Hospitals/State Department of Developmental Services/Local law enforcement

51
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When should one report elderly abuse that was occurred in a state mental hospital/developmental center?

A

Immediately and no longer than 2 hours

52
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Abuse in a state mental hospital/developmental center needed to be reported if….

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  1. Death
  2. Sexual assault
  3. Assault with deadly weapon
  4. Assault with force likely causing great bodily injury
  5. Injury to the genitals
  6. Broken bone when break is undetermined cause
53
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Who to report to if the abuse did not occur in a long term care facility, state mental hospital, or state developmental center

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Adult protective services agency or local law enforcement agency

54
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Mandated reporter who are physicians/surgeons/registered nurse/psychotherapist are not required to report if….

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  1. Been told by an elder/dependent adult that he/she experienced behavior constituting elderly abuse
  2. Not aware of any independent evidence that corroborates the statement that the abuse has occurred
  3. The elder who has been diagnosed with mental illness/dementia
55
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In a long term care facility, a mandated reporter are not required to report if…..

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  1. Aware there is a proper plan of care
  2. Plan of care was properly provided/executed
  3. Physical, mental or medical injury occurred as a result of care provided
  4. Injury was not a result of abuse
56
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What to include in a telephone/internet report if suspected of elderly abuse?

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Name of the person making the report

Name and age of the elder

Present location of the elder

Names and addresses tf the family members or adults who are responsible for the care

Extent of the elder’s condition

Date of the incident

57
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If failure to report elderly abuse what can happen?

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  1. Charged with misdemeanor
  2. 6 months in county jail
  3. Fine of 1,000 dollars
  4. Both fine and imprisonment
58
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If failure to report elderly abuse that ended up in death/great bodily injury what can happen?

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  1. 1 year in county fail
  2. Fine of 5,000 dollars
  3. Both fine and imprisonment