Registration Flashcards
What should a licensed optometrist do before engaging in the practice of optometry?
Notify the board in writing of the address of the practice
When is a licensed optometrist not required to notify the board in regards to engaging in a practice?
Temporary practice
What is the definition of “Temporary Practice”?
Practice for not more than 5 calendar days during a 30 day period and not more than 36 days within a calendar year
If one person is engaging in a temporary practice should they carry their license with them?
Yes
What should a receipt issued to a patient contain for the optometrist who engages in temporary practice?
Contain address of the optometrist’s primary location and the temporary practice location where the services provided
True/False A notification of intention to engage in practice of optometry needs to be address to the Board in Sacramento
True
What should be included when notifying the board in regards to engaging in a practice?
- Intention to accept the employment
- Name/names of the optometrists
- Addresses of the office
What should one do when establishing an office?
Notify the board prior to the establishment or intention to establish an office
What are the example of Residential care facility by the State Department of Social Services?
Adult residential facilities
Adult residential facilities with special health care needs
Residential care facilities for chronically ill
Residential care facilities for elderly
Continuing care retirement communities
Social rehabilitation facilities
What are the requirements for an optometrist to engage in practice of optometry at any health facility or residential care facility?
- Open to public during normal business hours by phone for purposes of billing services or access to patient records
- Where the local business with the city/county in which it is located
- Registered with the Board
- Owned/leased by the optometrist/employer of the optometrist
- Not located in or connected with the residential dwelling
How many years should an optometrist keep the records?
Minimum of 7 years from the date of service
What should be included in the record if a prescription is issued?
Name
Optometrist license number
The place of practice and primary business office
Description of goods and services for which the patient is charged and the amount charged
True/False Copy of a referral/order requesting optometric services from health facility, residential care facility administrator, director of social services, attending physician and surgeon, patient/family member must be kept in patient’s medical record
True
Where is the principal place of practice if an optometrist does not own a practice but practice in a single office as an employee?
That same practice where they work as an employee
Where is the principal place of practice if an optometrist does not own a practice but practices in 2 or more offices as an employee?
Will need to notify the board which practice is the principal office
What should one post in their office if they own or employed in multiple practice?
Numbered statement of licensure issued by the board and signed by its executive officer
A statement of licensure will be surrendered to the board if….
- Expired, suspended, or revoked
2. Terminates ownership of practice/employment to that office
What is the number of offices can an optometrist have?
11
If a license is suspended due to failure to comply registration regulations, how can one restore the license?
Compliance with provisions and payment of the fee
What does “individual practice association” mean?
- Complies with definition of an optometric corporation
- On the purpose of securing contracts with health care services plans
- Contracts with optometrists but does not obtain an ownership of the practice
True/False Optometrist/individual practice association shall be deemed to have an additional office solely by the reason of optometrists’ participation in an individual practice or creation/operation
False
The board can provide a written permit to use a name specified in the permit in connection with its practice if…
- The establishment is owned/leased by the applicant
- The establishment needs to contain at least optometry or optometric
- Name of the community clinic should not contain any names of the optometrist
- Names of the optometrists need to be displayed
- No changes that could result in revocation or suspension of a license
What happens if a license was revoked or suspended?
Leads to revocation/suspension of the permit
Who governs the revocation/suspension of a permit?
Administrative Procedure Act
What should one do if applying for a permit to use a fictitious or group name?
- Submit a form provided by the board
- Initial permit fee of 50 bucks
- Renew annually for 50 dollars on 1/31 each year
What happens if one fail to renew for application for fictitious or group name?
25 dollars + 50 dollars
Can a permit be issued if a name is deceptive to the consumer public and does not include optometry or optometric?
No
After acquiring ownership of a practice how many years can one use the connection of the practice name and the name of the predecessor optometrist?
2 years
In order to use the practice name and name of the predecessor one needs to provide….
- Acquisition of ownership includes predecessor’s permission to use their name
- Active patient records and prescription files of the practice
- Any documents (letters, business cards, envelope, etc) the successor’s name needs to appear first using the term “succeeding” “successor to” “formerly” then the name of the predecessor (the font needs to be the same)
