Registration

Question 1

What should a licensed optometrist do before engaging in the practice of optometry?

Answer 1

Notify the board in writing of the address of the practice

Question 2

When is a licensed optometrist not required to notify the board in regards to engaging in a practice?

Answer 2

Temporary practice

Question 3

What is the definition of “Temporary Practice”?

Answer 3

Practice for not more than 5 calendar days during a 30 day period and not more than 36 days within a calendar year

Question 4

If one person is engaging in a temporary practice should they carry their license with them?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What should a receipt issued to a patient contain for the optometrist who engages in temporary practice?

Answer 5

Contain address of the optometrist’s primary location and the temporary practice location where the services provided

Question 6

True/False A notification of intention to engage in practice of optometry needs to be address to the Board in Sacramento

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What should be included when notifying the board in regards to engaging in a practice?

Answer 7

1. Intention to accept the employment
2. Name/names of the optometrists
3. Addresses of the office

Question 8

What should one do when establishing an office?

Answer 8

Notify the board prior to the establishment or intention to establish an office

Question 9

What are the example of Residential care facility by the State Department of Social Services?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What are the requirements for an optometrist to engage in practice of optometry at any health facility or residential care facility?

Answer 10

1. Open to public during normal business hours by phone for purposes of billing services or access to patient records
2. Where the local business with the city/county in which it is located
3. Registered with the Board
4. Owned/leased by the optometrist/employer of the optometrist
5. Not located in or connected with the residential dwelling

Question 11

How many years should an optometrist keep the records?

Answer 11

Minimum of 7 years from the date of service

Question 12

What should be included in the record if a prescription is issued?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Where is the principal place of practice if an optometrist does not own a practice but practice in a single office as an employee?

Answer 14

That same practice where they work as an employee

Question 15

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?

Answer 15

Will need to notify the board which practice is the principal office

Question 16

What should one post in their office if they own or employed in multiple practice?

Answer 16

Numbered statement of licensure issued by the board and signed by its executive officer

Question 17

A statement of licensure will be surrendered to the board if….

Answer 17

1. Expired, suspended, or revoked

2. Terminates ownership of practice/employment to that office

Question 18

What is the number of offices can an optometrist have?

Answer 18

11

Question 19

If a license is suspended due to failure to comply registration regulations, how can one restore the license?

Answer 19

Compliance with provisions and payment of the fee

Question 20

What does “individual practice association” mean?

Answer 20

1. Complies with definition of an optometric corporation
2. On the purpose of securing contracts with health care services plans
3. Contracts with optometrists but does not obtain an ownership of the practice

Question 21

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

Answer 21

False

Question 22

The board can provide a written permit to use a name specified in the permit in connection with its practice if…

Answer 22

1. The establishment is owned/leased by the applicant
2. The establishment needs to contain at least optometry or optometric
3. Name of the community clinic should not contain any names of the optometrist
4. Names of the optometrists need to be displayed
5. No changes that could result in revocation or suspension of a license

Question 23

What happens if a license was revoked or suspended?

Answer 23

Leads to revocation/suspension of the permit

Question 24

Who governs the revocation/suspension of a permit?

Answer 24

Administrative Procedure Act

Question 25

What should one do if applying for a permit to use a fictitious or group name?

Answer 25

1. Submit a form provided by the board
2. Initial permit fee of 50 bucks
3. Renew annually for 50 dollars on 1/31 each year

Question 26

What happens if one fail to renew for application for fictitious or group name?

Answer 26

25 dollars + 50 dollars

Question 27

Can a permit be issued if a name is deceptive to the consumer public and does not include optometry or optometric?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

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?

Answer 28

2 years

Question 29

In order to use the practice name and name of the predecessor one needs to provide….

Answer 29

1. Acquisition of ownership includes predecessor’s permission to use their name
2. Active patient records and prescription files of the practice
3. 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)