Unprofessional Conduct Flashcards
Gross negligence
Unprofessional conduct
Repeated negligent acts (2 or more)
Unprofessional conduct
The commission of fraud, misrepresentation, or any act involving dishonesty or corruption, that is substantially related to the qualification, function, or duties of an optometrist
Unprofessional conduct
Any action or conduct that would have warranted the denial of license
Unprofessional conduct
Procuring his or her license by fraud, misrepresentation or mistake
Unprofessional conduct
Making or giving false statement or information in connection with the application for issuance of a license
Unprofessional conduct
Conviction of a felony or of any offense substantially related to qualifications, functions, or duties of an optometrist, in which event the record of conviction shall be conclusive evidence thereof
Unprofessional conduct
Administering to himself or herself any controlled substances or using any of the dangerous drugs or using alcoholic beverages to the extent of dangerous to themselves or the public that impairs the ability of the person
Unprofessional conduct
Committing or soliciting an act punishable as a sexually related crime, if that act or solicitation is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of an optometrist
Unprofessional conduct
Committing any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with the patient
Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action
Conviction of a crime that requires that person to register as a sex offender
Unprofessional conduct
Repeated acts of excessive prescribing, furnishing or administering of controlled substances or dangerous drugs or repeated acts of excessive treatment
Unprofessional conduct
Repeated acts of excessive use of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, or repeated acts of excessive use of diagnostic or treatment facilities
Unprofessional conduct
The prescribing, furnishing, or administering of controlled substances or drugs or treatment without a good faith prior to examination of patient and optometric reason
Unprofessional conduct
Performing, or holding oneself out as being able to perform, or offering to perform, any professional services beyond the scope of the license authorized
Unprofessional conduct
The practice of optometry without a valid, unrevoked, unexpired license
Unprofessional conduct
The employing, directly or indirectly, of any suspended or unlicensed optometrist to perform any work or which an optometry license is required
Unprofessional conduct
Permitting another person to use the licensee’s optometry license for any purpose
Person A letting Person B use Person C’s license
Unprofessional conduct
Altering with fraudulent intent a license issued by the board, or using a fraudulently altered license, permit certification or any registration issued by the board
Unprofessional conduct
Knowingly failure to protect patient by failing to follow infection control guidelines of the board, thereby risking transmission of bloodborne infectious diseases from person to person
Unprofessional conduct
Failure or refusal to comply with a request for a clinical record within 15 days of receiving the request
Unprofessional conduct
Failure to refer a patient to appropriate physician if an examination of the eyes indicated a substantial likelihood of any pathology that requires the attention of that physician
Unprofessional conduct
Altering or modifying medical record with fraudulent intent or creating any false medical record
Unprofessional conduct
$500
Directly or indirectly accepting employment to practice optometry from any person not having a valid, unrevoked license or from any company or corporation
Unprofessional conduct
Employing “cappers” or “steerers” to obtain business
Unprofessional conduct
Aiding and abetting in the workplace
Unprofessional conduct
Denial, suspension or revocation by the board
$2,500 for first offense; $5,000 for subsequent offense
Obstruct a patient in obtaining a prescription drug or device that has been legally prescribed or ordered for that patient
Unprofessional conduct
Disciplinary or administrative action
Unlawful referrals
Unprofessional conduct
Licensee to refer a person for laboratory, diagnostic nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, physical therapy, physical rehabilitation, psychometric testing, home infusion therapy or diagnostic imaging goods or services if the licensee or his or her immediate family has a financial interest with the person or in the entity that receives the referral
Unprofessional conduct
Failure or refusal to comply with the request for lease agreement within 30 days of receiving the request
Unprofessional conduct
Establishing an expiration date that is not consistent
Unprofessional conduct
Violation of Patient Inspection and Copying of Records
- Inspect records: 5 days
- Transmit copy of record: 15 days
- Transmit of imagining: 15 days
Unprofessional conduct
$100 fine
Infraction
Revoke/Suspend of license
Knowingly making or signing any license, certificate or other document directly or indirectly related to the practice of optometry that falsely represents the existence or nonexistence of a state of facts
Unprofessional conduct
