Alaska Statutes
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 72. Optometrists

Article 1. Board of Examiners in Optometry.

Sec. 08.72.010. Creation and purpose of board. - There is created the Board of Examiners in Optometry to...

Sec. 08.72.020. Membership of board. - The board consists of five persons.

Sec. 08.72.040. Qualifications. - Four board members shall be licensed, practicing optometrists who have...

Sec. 08.72.050. Regulations. - The board shall adopt regulations (1) necessary for the proper...

Sec. 08.72.060. Miscellaneous powers and duties of board. - (a) The board or a member designated by the board...

Article 2. Licensing.

Sec. 08.72.110. License required. - (a) A person may not practice, attempt to practice, or...

Sec. 08.72.140. Qualifications for licensure. - An applicant for licensure as an optometrist (1) shall be...

Sec. 08.72.150. Application for examination and issuance of license. - An applicant shall apply for the examination by filing an...

Sec. 08.72.160. Examination. - (a) The examination must consist of two sections: (1) all...

Sec. 08.72.170. Licensure by credentials. - The board shall issue a license by credentials to an...

Sec. 08.72.181. Renewal of license. - (a) [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.] (b) An...

Sec. 08.72.185. Retired license status. - (a) On retiring from practice and on payment of an...

Sec. 08.72.191. Fees. - The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for the...

Sec. 08.72.230. Fees and disbursements. - The department shall collect all fees and keep a record...

Sec. 08.72.240. Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions. - The board may impose disciplinary sanctions when the board finds...

Sec. 08.72.260. Revocation of license by court. - A license may be revoked by the superior court upon...

Sec. 08.72.270. Practice not at place of business. - (a) A licensed optometrist who temporarily practices optometry away from...

Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions.

Sec. 08.72.272. Pharmaceutical agents. - (a) A licensee may prescribe and use a pharmaceutical agent,...

Sec. 08.72.273. Removal of foreign bodies. - A licensee may remove superficial foreign bodies from the eye...

Sec. 08.72.274. Exemption. - Except for AS 08.72.275, this chapter and regulations adopted under...

Sec. 08.72.275. Lenses and frames for eyeglasses and sunglasses. - (a) A person may not fabricate, distribute, sell, exchange, deliver...

Sec. 08.72.276. Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions. - (a) A licensee may not issue (1) an initial prescription...

Sec. 08.72.278. Limitation on practice. - (a) A licensee may perform the services of optometry as...

Sec. 08.72.280. Prohibited acts. - A person may not falsely personate a licensed optometrist, or...

Sec. 08.72.290. Criminal penalty. - A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a...

Article 4. General Provisions.

Sec. 08.72.300. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “board” means the Board of Examiners...

Sec. 08.72.310. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Optometry Law.