(a) Any advertisement made by, for, or in behalf of any ophthalmic dispensing firm or any dispensing optician in this state, by newspaper, magazine, handbill, circular, radio, television, billboard, sign, or other means or forms of advertisement, except goodwill advertising as determined by the State Board of Optometry, shall cause to have printed thereon, or stated in oral advertisements, the following disclaimer:
(b)
(1) In any printed advertisement, the disclaimer shall be printed in the same style, arrangement, and overall appearance of other printed material appearing within the advertisement, giving similar prominence to the disclaimer in the same size of type, style, arrangement, and overall appearance used in a majority of the written material in the advertisement.
(2) In oral advertisements, the disclaimer shall be depicted in a vocal presentation of the same volume, quality, and style as other portions of the oral advertisement are presented.
“This firm is not licensed to make eye examinations.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions
Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers
Subchapter 4 - Regulation of Practice
§ 17-89-401. Employment of apprentice dispensing opticians
§ 17-89-402. Written prescription required
§ 17-89-403. Standards for materials
§ 17-89-405. Fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive advertising prohibited
§ 17-89-406. Disclaimer in advertisements required