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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-89-101. Short title - This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Ophthalmic...
§ 17-89-102. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Apprentice dispensing optician” means...
§ 17-89-103. Exceptions - (a) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this chapter, nothing...
§ 17-89-104. Practice of optometry or medicine prohibited - (a) With the exception of those acts listed in §...
§ 17-89-105. Penalties - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter...
§ 17-89-106. Injunctions - (a) The courts of record in this state having general...
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians
§ 17-89-201. Creation — Members - (a) There is created the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians...
§ 17-89-202. Meetings — Officers - (a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall meet at...
§ 17-89-203. Powers and duties - (a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall: (1) (A)...
§ 17-89-204. Financial reporting — Disposition of funds - (a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall report quarterly...
§ 17-89-205. Refund to expenditure - Fines collected by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall...
Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Registration
§ 17-89-301. License or registration required - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person not...
§ 17-89-302. Qualifications — Licensed dispensing opticians - (a) Every applicant for examination as a licensed dispensing optician...
§ 17-89-303. Qualifications — Registered dispensing opticians - Every applicant for examination as a registered dispensing optician shall...
§ 17-89-304. Examinations - (a) No person other than a licensed optometrist or licensed...
§ 17-89-305. Reciprocity - (a) Any person who desires to provide ophthalmic dispensing services...
§ 17-89-306. Dispensers from nonlicensing states - (a) Any person from a nonlicensing state who desires to...
§ 17-89-307. Certificates — Renewal - (a) All licensed and registered opticians shall pay by July...
§ 17-89-308. Continuing education program - (a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians may institute a...
§ 17-89-309. Denial, suspension, or revocation — Grounds - (a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall revoke or...
§ 17-89-310. Complaints — Hearings - (a) (1) Any person may file a complaint with the...
Subchapter 4 - Regulation of Practice
§ 17-89-401. Employment of apprentice dispensing opticians - (a) (1) Licensed or registered opticians under this chapter may...
§ 17-89-402. Written prescription required - (a) It shall be unlawful for any dispensing optician or...
§ 17-89-403. Standards for materials - All ophthalmic materials, including eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or other optical...
§ 17-89-404. Branch offices - (a) No licensed or registered dispensing optician or other person...
§ 17-89-405. Fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive advertising prohibited - It shall be unlawful for any dispensing optician or any...
§ 17-89-406. Disclaimer in advertisements required - (a) Any advertisement made by, for, or in behalf of...
§ 17-89-407. Penalties — Enforcement - (a) (1) Any person violating the provisions of § 17-89-405...
§ 17-89-408. Office permit - (a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person or...