California Code
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 7 - Optometry

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 3000. - 3000. This chapter constitutes the chapter on optometry. It shall...

Section 3001. - 3001. As used in this chapter, an ophthalmic lens is...

Section 3002. - 3002. As used in this chapter, a trial frame or...

Section 3003. - 3003. As used in this chapter, “optometrist” means a person...

Section 3004. - 3004. (a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the...

Section 3005. - 3005. As used in this chapter, “place of practice” means...

Section 3006. - 3006. As used in this chapter, the term “advertise” and...

Section 3007. - 3007. An optometrist shall retain a patient’s records for a...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 3010.1. - 3010.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority...

Section 3010.5. - 3010.5. (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs...

Section 3011. - 3011. (a) Members of the board, except the public members...

Section 3013. - 3013. (a) Each member of the board shall hold office...

Section 3014. - 3014. The board shall elect from its membership a president,...

Section 3014.6. - 3014.6. (a) The board may appoint a person exempt from...

Section 3016. - 3016. Each member of the board shall receive a per...

Section 3017. - 3017. The board shall hold regular meetings every calendar quarter....

Section 3018. - 3018. The board shall keep an accurate record of all...

Section 3019. - 3019. The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions...

Section 3020. - 3020. (a) There shall be established under the California State...

Section 3021. - 3021. The board shall have rulemaking authority with respect to...

Section 3023. - 3023. For the purposes of this chapter, the board shall...

Section 3023.1. - 3023.1. (a) The nonresident contact lens seller program established under...

Section 3024. - 3024. The board may grant or refuse to grant an...

Section 3025. - 3025. The board may make and promulgate rules and regulations...

Section 3025.1. - 3025.1. The board may adopt rules and regulations that are,...

Section 3025.2. - 3025.2. The board may adopt rules and regulations that are,...

Section 3025.5. - 3025.5. The board may adopt regulations prescribing minimum standards governing...

Section 3025.6. - 3025.6. The board may adopt regulations clarifying the level of...

Section 3025.7. - 3025.7. Except as provided in Sections 3102 and 3103, nothing...

Section 3026. - 3026. The board may adopt and use a common seal...

Section 3027. - 3027. The board shall employ an executive officer and other...

Section 3028. - 3028. The Attorney General shall act as the legal counsel...

Section 3030. - 3030. (a) The board, or its designated agent, may at...

ARTICLE 3 - Admission to Practice

Section 3040. - 3040. (a) It is unlawful for a person to engage...

Section 3041. - 3041. (a) The practice of optometry includes the diagnosis, prevention,...

Section 3041.1. - 3041.1. An optometrist diagnosing or treating eye disease shall be...

Section 3041.2. - 3041.2. The California State Board of Optometry shall, by regulation,...

Section 3041.3. - 3041.3. (a) In order to be certified to use therapeutic...

Section 3041.5. - 3041.5. (a) A person requesting to be certified to administer...

Section 3042. - 3042. The provisions of this chapter do not prevent a...

Section 3042.5. - 3042.5. (a) The practice of persons actually enrolled as undergraduate...

Section 3043. - 3043. The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit the...

Section 3044. - 3044. A person over the age of 18 years desiring...

Section 3045. - 3045. Applications shall be verified by the oath of the...

Section 3046. - 3046. In order to obtain a license to practice optometry...

Section 3046.1. - 3046.1. (a) The board shall issue a temporary license to...

Section 3047. - 3047. (a) The board shall develop an interface with the...

Section 3051. - 3051. All applicants for examination for an optometrist license in...

Section 3053. - 3053. All examinations shall be practical in character, designed to...

Section 3054. - 3054. The passing grades for the licensure examination shall be...

Section 3055. - 3055. The board shall issue a license to an applicant...

Section 3056. - 3056. (a) The board may issue a license to practice...

Section 3057. - 3057. (a) The board may issue a license to practice...

Section 3059. - 3059. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 3060. - 3060. The board shall periodically develop and disseminate to all...

ARTICLE 4 - Registration

Section 3070. - 3070. (a) Before engaging in the practice of optometry, each...

Section 3070.1. - 3070.1. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

Section 3070.2. - 3070.2. (a) As used in this section, “mobile optometric office”...

Section 3075. - 3075. An optometrist shall post in each location where he...

Section 3076. - 3076. A licensed optometrist shall deliver to each patient that...

Section 3077. - 3077. As used in this section, “office” means any office...

Section 3078. - 3078. (a) It is unlawful to practice optometry under a...

ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension

Section 3090. - 3090. Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may...

Section 3090.5. - 3090.5. The board may revoke a license issued to a...

Section 3091. - 3091. (a) The board may deny an optometrist license to...

Section 3092. - 3092. All proceedings against a licensee for any violation of...

Section 3093. - 3093. Before setting aside the revocation or suspension of any...

Section 3094. - 3094. In addition to other proceedings provided for in this...

Section 3095. - 3095. In accordance with Section 125.9, the board may establish...

Section 3096. - 3096. (a) A licensee may be ordered to undergo a...

Section 3097. - 3097. The sending of a solicitor from house to house...

Section 3098. - 3098. When the holder uses the title of “Doctor” or...

Section 3099. - 3099. No optometrist shall advertise or otherwise hold himself or...

Section 3100. - 3100. The holding out as having a special knowledge of...

Section 3101. - 3101. It is unlawful to advertise by displaying a sign...

Section 3102. - 3102. It is unlawful to advertise as being free or...

Section 3103. - 3103. It is unlawful to include in any advertisement relating...

Section 3104. - 3104. The employing of what are known as “cappers” or...

Section 3105. - 3105. Altering or modifying the medical record of any person,...

Section 3106. - 3106. Knowingly making or signing any license, certificate, or other...

Section 3107. - 3107. It is unlawful to use or attempt to use...

Section 3108. - 3108. When the holder is suffering from a contagious or...

Section 3109. - 3109. Directly or indirectly accepting employment to practice optometry from...

Section 3110. - 3110. The board may take action against any licensee who...

Section 3111. - 3111. It is unprofessional conduct and a violation of this...

Section 3112. - 3112. (a) An optometrist shall not knowingly provide optometric services...

ARTICLE 6 - Offenses Against the Chapter

Section 3120. - 3120. Any person who violates any of the provisions of...

Section 3137. - 3137. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any...

ARTICLE 7 - Revenue

Section 3145. - 3145. There is the Optometry Fund in the State Treasury....

Section 3145.5. - 3145.5. Administrative fines collected pursuant to Section 3095 shall be...

Section 3146. - 3146. An optometric license issued under this chapter expires at...

Section 3147. - 3147. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, an...

Section 3147.5. - 3147.5. A license that has been suspended is subject to...

Section 3147.6. - 3147.6. Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, a license...

Section 3147.7. - 3147.7. The provisions of Section 3147.6 shall not apply to...

Section 3148. - 3148. From each fee for the renewal of a license...

Section 3150. - 3150. The department may make all necessary disbursements to carry...

Section 3151. - 3151. (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment...

Section 3151.1. - 3151.1. (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment...

Section 3152. - 3152. The amounts of fees and penalties prescribed by this...

Section 3152.5. - 3152.5. The board may require each applicant for a certificate...

ARTICLE 8 - Optometric Corporations

Section 3160. - 3160. An optometric corporation is a corporation that is authorized...

Section 3163. - 3163. Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of...

Section 3164. - 3164. Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of...

Section 3165. - 3165. The income of an optometric corporation attributable to professional...

Section 3166. - 3166. An optometric corporation shall not do or fail to...

Section 3167. - 3167. The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations...