Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 22 - Optometrists.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 34-22-1 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall...

Section 34-22-2 - Objects and Purposes of Chapter. - The practice of optometry is hereby declared to affect the...

Section 34-22-3 - Intent of Chapter. - It is intended that this chapter shall furnish a complete...

Section 34-22-4 - Limitation on Application of Chapter. - (a) It is not the intent of this chapter to...

Section 34-22-5 - Limited Teaching Licenses. - The board may, under rules and regulations to be promulgated...

Section 34-22-6 - Violations; Penalties; Assistance in Prosecutions; Costs and Attorney Fees; Venue. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform...

Section 34-22-7 - Injunctions. - The board may enjoin violations of any provision of this...

Section 34-22-8 - Disciplinary Action; Charges; Hearing; Judicial Procedure; Appeals; Sanctions; Immunity of Board, etc., From Suit. - (a) Any person, including a licensed optometrist may initiate a...

Article 2 - Licenses.

Section 34-22-20 - Qualifications of Applicants; Examination; Issuance and Execution of Licenses; Use of Pharmaceutical Agents. - (a) Every person desiring to practice optometry in this state...

Section 34-22-21 - Reciprocity; Pharmaceutical Agents. - Any person who has successfully passed a standard examination in...

Section 34-22-22 - Continuing Education Requirements; Suspension and Reinstatement; Renewal; Registration Certificate; Waiver of Registration and Fees. - (a) All registered optometrists licensed in the State of Alabama...

Section 34-22-23 - Grounds for Revocation or Suspension. - Any of the following shall constitute grounds for revocation of...

Section 34-22-24 - Disposition of Fees. - All fees received by the board for examinations, annual renewal...

Article 3 - Board of Optometry.

Section 34-22-40 - Creation; Composition; Terms of Office; Election of Candidates; Annual Meeting. - (a) In order to accomplish the purposes and to provide...

Section 34-22-41 - Officers; Meetings; Compensation; Disposition of Funds; Bonds; Annual Report. - (a) The board shall choose annually one of its members...

Section 34-22-42 - Powers and Duties Generally. - The board shall exercise and perform, subject to this chapter,...

Section 34-22-43 - Registry, Records, and Office of Board. - (a) The secretary of the board shall keep a registry...

Article 4 - Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards.

Section 34-22-60 - Establishment; Composition. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-388 IN THE 2022...

Section 34-22-61 - Powers and Duties of Board. - (a) The Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards shall have power...

Section 34-22-62 - Types of Scholarships. - The Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards shall establish two types...

Section 34-22-63 - Repayment of Loans; Service Contracts. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-388 IN THE 2022...

Section 34-22-64 - Contractual Agreement of Recipients; Penalties for Breach; Institution of Legal Proceedings. - Each recipient of a scholarship loan under the provisions of...

Section 34-22-65 - Localities in Need of Optometrists. - Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state...

Article 5 - License to Practice Across State Lines.

Section 34-22-80 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that technological advances are...

Section 34-22-81 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...

Section 34-22-82 - Telemedicine - Protocols; Privacy Practices. - (a) A provider who uses telemedicine in his or her...

Section 34-22-83 - Telemedicine - Services; Provider-Patient Relationship; Standards of Practice; Confidentiality. - (a) Telemedicine services provided at an established treatment site may...

Section 34-22-84 - Maintenance of Records. - (a) Patient records shall be maintained for all telemedicine services....

Section 34-22-85 - Exceptions. - (a) A licensed optometrist, who is not licensed in Alabama...

Section 34-22-86 - Penalties. - Any person who violates this article is subject to criminal...

Section 34-22-87 - Rulemaking Authority. - The Alabama Board of Optometry is vested with authority to...

Section 34-22-88 - Rules and Regulations. - The Alabama Board of Optometry is vested with authority to...

Article 6 - Impaired Doctor of Optometry Treatment Program.

Section 34-22-100 - Purpose. - The purpose of this article is to provide for the...

Section 34-22-101 - Definitions. - For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have...

Section 34-22-102 - Powers and Duties of Board. - To carry out the purposes of this article, the board...

Section 34-22-103 - Procedures for Notification of Program, Self-Reporting, and Participation. - The board shall develop procedures for the following: (1) Informing...

Section 34-22-104 - Evaluation; Hearing. - (a) If the board has reason to believe that an...

Section 34-22-105 - Restriction of License Upon Request. - (a) An impaired optometrist may request in writing to the...

Section 34-22-106 - Confidentiality of Records; Discovery; Limitations on Testimony. - (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, records of the board...

Section 34-22-107 - Limitations or Restrictions to Employment on Basis of Treatment Prohibited. - An impaired optometrist who is participating in or has successfully...

Section 34-22-108 - Liability. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board, board...

Section 34-22-109 - Responsibilities of Optometrists Under Article. - Any optometrist who is identified as being impaired or voluntarily...

Section 34-22-110 - Rules and Regulations. - The board may adopt and promulgate rules to effect the...