Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 380 - Optometry
Section 20-129. - Regulations. Meetings. Records. Reports.

The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the board, shall make regulations for the government of the board in the transaction of its business. The board shall, annually, on or before the first day of October, make a report to the Department of Public Health of its official acts, with such suggestions as it deems advisable with reference to the matters committed to its charge.

(1949 Rev., S. 4490; June, 1955, S. 2238d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 45; P.A. 77-614, S. 409, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 45, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1959 act deleted provisions re board's receipts, fees and expenditures and compensation of members of the board and its secretary; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, replaced references to president and secretary of board with “board” and transferred regulatory power re board government and transaction of business from board to commissioner of health services, retaining board in advisory role, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 deleted provisions re quorum, meetings and records of proceedings; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
See Sec. 4-40a re compensation and expenses of licensing boards and commissions.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Chapter 380 - Optometry

Section 20-127. - Definitions. Scope of practice. License renewal forms.

Section 20-128. - Examining board.

Section 20-128a. - Board of examiners. Regulations.

Section 20-129. - Regulations. Meetings. Records. Reports.

Section 20-130. - Qualifications for practice of optometry. Examination. Fees.

Section 20-131 and 20-132. - License; fee for; display of. Regulations concerning license; duplicate licenses.

Section 20-132a. - Definitions. Renewal of licenses. Continuing education. Exceptions.

Section 20-133. - Disciplinary action. Grounds.

Section 20-133a. - Restrictions on employment of optometrists.

Section 20-133b. - Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements.

Section 20-133c. - Optometrists. Agreements, leases or other contracts. Prohibited provisions.

Section 20-134 and 20-135. - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license. Appeal.

Section 20-136. - Examination of school children.

Section 20-137. - Exemption. Use of title “Doctor”.

Section 20-138. - Penalty.

Section 20-138a. - Construction of chapter. Penalty for practice without a license.

Section 20-138b. - Interference with choice of physician or optometrist for vision care prohibited. Offer by health care center or preferred provider network of ophthalmologic care to include optometric care and equal access to plans and policies. Re...

Section 20-138c. - Optometrists as members of certain advisory committees.

Section 20-138d. - Coverage of services of optometrists under health insurance policies.