Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 463 - Optometry

463.0001 - Short Title. - History.—ss. 1, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

463.001 - Purpose; Intent. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...

463.002 - Definitions. - (1) “Board” means the Board of Optometry. (2) “Department” means...

463.003 - Board of Optometry. - (1) There is created within the department the Board of...

463.004 - Board Headquarters. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...

463.005 - Authority of the Board. - (1) The Board of Optometry has authority to adopt rules...

463.0055 - Administration and Prescription of Ocular Pharmaceutical Agents. - (1)(a) Certified optometrists may administer and prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents...

463.0057 - Optometric Faculty Certificate. - (1) The department may issue an optometric faculty certificate without...

463.006 - Licensure and Certification by Examination. - (1) Any person desiring to be a licensed practitioner pursuant...

463.007 - Renewal of License; Continuing Education. - (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of...

463.008 - Inactive Status. - (1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures...

463.009 - Supportive Personnel. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...

463.011 - Exhibition of License. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; s. 317, ch. 81-259; ss....

463.012 - Prescriptions; Filing; Release; Duplication. - (1) A licensed practitioner shall keep on file for a...

463.013 - Optometric Services for Certain Public Agencies. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...

463.0135 - Standards of Practice. - (1) A licensed practitioner shall provide that degree of care...

463.014 - Certain Acts Prohibited. - (1)(a) No corporation, lay body, organization, or individual other than...

463.0141 - Reports of Adverse Incidents in the Practice of Optometry. - (1) Effective January 1, 2014, an adverse incident occurring in...

463.015 - Violations and Penalties. - (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of...

463.016 - Grounds for Disciplinary Action; Action by the Board. - (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a...

463.018 - Reciprocity. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318;...