Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-35.1 - Optometrists

Section 5-35.1-1. - Definitions. - § 5-35.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 5-35.1-2. - Qualifications to practice optometry. - § 5-35.1-2. Qualifications to practice optometry. Every applicant for licensure...

Section 5-35.1-3. - Application for examination and license. - § 5-35.1-3. Application for examination and license. Every person desiring...

Section 5-35.1-4. - Fee for license. - § 5-35.1-4. Fee for license. Every applicant shall pay to...

Section 5-35.1-5. - Registration of optometrists from other states. - § 5-35.1-5. Registration of optometrists from other states. Any person...

Section 5-35.1-6. - Issuance, registration, and display of certificate of license to practice optometry. - § 5-35.1-6. Issuance, registration, and display of certificate of license...

Section 5-35.1-7. - Renewal of license to practice optometry. - § 5-35.1-7. Renewal of license to practice optometry. Every licensed...

Section 5-35.1-8. - Use of title of doctor. - § 5-35.1-8. Use of title of doctor. Any person licensed...

Section 5-35.1-9. - Acts constituting unlawful practice of optometry. - § 5-35.1-9. Acts constituting unlawful practice of optometry. No optometrist...

Section 5-35.1-10. - Unlawful sale of spectacles. - § 5-35.1-10. Unlawful sale of spectacles. It is unlawful for...

Section 5-35.1-11. - Freedom of choice for eye care. - § 5-35.1-11. Freedom of choice for eye care. (a) Any...

Section 5-35.1-11.1. - Subcontracted optometry network. - § 5-35.1-11.1. Subcontracted optometry network. An insurer, including a company...

Section 5-35.1-12. - Use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents for ocular conditions — Optometrists training and certification. - § 5-35.1-12. Use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents for ocular...

Section 5-35.1-13. - Board of optometry — Appointment of members. - § 5-35.1-13. Board of optometry — Appointment of members. The...

Section 5-35.1-14. - Board — Compensation of members. - § 5-35.1-14. Board — Compensation of members. No member of...

Section 5-35.1-15. - Receipts. - § 5-35.1-15. Receipts. The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant...

Section 5-35.1-16. - Minimum examination of patient. - § 5-35.1-16. Minimum examination of patient. Every person practicing optometry...

Section 5-35.1-17. - Persons exempt from requirements. - § 5-35.1-17. Persons exempt from requirements. Nothing in this chapter...

Section 5-35.1-18. - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license for unprofessional conduct. - § 5-35.1-18. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license for unprofessional...

Section 5-35.1-19. - Construction of glass lenses — Violations — Penalty. - § 5-35.1-19. Construction of glass lenses — Violations — Penalty....

Section 5-35.1-20. - Penalty for violations. - § 5-35.1-20. Penalty for violations. Any person who violates the...

Section 5-35.1-21. - Prosecution of violations. - § 5-35.1-21. Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty...

Section 5-35.1-22. - Rules and regulations. - § 5-35.1-22. Rules and regulations. The department, in addition to...

Section 5-35.1-23. - Severability. - § 5-35.1-23. Severability. (a) If any provision of this chapter...