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Section 40-37-5. Application of chapter; conflicts of law. - Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, Chapter 1 of...
Section 40-37-10. South Carolina Board of Examiners in Optometry; membership; terms; conduct of business by positive majority vote. - (A) There is created the South Carolina Board of Examiners...
Section 40-37-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the South...
Section 40-37-30. Licensing requirement; practice of optometry. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to engage in...
Section 40-37-40. Powers and duties of board; seal. - (A) The board shall: (1) determine the eligibility of applicants...
Section 40-37-50. Administration of board; assessment, collection and adjustment of fees. - (A) The board must be administered by the Department of...
Section 40-37-80. Investigation of complaints; administration of oaths; subpoena of documents. - For the purpose of conducting an investigation under this chapter,...
Section 40-37-90. Investigation results presented to board; disciplinary action. - The results of all investigations must be presented to the...
Section 40-37-100. Civil penalties and injunctive relief. - In addition to initiating a criminal proceeding for a violation...
Section 40-37-110. Grounds for discipline; suspension of license on finding of mental incompetence. - (A) In addition to the grounds for disciplinary action provided...
Section 40-37-115. Jurisdiction. - The board has jurisdiction over the actions of licensees and...
Section 40-37-120. Basis for disciplinary action. - The board may take disciplinary action against a person as...
Section 40-37-150. Voluntary surrender of license. - A licensee under investigation for a violation of this chapter...
Section 40-37-160. Appeal. - A person aggrieved by a final action of the board...
Section 40-37-170. Assessment of investigation and prosecution costs. - A person found in violation of this chapter or regulations...
Section 40-37-180. Payment and collection of costs. - All costs and fines imposed pursuant to this chapter must...
Section 40-37-190. Confidentiality. - Investigations and proceedings conducted under the provisions of this chapter...
Section 40-37-200. Penalties for unlawful practice. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to practice optometry...
Section 40-37-230. Denial of license. - As provided for in Chapter 1 of Title 40, the...
Section 40-37-235. Denial of license on basis of prior criminal record. - A license for optometry may be denied based on a...
Section 40-37-240. Licensure requirements; display, renewal, and reinstatement of license. - (A) A person is qualified to receive authorization to practice...
Section 40-37-245. Licensure by endorsement; requirements. - An optometrist currently licensed and practicing at the therapeutic level...
Section 40-37-280. Use of license by unlicensed person; delegation of tasks to supervised assistants. - (A) It is unlawful for a licensee to permit his...
Section 40-37-290. Purchasing, prescribing, and administering pharmaceutical agents. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an optometrist may purchase,...
Section 40-37-300. Establishing pharmacy or selling pharmaceutical agents; dispensing contact lenses. - (A) An optometrist may not establish a pharmacy in an...
Section 40-37-310. Referrals for treatment of eye diseases; glaucoma treatment; eye surgery. - (A) In the diagnosis and treatment of ocular and ocular...
Section 40-37-320. Publicizing office hours; mobile units; promulgation of regulations pertaining to optometry offices. - (A) An optometrist shall post in a conspicuous place the...
Section 40-37-325. Multiple offices; display of license. - Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the...
Section 40-37-330. Use of optometrist's services authorized for agency and school-required examinations. - (A) Whenever it is required by law that a visual...
Section 40-37-350. Exceptions from application of chapter. - (A) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a bona...
Section 40-37-360. Price of eyeglasses. - Nothing contained in this chapter or any other provision of...
Section 40-37-370. Maintenance of laboratory. - Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of law...
Section 40-37-390. Unlawful advertising practices. - (A) It is unlawful for a person, partnership, or corporation...
Section 40-37-400. Immunity. - No member of the board, its committees, special examiners, agents,...
Section 40-37-410. Severability. - If a provision of this chapter or the application of...
Section 40-37-420. Existing licensees; transition; time frame for fulfilling licensing requirements of chapter. - (A) An optometrist licensed for basic practice of optometry as...