Chapter 463 Optometry
- 463.0001 Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Optometry Practice Act." History.--ss. 1, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429. ...
- 463.001 Purpose; intent.
The sole legislative purpose in enacting this chapter is to ensure that every person engaged in the practice of optometry in this state meets minimum...
- 463.002 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Optometry. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3)(a) "Licensed practitioner" means a person who...
- 463.003 Board of Optometry.
(1) There is created within the department the Board of Optometry, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (2) Five members...
- 463.004 Board headquarters.
The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee. History.--ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 21,...
- 463.005 Authority of the board.
(1) The Board of Optometry has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon...
- 463.0055 Administration and prescription of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents; committee.
(1) Certified optometrists may administer and prescribe topical ocular pharmaceutical agents as provided in this section for the diagnosis and treatment of ocular conditions of the...
- 463.0057 Optometric faculty certificate.
(1) The department may issue an optometric faculty certificate without examination to an individual who remits a nonrefundable application fee, not to exceed $100 plus the...
- 463.006 Licensure and certification by examination.
(1) Any person desiring to be a licensed practitioner pursuant to this chapter shall apply to the department to take the licensure and certification examinations. The...
- 463.007 Renewal of license; continuing education.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $300. (2) The department...
- 463.008 Inactive status.
(1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, for the biennial renewal of inactive licenses, and for the reactivation of licenses....
- 463.009 Supportive personnel.
No person other than a licensed practitioner may engage in the practice of optometry as defined in s. 463.002(5). Except as provided in this section,...
- 463.011 Exhibition of license.
Each person to whom a license or branch office license is issued by the department shall keep said license conspicuously displayed in the appropriate office...
- 463.012 Prescriptions; filing; release; duplication.
(1) A licensed practitioner shall keep on file for a period of at least 2 years any prescription she or he writes. (2)(a) A licensed practitioner shall...
- 463.013 Optometric services for certain public agencies.
Any agency of the state or county or any commission, clinic, or board administering relief, social security, health insurance, or health service under the laws...
- 463.0135 Standards of practice.
(1) A licensed practitioner shall provide that degree of care which conforms to that level of care provided by medical practitioners in the same or similar...
- 463.014 Certain acts prohibited.
(1)(a) No corporation, lay body, organization, or individual other than a licensed practitioner shall engage in the practice of optometry through the means of engaging the...
- 463.015 Violations and penalties.
(1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084: (a) Practicing or...
- 463.016 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Procuring or attempting to procure a license...
- 463.018 Reciprocity.
In order to ensure that licensed practitioners may be considered for licensure in other states, the board may enter into reciprocity agreements with other states....
