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AZ Optometry Law 2024 Exam | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025} A+ Graded |100% Verified
Conviction means: - a judgement of conviction by any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in
a criminal cause, regardless of whether an appeal is pending or could be taken, and includes any
judgement or order based on a plea of no consent
Liscensee means: - a person licensed to practice the profession of optometry pursuant to this chapter
Pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical agent means: - a prescription or nonprescription substance or a
schedule III controlled substance used for examination, diagnosis, or treatment of conditions of the
human eye and its adnexa
Practice of the profession of optometry means: - a. the examination or refraction of the human eye and
its apendages and the employment of any objective or subjective means or methods other than surgery
for the purpose of diagnosing or treating any visual, muscular, neurological, or anatomical anomalies of
the eye
b. the use of pharmaceutical agents authorized pursuant to this chapter
c. the use of any instrument or device to train the visual system or correct any abnormal condition of the
eye/eyes
d. the prescribing, fitting, or employment of any lens, prism, frame, or mountings for the correction or
relief of or aid to the visual function, provided that superficial foreign bodies may be removed from the
eye and its appendages
e. taking of smears of the human eye and its adnexa for culture analysis and the ordering or performing
of clinical tests that are appropriate to diagnose, treat, or manage conditions of the human eye and its
adnexa and that are limited to those CLIA-waived clinical tests approved pursuant to 42code of federal
regulations section 493.15
,surgery means: - in reference to the human eye and its appendages, an INVASIVE procedure in which in
vivo human tissue is cut, burned, vaporized, removed, coagulated, or photo disrupted by use of an
electrical cautery, a scalpel, a cryoprobe, a laser or ionizing radiation
surgery does not include: - nonsurgical procedures, including the removal of superficial foreign bodies or
eyelashes or the use of lasers for diagnostic purposes
Unprofessional conduct examples? - a. willful betrayal of professional secret or violation of a privileged
communication except as otherwise required by law
b. charging for services not rendered, or dividing professional fees bx providers
c. use of narcotic drugs or alcohol while practicing or attempting to practice
d. impersonating another licensee
e. referring to an unlicensed person
f. gross negligence or repeated acts of incompetence
g. any conduct that constitutes a danger to health, welfare, or safety of patients or public
h. prescribing or dispensing or pretending to use any secret means/methods/device
I. refusing to tell board what was used for exam/therapy
j. representing that a manifestly not correctable condition can be permanently corrected or that a
correctable condition can be corrected within a stated time if this is not accurate
,k. knowingly making false statement
l. failing to comply with board order or consent agreement
m. fraud, forgery, falsification, or purgery
n. willfully and without legal justification not giving info to the board that is necessary for investigation
o. conduct that discredits the profession
p. sexual intimacies with a patient in the course of care or treatment
q. falsely claiming attendance at a required CE course
r. soliciting patient by fraud/misleading advertising
s. aiding practice of optometry by an unlicensed, incompetent, or impaired person
t. sharing fees with a person or organization in return for soliciting customers for them
u. issuing a prescription order contingent on the purchase of ophthalmic services or materials
Negligence means: - conduct that falls below the standard of care for the protection of patients/public
against unreasonable risk of harm that is a departure from the conduct expected by a reasonably
prudent licensee under the circumstances
Malpractice definition:
vs unprofessional conduct?? - improper treatment of a patient that results in an injury or loss
(misdiagnose, mistreat,?)
, unprofessional conduct = bad behavior? (ie fraud, charging for things you didnt do, not giving board info
in investigation...)
Board of optometry; appointment, qualifications, term, removal - appointed by governor to staggered
four year terms that end on july 1
five members who have been licensed and engaged in active practice of optometry in this thats for at
lease three years immediately before appointment
two public members who do not have a direct or indirect interest in the practice of optometry,
opticinary, or medicine
The board may not adopt a rule that: - 1. regulates a licensee's fees or charges to a patient
2. regulate the place in which a licensee may practice
3. prescribes the manner or method of accounting, billing or collection of fees
4. prohibits advertising by a licensee unless the advertising is inconsistent with section 44-1481 (no false
claims)
If a person is aggrieved by an action taken by the board the person: - may request the board review that
action by filing with the board a written request within 30 days after that person is notified of the action
by personal delivery or certified mail to that person's last known residence or place of business. They
vote on it at the next regular board meeting.
Board of optometry fund: - board deposits 10 percent of all monies into the state general fund and the
remaining 90 percent into the board of optometry fund
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