California Optometry Law Exam – Questions &
Complete Answers
If license expires on active duty in the military may have liscense restored
without examinations or penalty within how many years of discharge?
Right Ans - 1 year
Misdemeanors pertaining to use of licenses: Right Ans - a. displays or
causes to be displayed or has possession a cancelled, suspended, fraudulently
altered , or a fictitious license or any document simulating a license.
b. lends or permits his/her license to be used by another
c. displays or represents any license not issued to him/her as being his/hers
d. fails or refuse to surrender a license to which has been suspended, revoked,
or cancelled
e. knowingly permits any unlawful use of his/her license
f. photographs, duplicates, reproduces any license that could be mistaken for a
valid license
g. buys, receives a fraudulent , forged, counterfeit license.
Administrative fines are not to exceed __________ for each violation or each
inspection , or any fraudulent billing of medi- cal , medi-care or other
insurance company Right Ans - 5000
It is a misdemeanor to sell equipment over ______ to a unlicensed person when
these are to be used in violation of the code Right Ans - 100
Max amount a board member can serve Right Ans - appointed for a 4 year
term , but cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms
How many days do you have to notify the board of any changes in mailing
address? Right Ans - 30 days
Unlawful to offer, deliver, receive or accept any rebate, refund, commission
preference, discount or other consideration of money or otherwise as
compensation or inducement for referring pts. What is punishment? Right
Ans - A violation of this section is a public offense and is punishable by
imprisonment in county jail, for not more than 1 year or in state prison or by a
fine up to 10K or both
, What is the federal-stark law against self referrals? What is exception?
Right Ans - unlawful to refer to a health care provider in which practitioner or
immediate family member has financial interest with person or entity
receiving referral.
Exception: may be referred if there is no alternative provider 25 miles or 40
min.
What is significant financial interest? Right Ans - $5000 or 5 % of the
whole
Advertising may include: Right Ans - 1)name, address, office hours
2) languages spoken
3) certification or eligibility for certification by a board or association
recognized by SBO
4) provision of services under a specific private or public insurance or health
care plan
5) degrees received, names of schools, and post grad clinical training
6) publications authored by practitioner
7) teaching positions- current or former
8) affiliation with hospitals or clinics
Advertising may include: Right Ans - 9) fees for services or products, and
methods of payment
10) personal picture or picture of facilities or products
11) description of products advertised
12) any other items of factual info- not false , fraudulent, misleading or
deceitful
AB 684: Right Ans - optometrists can lease space from an optician or health
plan and includes sufficient protections to ensure the doctors who work in
these settings can practice independently
A practioner shall disclose his/her name and liscense status on a name tag and
communicate: Right Ans - name, license type, academic degree in writing,
or prominently display license
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