California Optometry Law Exam ,Actual Exam
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In the event of an emergency, schedule II drug prescriptions can be oral, electronic,
or faxed but must be followed with a written Rx on a temper-proof form within __
days - ANSWER-✔7
All state boards, including optometry, are subject to review every __ years -
ANSWER-✔4
Any licensee whose license expires while on active duty in the military may have the
license restored without examinations or penalty within ___after discharge -
ANSWER-✔1 year
Administrative fines are not to exceed ____ for each violation - ANSWER-✔$5,000
It is a misdemeanor to sell equipment, supplies, or services greater than___ to an
unlicensed person - ANSWER-✔$100
Complaints filed with the state board must be acknowledged within __ days -
ANSWER-✔10
Board members are appointed for a __ year term but cannot serve more than __
consecutive terms - ANSWER-✔4 years
2 terms
If you change your address you have __ days to notify the board - ANSWER-✔30
True or False: A license cannot be denied solely on the basis of felony conviction if
applicant has certificate of
rehabilitation. - ANSWER-✔True
It is prohibited to dispense, prescribe or sell eyeglasses which are not made of
shatter-resistant lenses or non-flammable frames to: - ANSWER-✔one-eyed person,
a law enforcement officer,
,a fireman,
or a person under age 18.
What is the fine for unlawfully obtaining a professional degree or making a false
statement/impersonation during a licensing exam? - ANSWER-✔$2,000-$6,000 or
imprisonment in state prison, and other possible civil, criminal or administrative
action.
What is the punishment for unlawful fee splitting/kick backs? - ANSWER-
✔Imprisonment in county jail, for not more then 1
year, or in state prison or by a fine up to $10,000, or both.
A patient may not be referred to a clinic in which the referring doctor as financial
interest unless - ANSWER-✔The financial interest is disclosed in writing
There is no alternative provider within 25 miles or 40 minutes
What is the definition of significant financial interest - ANSWER-✔$5,000 or 5% of
the whole
Punishment for violating Advertising laws - ANSWER-✔imprisonment in county jail
not exceeding 6 mo., by a fine up to $2,500, or by both.
No optometrist may have any membership, proprietary interest, coownership, or
any profit-sharing arrangement with any RDO or any optical company, except: -
ANSWER-✔Landlord-tenant
To end surprise medical bills, health care providers must provide a good-faith
estimate of charges for care to self-pay individuals upon scheduling care or on
request. If the final bill is ___ or more over the estimate, the patient can dispute the
charge. - ANSWER-✔$400
All prescriptions must be electronic except: - ANSWER-✔eyeglass/contact lens Rx
out-of-state Rx
no EMR capability,
temporary technical malfunction,
pharmacy not available or not accessible,
patient does not have a preferred pharmacy, patient unable to fill prescription in
timely fashion.
How to re-activate a license - ANSWER-✔Paying renewal fee and completing CE
requirements for preceding renewal period.
True or false: if you are working in a government facility (like the VA) you need to
have a California license - ANSWER-✔False
What is the punishment for excessive prescribing/treating? - ANSWER-✔$100-$600,
imprisonment of 60 to 180 days, or both.
, What is the punishment for any licensee who engages in or aids/abets substance
abuse in their workplace? - ANSWER-✔Subject to suspension and revocation of
license.
Civil penalty of $2500-$5000 per offense.
Every insurance and every licensed person must report within 30 days to the board
every settlement award over ____. - ANSWER-✔$3000
True or False: A practitioner is exempt from licensure if he/she participates in a
sponsored program for the uninsured or underinsured, of short duration not
exceeding 10 days, and services are free of charge to the patient. Prior approval from
SBO is necessary for participation in program. - ANSWER-✔True
What is the expiration date for spectacle lenses? - ANSWER-✔2-4 years unless by
patient history or circumstance, such as presence of visual abnormalities related
to ocular or systemic disease, there is reasonable probability of change earlier than 2
years
True or False: The expiration date for spectacle lenses can be less than the re-
examination date - ANSWER-✔False
What is the expiration date for contact lenses - ANSWER-✔1-2 years unless there by
patient history or circumstance there is reasonable probability of change earlier than
one year.
How long must a provider keep a signed copy that the patient recieved their contact
lens prescription - ANSWER-✔at least 3 years
True or False: Unlicensed optometrists/new grads and optometry assistants may
perform tonometry - ANSWER-✔True
An unlicensed optometrist/new grad/optometry assistant may perform a subjective
refraction if they have at least __ hours of documented training - ANSWER-✔45
Upon receiving a request from a seller of contact lenses, the prescriber has how long
to respond to the prescription request? - ANSWER-✔one business day or 2 p.m. of
the next business
day, whichever is sooner
What is the fine for non-resident contact lens violations? - ANSWER-✔$1000 to
$2500
True or False: anyone in the office can fit and adjust glasses so long as they were
trained. - ANSWER-✔False: only a registered spectacle lens or contact lens dispenser
or someone under the direct responsibility and supervision (present on premises) of
a registered dispenser may fit and adjust lenses
