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OR Rev Stat § 683.170 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.170 - Sanction may be set aside by board.

Any disciplinary sanction, other than civil penalty, imposed for any of the causes listed in ORS 683.140, except those specified in ORS 683.140 (1)(a) and (b), may be set aside upon application of the affected person at any time within six months from the date of such sanction upon proof being made to the satisfaction of the Oregon Board of Optometry that the cause no longer exists and that the applicant has been sufficiently punished. However, before setting aside the revocation of any license the board may, in its discretion, require the applicant to pass the regular examination given for applicants. [Amended by 1985 c.103 §7; 1987 c.443 §7; 2005 c.379 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 683.180 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.180 - Prohibited acts and practices.

A person may not: (1) Sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, any license issued by the Oregon Board of Optometry. (2) Purchase or procure by barter any such license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder’s qualification to practice optometry. (3) Alter the license with fraudulent intent in any material regard. (4) Use or attempt to use any such license which has been purchased, fraudulently issued, counterfeited or materially altered as a valid license. (5) Practice optometry under a false or assumed name. (6) Willfully make any false statement in a material regard in an application for an examination before the board or for a license. (7) Practice optometry in this state without having at the time of so doing a valid unrevoked license as an optometrist. (8) Advertise or represent, by displaying a sign or otherwise, to be an optometrist without having at the time of so doing a valid unrevoked license from the board. (9) Dispense or sell an ophthalmic contact lens without having obtained a valid, unexpired prescription from the person to whom the contact lens is dispensed or sold. As used in this subsection, "ophthalmic contact lens" means a contact lens with or without refractive power, including a plano lens or a cosmetic lens. [Amended by 1965 c.537 §1; 1971 c.102 §8; 1979 c.142 §4; 1987 c.443 §8; 2007 c.13 §1; 2019 c.234 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 683.190 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.190 - Acceptance of lens for duplication by unlicensed person prohibited; exception.

(1) No person other than a licensed optometrist shall accept or offer to accept for purposes of duplication any ophthalmic lens ordinarily used before the human eye for corrective purposes or for assisting vision. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, any manufacturing, surfacing or dispensing optician may grind any such lens in conformity with the signed prescription or instruction, followed by a written prescription, of any optometrist duly licensed to practice in this state and any dispensing optician may supply any such lens in conformity with the prescription. (3) Immediately upon completion of the necessary visual examination or examinations performed by a licensed optometrist, the optometrist shall provide the patient with the appropriate written prescription for correcting refractive errors, if any, in the eyesight of the patient. [Amended by 1987 c.443 §9; 1989 c.530 §1; 1993 c.727 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 683.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.200 - Standards of liability; removal of foreign bodies from eye; treatment with antiglaucoma medication.

(1) Optometrists utilizing pharmaceutical agents shall be held to the same standards of liability as persons licensed as physicians to practice medicine and surgery by the Oregon Medical Board under ORS chapter 677. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 683.010 (3), an optometrist may remove superficial foreign bodies from the eye and its appendages. (3)(a) An optometrist treating a patient with antiglaucoma medication shall consult with an ophthalmologist if: (A) The glaucoma progresses despite the use of two glaucoma medications; (B) More than two medications are required to control the glaucoma; or (C) A secondary glaucoma develops. (b) Glaucoma shall be considered to be progressing if, in comparison to prior examinations, there is a reproducible worsening of the patient’s visual field as measured by standard threshold testing or if there is a worsening of the patient’s optic nerve as measured by direct observation or standard imaging technology or by rising eye pressure despite the use of medication. Glaucoma shall be considered to be under control if target eye pressure, individualized for each patient, is maintained with no abnormal glaucomatous progression. (c) For purposes of this subsection, a combination medication that contains two pharmacologic agents shall be considered one medication. [2007 c.818 §2] Note: 683.200 was added to and made a part of 683.010 to 683.310 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 683.210 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.210 - Continuing education requirement; fee; rules.

(1) All optometrists licensed in the State of Oregon are and shall be required to satisfactorily complete courses of study and satisfactorily continue their education by other means as determined by the Oregon Board of Optometry in subjects relating to the practice of the profession of optometry. The study and continued education shall be for the purpose of maintaining and advancing the professional skills and abilities of such licensees and for the purpose of educating such licensees in the utilization and application of new techniques, scientific and clinical advances and the achievements of research so that expansive and comprehensive care to the public will be assured. The length, details and nature of such study and continued education shall be determined by the board. (2) Attendance at any approved courses or other approved means of continuing education are to be certified to the board upon a form provided by the board and shall be submitted by each optometrist at the time designated by the board but in any case no less frequently than once every two years. In addition to other means of providing such courses and education facilities, the board is authorized to contract for the providing of educational programs to fulfill the requirements of this section and ORS 683.140. The board is further authorized to treat funds set aside for the purpose of continuing education as state funds for the purpose of accepting any funds made available under federal law on a matching basis for the promulgation and maintenance of programs of continuing education. In no instance may the board require a greater number of hours of study than it provides or approves in the State of Oregon and that are available on the same basis to all licensed optometrists. The board shall be allowed to waive the requirements of this section and ORS 683.140 in cases of illness, undue hardship or other similar appropriate reasons. (3) The board may levy an additional fee for each license renewal to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 683.140. (4) After giving written notice to all licensees and holding a public hearing, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 683.140. [1973 c.69 §§2,4,5; 1987 c.443 §10; 1997 c.506 §1; 1997 c.643 §30]
OR Rev Stat § 683.220 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.220 - Licensing of applicant holding license in another state.

The Oregon Board of Optometry may grant to an applicant a license by endorsement for the practice of optometry in the State of Oregon if the applicant: (1) Holds a license for the practice of optometry obtained by examination in another state of the United States. Any discipline or sanction related to the practice of optometry imposed upon the applicant by any state licensing agency must be disclosed on the application for licensure; (2) Continuously engaged in the practice of optometry for not less than two years immediately preceding the application to the board; (3) Has educational qualifications the board considers equivalent to the educational requirements necessary for licensing by the board at the time the applicant commenced the practice of optometry. The educational requirements shall include passing the National Board of Examiners in Optometry examination or its equivalent, as determined by the board; (4) Meets the requirements for Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent certification established by rule by the board; (5) Passes a written examination approved by the board on Oregon optometric law and administrative rules; (6) Submits documentation satisfactory to the board of continuing optometric education hours equivalent to the requirements established by ORS 683.210; and (7) Pays the application fee set by the board. [1977 c.243 §3; 1985 c.103 §8; 1987 c.443 §11; 1991 c.67 §184; 2001 c.458 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 683.240 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.240 - Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary; membership; duties; formulary and protocols.

(1)(a) The Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary is established and shall consist of seven members appointed as follows: (A) One member of the Oregon Board of Optometry appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry; (B) One member who is a pharmacist licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy or a person with an advanced degree in pharmacology or pharmacognosy appointed by the State Board of Pharmacy; (C) One member of the Oregon Medical Board appointed by the Oregon Medical Board; (D) One member of the faculty of the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine appointed by the Oregon Medical Board; (E) One member who is a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 appointed by the Oregon Medical Board after consideration of three qualified nominees provided by the Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology; (F) One member who is a practicing optometrist appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry after consideration of three qualified nominees from the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association; and (G) One member with a degree in optometry or ophthalmology who is a member of the faculty at a college of optometry appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry. (b)(A) The chair of the council shall be elected by a majority of the members. (B) The term of office of each member of the council shall be two years. A member shall serve until a successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person with the same qualifications as the vacating member. (C) Any member of the council who fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the council, whether regular or special, shall forfeit office unless the council member is prevented from attending by serious illness of the member or of a member of the council member’s family. (D) Meetings of the council shall be called at the request of the chair or at the request of two or more members of the council. (E) Members of the council shall serve without compensation. (2) After public hearings, the council shall determine the substances to be included in the optometric nontopical formulary that may be used by an optometrist under ORS 683.010 (3). The council shall review the formulary periodically. Immediately upon adoption or revision of the formulary, the council shall transmit the approved formulary to the Oregon Board of Optometry. The board shall adopt the formulary or a portion of the formulary. If the council approves protocols for the use of a nontopical pharmaceutical agent and the board adopts the portion of the formulary listing that agent, the board must also adopt those protocols. The board may not expand or add to the formulary submitted for adoption in any manner. [2001 c.632 §7] Note: 683.240 was added to and made a part of 683.010 to 683.310 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 683.250 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.250 - Oregon Board of Optometry; qualification and terms of members; quorum.

(1) The Oregon Board of Optometry operates as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The board consists of five members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of the board must be residents of this state. Of the members of the board: (a) Four must be doctors of optometry licensed and in practice in Oregon; and (b) One member must be a member of the public who represents health consumers and who: (A) Is not otherwise eligible for appointment to the board; (B) Is not the spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or sibling of a doctor of optometry; and (C) Does not have a direct or indirect relationship to health care professionals, to the health care industry or to the ophthalmic optical industry. (2)(a) Board members required to be a doctor of optometry may be selected by the Governor from a list of three to five nominees for each vacancy, submitted by a professional organization representing doctors of optometry. (b) In selecting the members of the board, the Governor shall strive to balance the representation on the board according to: (A) Geographic areas of this state; and (B) Ethnic group. (3)(a) The term of office of each member is three years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The terms must be staggered so that no more than two terms end each year. A member is eligible for reappointment. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board for any reason, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. (b) Each member of the board shall qualify by taking and subscribing the oath of office required by the Oregon Constitution, which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. (c) A board member shall be removed immediately from the board if, during the member’s term, the member: (A) Is not a resident of this state; (B) Has been absent from three consecutive board meetings, unless at least one absence is excused; or (C) Is not a licensed doctor of optometry or a retired doctor of optometry who was a licensed doctor of optometry in good standing at the time of retirement, if the board member was appointed to serve on the board as a doctor of optometry. (4) Members of the board are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. The board may provide by rule for compensation to board members for the performance of official duties at a rate that is greater than the rate provided in ORS 292.495. (5) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [Amended by 1971 c.102 §9; 1971 c.650 §32; 1973 c.792 §38; 1981 c.203 §1; 1987 c.443 §12; 1997 c.643 §31; 1999 c.1084 §65; 2009 c.535 §18; 2009 c.756 §96]
OR Rev Stat § 683.260 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.260 - Persons ineligible for membership on board.

(1) A person may not be a member of the Oregon Board of Optometry if the person is a stockholder in, or owner of, or a member of the faculty of or of the board of trustees of any school of optometry. (2) A member of the board may not be financially interested in any purchase or contract in which the board is interested. A member of the board may not be financially interested in the sale of any property or optical supplies to any prospective candidate for examination before the board. [Amended by 1981 c.203 §2; 1983 c.243 §1; 2009 c.756 §48]
OR Rev Stat § 683.278 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.278 - Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license.

The lapse, suspension or revocation of a license by operation of law, by order of the Oregon Board of Optometry or by decision of a court of law, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee, shall not deprive the board of jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation of or any action or disciplinary proceeding against the licensee, or to revise or render null and void an order suspending or revoking the license. [2001 c.456 §2] Note: 683.278 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 683 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 683.290 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.290 - Disposition of receipts.

(1) All moneys received by the Oregon Board of Optometry under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 shall be deposited into an account established by the board as provided under ORS 182.470. Moneys deposited into the account hereby are appropriated continuously to the board and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of ORS 182.456 to 182.472, 676.850 and 683.010 to 683.340. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and ORS 182.470, all civil penalties collected or received for violations of or in prosecutions under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 shall be paid to the account described under subsection (1) of this section. (3) In addition to making expenditures for the administration and enforcement of ORS 683.010 to 683.340, the Oregon Board of Optometry may make expenditures for educational purposes out of funds available. [Amended by 1959 c.88 §2; 1963 c.77 §1; 1971 c.102 §10; 1973 c.427 §24; 1991 c.460 §8; 1997 c.630 §4; 1997 c.643 §33; 1999 c.1084 §66; 2011 c.597 §141; 2013 c.240 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 683.310 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.310 - Professional corporation regulation not required.

ORS 58.345 does not apply to professional corporations engaged in the practice of optometry. [1985 c.103 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 683.325 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.325 - Investigation of complaints and alleged violations; subpoenas.

(1) Upon the complaint of any citizen of this state, or upon its own motion, the Oregon Board of Optometry may investigate any alleged violation of ORS 683.010 to 683.340. (2) In the conduct of investigations, the board may: (a) Take evidence; (b) Take the depositions of witnesses, including the person charged, in the manner provided by law in civil cases; (c) Compel the appearance of witnesses, including the person charged, before the board in person the same as in civil cases; (d) Require answers to interrogatories; and (e) Compel the production of books, papers, accounts, documents and testimony pertaining to the matter under investigation. (3) In exercising its authority under subsection (2) of this section, the board may issue subpoenas over the signature of the board chairperson and the seal of the board in the name of the State of Oregon. (4) Upon receipt of a complaint under ORS 683.010 to 683.340, the board shall conduct an investigation as described under ORS 676.165. [1989 c.843 §6; 1997 c.791 §35]
OR Rev Stat § 683.330 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.330 - Injunction for violation.

The Attorney General, the prosecuting attorney of any county or the Oregon Board of Optometry, in its own name, may maintain an action for an injunction against any person violating any provision of ORS 683.020, 683.180 or 683.190. An injunction may be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person. An injunction does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of any provision of ORS 683.020, 683.180 or 683.190 or from any other civil, criminal or disciplinary remedy. [2005 c.379 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 683.335 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.335 - Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of complaints; liability of complainant.

(1) Any health care facility required to be licensed under ORS 441.015 and any licensed optometrist shall and any other person may report suspected violations of ORS 683.010 to 683.155 and 683.170 to 683.290 by optometrists. (2) Any information provided to the board pursuant to this section is confidential and shall not be subject to public disclosure. (3) Any health facility or optometrist who reports to the board as required by subsection (1) of this section in good faith shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result thereof. [1985 c.103 §13; 1987 c.443 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 683.340 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.340 - Duty to report prohibited conduct.

Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, an optometrist who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in prohibited conduct as defined in ORS 676.150 shall report the prohibited conduct in the manner provided in ORS 676.150. [2009 c.536 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 683.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.510 - Definitions for ORS 683.520 to 683.530.

As used in ORS 683.520 to 683.530, "dispensing optician" means a person who prepares and dispenses lenses, eyeglasses and appurtenances thereto to the intended wearers thereof on written prescriptions from a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or an optometrist and, in accordance with such prescriptions, measures, adapts, adjusts and fabricates such lenses, eyeglasses and appurtenances for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the human eye. [1991 c.904 §3; 1995 c.79 §344]
OR Rev Stat § 683.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.520 - Scope of practice of optician.

Any dispensing optician may fabricate any ophthalmic lens in conformity with the signed prescription, or oral instruction followed by a written prescription, of any optometrist or person duly licensed to practice medicine in this state. Any dispensing optician may supply any ophthalmic lens in conformity with the prescription and the specified expiration date thereof. [1991 c.904 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 683.525 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.525 - Acceptance of lens for duplication.

Notwithstanding ORS 683.190, a dispensing optician may accept or offer to accept for purposes of duplication any ophthalmic lens, excluding any contact lens, when the optician is presented with a whole lens by the person requesting the duplicate lens. [1993 c.516 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 683.530 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians|Section 683.530 - Discrimination against opticians prohibited.

No official, board, commission or other agency of this state or any political subdivision or municipality in the state shall discriminate between dispensing opticians and any other persons authorized by law to render professional services that a dispensing optician may render, when such services are required. Such services shall be paid for in the same manner and under the same standards as are similar professional services. [1991 c.904 §2]