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HI Rev Stat § 458-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-9 Revocation or suspension of licenses.

  §458-9 Revocation or suspension of licenses. In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the director, in conformity with chapter 91, may revoke or suspend any license issued under this chapter for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to fraud or dishonesty in obtaining the license, for dishonesty, fraud, gross negligence, or incompetency in the occupation of dispensing optician, or for violation of this chapter. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1955, §69-9; HRS §458-9; am L 1987, c 300, §11; am L 1992, c 202, §118; am L 1997, c 301, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 458-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-10 Subpoenas, oaths.

  §458-10 Subpoenas, oaths. In all proceedings before the director, the director shall have the same powers respecting administering oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence, as are possessed by circuit courts. In case of disobedience by any person or persons of any order of the director or any subpoena issued by the director or of the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be questioned lawfully, any circuit judge on application by the director shall compel obedience as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from a circuit court or a refusal to testify therein. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1955, §69-10; am L 1965, c 96, §50; HRS §458-10; am L 1973, c 31, pt of §21; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 202, §119; am L 1997, c 301, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 458-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-11 Reinstatement.

  §458-11 Reinstatement. The director may reinstate without examination the license of any dispensing optician issued under this chapter which has been revoked or may modify the suspension of any such license which has been suspended. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1955, §69-11; HRS §458-11; am L 1987, c 300, §12; am L 1992, c 202, §120; am L 1997, c 301, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 458-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-12 REPEALED.

  §458-12 REPEALED. L 1992, c 202, §219.
HI Rev Stat § 458-12.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-12.5 REPEALED.

  §458-12.5 REPEALED. L 1997, c 301, §15.
HI Rev Stat § 458-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-13 Acts prohibited.

  §458-13 Acts prohibited. It shall be unlawful to do any of the following:  (1) To engage in the occupation of dispensing optician without first having been issued a dispensing optician license under this chapter;  (2) To advertise in any manner that would tend to mislead or deceive the public;  (3) To dispense, furnish, or supply the services and appliances to the intended wearer or user thereof, except upon a prescription issued by a licensed physician or optometrist; provided that duplications, replacements, reproductions, and repetitions without change in the refractive value may be done without prescription by individuals holding a license of dispensing optician issued under this chapter;  (4) To fit or duplicate, or offer, undertake, or attempt to fit or duplicate, hard and soft contact lenses or artificial eyes except under the written orders and personal supervision of an ophthalmologist or optometrist;  (5) For a dispensing optician to grant, allow, credit, or pay, directly or indirectly, openly or secretly, any price differential, rebate, refund, discount, commission, credit, kickback, or other allowance, whether in the form of money or otherwise, to any oculist, optometrist, physician, or practitioner of any other profession for or on account of:  (A) The referring or sending by any oculist, optometrist, physician, or practitioner to the dispensing optician of any person for the rendition of any of the services performed or articles or appliances furnished by a dispensing optician as described in section 458-1; or  (B) The rendition of any services or the furnishing of any articles or appliances to a person so referred or sent by any oculist, optometrist, physician, or practitioner.  Every scheme, agreement, undertaking, arrangement, or device shall also be deemed in violation of section 481-7. The license of every dispensing optician who violates this paragraph shall be revoked; or  (6) For a dispensing optician to permit any unlicensed person to take facial measurements or to fit or adjust lenses or frames or duplicate frames unless the unlicensed person is acting under the direct personal supervision of a licensed dispensing optician. "Direct personal supervision" means the licensed optician is present on the premises of the optical dispensing establishment and is available for consultation by the unlicensed person. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1955, §69-13; am L 1963, c 38, §1; HRS §458-13; am L 1979, c 163, §1; am L 1981, c 86, §7; am L 1984, c 202, §4; am L 1987, c 300, §15; am L 1997, c 301, §10; am L 2021, c 230, §17] Note  Section 458-12.5 referred to in text is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 458-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-14 Exceptions; acts not prohibited.

  §458-14 Exceptions; acts not prohibited. (a) Nothing in this chapter applies to any physician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist licensed under the laws of the State, nor shall anything in this chapter prohibit the sale of glasses, sun glasses, colored glasses, or eye devices if they do not have refractive values and are not contact lenses.  (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a certified ocularist who is certified by the American Board of Ocularistry, the National Examining Board of Ocularists, or any other nationally recognized ocularistry certifying board from performing within the scope of such certification; provided that the ocularist performs only those functions dealing with the designing, fitting, and fabricating of artificial eyes, and not contact lenses of refractive value, and is under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist. The ocularist shall inform the director in writing of the name of the supervising ophthalmologist or optometrist. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1955, §69-14; HRS §458-14; am L 1988, c 198, §1; am L 2008, c 63, §2; am L 2019, c 242, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 458-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|458. Opticians, Dispensing|458-15 Penalties.

  §458-15 Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1955, §69-15; HRS §458-15]
HI Rev Stat § 459-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-1 Optometry; practice of, defined.

  §459-1 Optometry; practice of, defined. (a) The practice of optometry, for the purpose of this chapter, is defined to be:  (1) The examination, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and disorders of the human visual system, the eye, and the eyelids;  (2) The employment of trial frame or trial lenses, and any objective or subjective means or methods, other than the use of surgery, including refractive or therapeutic laser surgery, but including the use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents, as established by the board, and the performance of non-invasive diagnostic procedures or ordering of laboratory tests related to the use of pharmaceutical agents for the purpose of examining, diagnosing, treating, and managing visual, muscular, or other diseases and disorders of the human visual system, the eye, and the eyelids; or  (3) The prescribing, fitting, or adaptation of any ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses, prisms, frames, mountings, or orthoptic exercises for the correction or relief of the visual or muscular anomalies of the human eye. Superficial foreign bodies may be removed from the human eye and eyelids, including the removal of corneal superficial foreign bodies above Bowman's Layer.  (b) Any person who engages in the prescribing of visual training, with or without the use of scientific instruments to train the visual system or other abnormal condition of the eyes, or claims to be able to do so, shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of optometry and shall first secure and hold an unrevoked and unsuspended license as provided in this chapter; provided that an orthoptist may give visual training, including exercises, under the supervision of a physician or optometrist. The use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents and the removal of superficial foreign bodies from the human eye and eyelid shall be granted to an optometrist licensed under this chapter who has met the requirements under sections 459-7 and 459-7.4.  (c) If while examining or treating a patient a licensed optometrist finds, by history or examination, any ocular abnormality or any evidence of systemic disease requiring further diagnosis and possible treatment beyond the scope of practice as defined in this section, the optometrist shall refer that patient to an appropriate licensed physician. [L 1917, c 187, §1; RL 1925, §1112; RL 1935, §1370; RL 1945, §2801; am L 1949, c 58, §1(1); RL 1955, §68-1; HRS §459-1; am L 1985, c 224, §1 and c 294, §2; am L 1997, c 335, §2; am L 2002, c 164, §3; am L 2004, c 46, §2] Cross References  Optometric service corporations, see §424-1.  Visual care, see §431:10A-116.
HI Rev Stat § 459-1.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-1.5 Definitions.

  §459-1.5 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Board" means the Hawaii board of optometry.  "Director" means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.  "Ophthalmic lens" means any spectacle lens that has a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power or value and is ground pursuant to a prescription.  "Surgery" means any procedure in which human tissue is cut, altered, or otherwise infiltrated by mechanical or laser means. [L 1987, c 152, §2; am L 1997, c 335, §1; am L 2018, c 203, §6; am L 2021, c 230, §18]
HI Rev Stat § 459-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-2 Optometry; unauthorized practice, unlawful.

  §459-2 Optometry; unauthorized practice, unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice optometry or to append the letters "O.D." or any other optometric degree to a person's name with the intent thereby to imply that the individual is a practitioner of optometry, without first securing and holding an unrevoked and unsuspended license under and as provided in this chapter. This chapter shall not:  (1) Apply to, or prohibit, a duly licensed physician from practicing optometry as defined in this chapter;  (2) Prohibit a duly licensed physician or optometrist from filling prescriptions or orders;  (3) Prohibit the replacement, duplication, or repair of ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses, or frames, or fittings thereof, by persons qualified to write or fill prescriptions or orders under this chapter;  (4) Prohibit or prevent any dispensing optician licensed under chapter 458 from performing the activities authorized by the license; or  (5) Apply to optometric service corporations formed for the primary purpose of contracting with individuals, groups of individuals, and corporations for defraying or assuming the cost of services of optometrists and of contracting on behalf of optometrists to furnish services as provided in chapter 424. [L 1949, c 58, §1(2); RL 1955, §68-2; am L 1965, c 84, §1; HRS §459-2; am L 1985, c 224, §2; am L 1987, c 300, §16; am L 2021, c 230, §19]
HI Rev Stat § 459-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-3 Hawaii board of optometry; members, appointment, qualifications.

  §459-3 Hawaii board of optometry; members, appointment, qualifications. There shall be a board to be known as the Hawaii board of optometry, for the State. The board shall consist of seven members, five of whom shall be licensed optometrists who have actually engaged in the practice of optometry for at least five years and two of whom shall be public members. One of the five licensed optometrist members shall be from a county other than the city and county of Honolulu. No member of the board shall be a stockholder, member of the faculty, or on a board of trustees of any school of optometry. [L 1917, c 187, §2; RL 1925, §1113; RL 1935, §1371; RL 1945, §2802; RL 1955, §68-3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §5; HRS §459-3; am L 1978, c 208, §9; am L 1985, c 224, §3; am L 1987, c 152, §3; am L 1992, c 202, §121; ree L 1993, c 322, §10; am L 2018, c 203, § §6, 7] Cross References  Departmental administration, see § §26-9 and 26-35.
HI Rev Stat § 459-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-4 Powers and duties of the board.

  §459-4 Powers and duties of the board. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board shall prescribe rules in harmony with this chapter, as may be necessary to carry out its legal responsibilities and duties, to do all things necessary or incidental to the exercise of the powers and duties as established by these statutes, and to regulate the practice of optometry in the State. [L 1917, c 187, pt of §3; RL 1925, pt of §1114; RL 1935, pt of §1372; am L 1941, c 195, pt of §1; RL 1945, pt of §2803; RL 1955, §68-4; HRS §459-4; am L 1985, c 224, §4; am L 1992, c 202, §122] Cross References  Rulemaking, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 459-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-5 Records.

  §459-5 Records. The department of commerce and consumer affairs on behalf of the Hawaii board of optometry shall preserve a record of all applications for examination. The record shall also show whether applicants were rejected or licensed, and, if rejected, the reasons therefor. [L 1917, c 187, §4; RL 1925, §1115; RL 1935, §1373; RL 1945, §2804; RL 1955, §68-5; HRS §459-5; am L 1985, c 224, §5; am L 2018, c 203, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 459-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-6 Examinations, time of.

  §459-6 Examinations, time of. Examinations shall be administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) at least once a year with additional examinations as the National Board of Examiners in Optometry deems necessary. The time and place of the examinations shall be determined by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. If any of the examinations administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry are no longer considered appropriate by the board or any of the examinations are no longer administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, the examination shall be administered by the board or a testing agency designated by the board. [L 1917, c 187, pt of §3; RL 1925, pt of §1114; RL 1935, pt of §1372; am L 1941, c 195, pt of §1; RL 1945, pt of §2803; RL 1955, §68-6; HRS §459-6; am L 1985, c 224, §6; am L 1992, c 21, §1] Cross References  Disposal of examination papers, see §94-5.
HI Rev Stat § 459-7.4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-7.4 Therapeutically certified optometrists; scope; qualifications.

  §459-7.4 Therapeutically certified optometrists; scope; qualifications. (a) The use and prescription of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents as established by the board for the treatment and management of conditions of the anterior segment of the human eye, eyelids, and lacrimal system, and the non-invasive surface removal of superficial foreign bodies from the anterior segment of the human eye and eyelids is authorized only for an optometrist licensed under this chapter who meets the requirements of a therapeutically certified optometrist as authorized in this section. A therapeutically certified optometrist may use or prescribe steroidal agents. A therapeutically certified optometrist shall not administer injectable agents except for anaphylaxis. Performing any invasive surgery shall not be allowed. Therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall not include any of the controlled substances enumerated in sections 329-14, 329-16, 329-18, 329-20, and 329-22.  (b) The board shall grant recognition as a therapeutically certified optometrist; provided the optometrist has:  (1) A current, unencumbered license as an optometrist in this State;  (2) Completed a one hundred hour board-approved course in the treatment and management of ocular diseases;  (3) Passed the National Board of Examiners in Optometry Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease examination;  (4) Completed one hundred hours of preceptorship under the supervision of an ophthalmologist. The supervising ophthalmologist shall certify completion of the one hundred hours of hands-on experience and the competency of the optometrist to prescribe, dispense, and administer therapeutic pharmaceutical agents on a form and format prescribed by the board; provided that the preceptorship shall include training in diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular disease; and  (5) The therapeutically certified optometrist shall renew the certification with the biennial renewal of license and submit proof of satisfying thirty-six hours of continuing education in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular and systemic diseases. Completion of the thirty-six hours in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular and systemic diseases shall fulfill the continuing education requirements pursuant to section 459-7 and this section. [L 1996, c 292, §1; am L 1997, c 335, § §4, 5; am L 2002, c 164, §4; am L 2004, c 46, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 459-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-7.5 Reciprocity.

  §459-7.5 Reciprocity. The board, by rules, shall provide for licensure of optometrists registered and licensed under the laws of any state or territory of the United States or any other jurisdiction with qualifications for licensure which equal or exceed those of this State. [L 1987, c 152, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 459-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-8 Conduct of examinations.

  §459-8 Conduct of examinations. Each applicant whose application is received by the board after December 31, 1986, shall pass all written examinations given by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. Beginning January 1, 1991, each applicant shall also pass a practical (Patient Care) examination administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.  The board shall state in its rules the pass/fail cutoff scores for all required examinations. The board shall accept the passing scores of all National Board of Examiners in Optometry written examinations if the examinations were passed in their entirety by the applicant after December 31, 1986. The board shall accept the scores of the practical (Patient Care) examination only if the examination was passed by the applicant after January 1, 1991. The board may accept the scores of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry written examinations passed before December 31, 1986, and the National Board of Examiners in Optometry practical (Patient Care) examination passed before January 1, 1991, if the examinations are determined by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry to be substantially equivalent to the current examinations and the applicant holds a current and valid license under the laws of another state. [L 1917, c 187, §8; RL 1925, §1119; RL 1935, §1377; RL 1945, §2808; am L 1949, c 58, §1(5); RL 1955, §68-8; HRS §459-8; am L 1981, c 36, §2; am L 1985, c 224, §8; am L 1992, c 21, §3; am L 1994, c 123, §2; am L 1997, c 41, §1] Cross References  Disposal of examination papers, see §94-5.
HI Rev Stat § 459-9.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-9.5 REPEALED.

  §459-9.5 REPEALED. L 1985, c 224, §12.
HI Rev Stat § 459-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-10 Advertising, contents of.

  §459-10 Advertising, contents of. All advertising by a licensee which contains a price for specified ophthalmic goods or services shall contain the following information when appropriate:  (1) Whether an advertised price includes single vision or multifocal lenses;  (2) Whether an advertised price for contact lenses refers to soft or hard lenses;  (3) Whether an advertised price for ophthalmic goods includes an eye examination;  (4) Whether an advertised price for ophthalmic goods includes all dispensing fees; and  (5) Whether an advertised price for eyeglasses includes both frames and lenses. [L 1917, c 187, §10; RL 1925, §1121; RL 1935, §1379; RL 1945, §2810; RL 1955, §68-10; HRS §459-10; am L 1985, c 224, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 459-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-11 REPEALED.

  §459-11 REPEALED. L 1992, c 202, §220.
HI Rev Stat § 459-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-12 REPEALED.

  §459-12 REPEALED. L 1984, c 7, §79.
HI Rev Stat § 459-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-13 Exceptions.

  §459-13 Exceptions. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to duly licensed physicians authorized to practice medicine under the laws of the State, nor to the commissioned officers of the United States Army Medical Corps on duty in the State. [L 1917, c 187, §12; RL 1925, §1123; RL 1935, §1381; RL 1945, §2812; RL 1955, §68-13; HRS §459-13]
HI Rev Stat § 459-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-14 Penalty.

  §459-14 Penalty. Any person practicing optometry in violation of this chapter or any rule may be fined up to $500 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each separate violation, and each day of the violation shall constitute a separate offense. [L 1917, c 187, §11; RL 1925, §1122; RL 1935, §1380; RL 1945, §2811; RL 1955, §68-14; HRS §459-14; am L 1985, c 224, §11] Cross References  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see § §701-107, 706-640, and 706-663.
HI Rev Stat § 459-14.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-14.5 Remedies or penalties cumulative.

  §459-14.5 Remedies or penalties cumulative. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State. [L 1986, c 211, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 459-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-15 REPEALED.

  §459-15 REPEALED. L 1997, c 335, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 459-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|459. Optometry|459-16 REPEALED.

  §459-16 REPEALED. L 2014, c 9, §9.