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Ohio Rev Code § 4725.092 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.092 | Adoption of Rules Regarding Information on Drug Database.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "drug database" means the database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code.(B) The state vision professionals board shall adopt rules that establish standards and procedures to be followed by an optometrist who holds a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate regarding the review of patient information available through the drug database under division (A)(5) of section 4729.80 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.(C) This section and the rules adopted under it do not apply if the state board of pharmacy no longer maintains the drug database.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.10 | Approving Schools of Optometry.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The state vision professionals board shall evaluate schools of optometry and grant its approval to schools that adequately prepare their graduates for the practice of optometry in this state. Approval shall be granted only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board.(B) To be approved by the board, a school of optometry shall meet at least the following conditions:(1) Be accredited by a professional optometric accrediting agency recognized by the board;(2) Require as a prerequisite to admission to the school's courses in optometry at least two academic years of study with credits of at least sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours in a college of arts and sciences accredited by a post-secondary education accrediting organization recognized by the board;(3) Require a course of study of at least four academic years with credits of at least one hundred thirty-four semester hours or two hundred quarter hours.(C) The board may establish standards for the approval of schools of optometry that are higher than the standards specified in division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.11 | Examination.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The state vision professionals board shall accept as the examination that must be passed to receive a license to practice optometry in this state the examination prepared, administered, and graded by the national board of examiners in optometry or an examination prepared, administered, and graded by another professional testing organization recognized by the board as being qualified to examine applicants for licenses to practice optometry in this state. The board shall periodically review its acceptance of a licensing examination under this section to determine if the examination and the organization offering it continue to meet standards the board considers appropriate.(B) The licensing examination accepted by the board under this section may be divided into parts and offered as follows:(1) Part one: Tests in basic science, human biology, ocular and visual biology, theoretical ophthalmic, physiological optics, and physiological psychology;(2) Part two: Tests in clinical science, systemic conditions, the treatment and management of ocular disease, refractive oculomotor, sensory integrative conditions, perceptual conditions, public health, the legal issues regarding the clinical practice of optometry, and pharmacology;(3) Part three: Tests in patient care and management, clinical skills, and the visual recognition and interpretation of clinical signs.(C) The licensing examination accepted by the board may be offered in a manner other than the manner specified in division (B) of this section, but if offered in another manner, the examination must test the person sitting for the examination in the areas specified in division (B) of this section and may test the person in other areas.The board may require as a condition of its acceptance of an examination that the examination cover subject matters in addition to those specified in division (B) of this section, if the schools of optometry it approves under section 4725.10 of the Revised Code include the additional subject matters in their prescribed curriculum.(D) The board shall accept direct delivery of the results of the licensing examination from the testing organization administering the examination. The results shall be kept as a permanent part of the board's records maintained pursuant to section 4725.07 of the Revised Code.(E) On request of any person seeking to practice optometry in this state, the board shall provide information on the licensing examination accepted by the board, including requirements that must be met to be eligible to sit for the examination and the dates the examination is offered.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.12 | Written Application for Certificate of Licensure and Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents Certificate.

Effective: October 9, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Each person who desires to commence the practice of optometry in the state shall file with the executive director of the state vision professionals board an application for a certificate of licensure and a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate. The application shall be accompanied by the fees specified under section 4725.34 of the Revised Code and shall contain all information the board considers necessary to determine whether an applicant is qualified to receive the certificates. The application shall be made upon the form prescribed by the board and shall be verified by the oath of the applicant. (B) To receive a certificate of licensure and a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate, an applicant must meet all of the following conditions: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Complete satisfactorily a course of study of at least six college years; (3) Graduate from a school of optometry approved by the board under section 4725.10 of the Revised Code; (4) Pass the licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:04 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.121 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.121 | License Applicant to Comply With Rc Chapter 4776.

Effective: October 9, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter. (B) In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for an initial license shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. The state vision professionals board shall not grant a license to an applicant for an initial license unless the applicant complies with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:04 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.14 | Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents Certificate Qualifications.

Effective: March 9, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 553 - 122nd General Assembly|(A) The following apply to an optometrist licensed on or before May 19, 1992, who is seeking a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate under division (A)(3) of section 4725.13 of the Revised Code:(1) If the optometrist does not hold a valid topical ocular pharmaceutical agents certificate, the optometrist shall complete the course of study in general and ocular pharmacology prescribed by the board under division (B)(1) of this section, a three clock-hour course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and pass the portion of the optometry licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code that pertains to the treatment and management of ocular disease.(2) If the optometrist holds a valid topical ocular pharmaceutical agents certificate, the optometrist shall complete the course of study in general and ocular pharmacology prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section and pass the portion of the optometry licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code that pertains to the treatment and management of ocular disease.(B) The board shall prescribe by rule the following courses of study:(1) An eighty-seven clock-hour course of study to be completed at an institution accredited by a post-secondary education accrediting organization recognized by the board. The course of study shall include instruction in at least the following:(a) General and ocular pharmacology, including the nature of adverse reactions caused by pharmaceutical agents and emergency steps to be taken in such cases;(b) Signs, symptoms, and treatment of ocular disease, injury, or abnormality;(c) Ocular signs and symptoms of systemic disease;(d) Appropriate criteria for referrals to physicians.(2) A thirty clock-hour course of study that emphasizes the treatment of ocular disease to be completed at an institution accredited by a post-secondary education accreditation organization that is recognized by the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.15 | Failing Examination or Part Four Times.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|If the state vision professionals board receives notice under division (D) of section 4725.11 of the Revised Code that an applicant has failed four times the licensing examination or part of the examination that must be passed pursuant to section 4725.12 or 4725.14 of the Revised Code, the board shall not give further consideration to the application until the applicant completes thirty hours of remedial training approved by the board in the specific subject area or areas covered by the examination or part of the examination that was failed.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.17 | Applying for Inactive Status.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) An optometrist who intends not to continue practicing optometry in this state due to retirement or a decision to practice in another state or country may apply to the state vision professionals board to have the certificates issued to the optometrist placed on inactive status. Application for inactive status shall consist of a written notice to the board of the optometrist's intention to no longer practice in this state. The board may not accept an application submitted after the applicant's certificate of licensure and any other certificates have expired. The board may approve an application for placement on inactive status only if the applicant's certificates are in good standing and the applicant is not under disciplinary review pursuant to section 4725.19 of the Revised Code.(B) An individual whose certificates have been placed on inactive status may submit an application to the board for reinstatement. For reinstatement to occur, the applicant must meet all of the following conditions:(1) Pay the renewal fees for the year in which application for reinstatement is made and the reinstatement fee specified under division (A)(9) of section 4725.34 of the Revised Code;(2) Pass all or part of the licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code as the board considers appropriate, if the board considers examination necessary to determine whether the application for reinstatement should be approved;(3) If the applicant has been practicing optometry in another state or country, submit evidence of being in the active practice of optometry in the other state or country and evidence that the applicant's license to practice in the other state or country is in good standing.(C) The board shall approve an application for reinstatement if the conditions specified in division (B) of this section are met. An optometrist who receives reinstatement is subject to the continuing education requirements specified under section 4725.16 of the Revised Code for the year in which reinstatement occurs.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.171 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.171 | Reinstatement Application.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) An optometrist who discontinued practicing optometry in this state due to retirement or a decision to practice in another state or country before the state vision professionals board accepted applications for placement of certificates to practice on inactive status pursuant to section 4725.17 of the Revised Code may apply to the board to have the optometrist's certificates reinstated. The board may accept an application for reinstatement only if, at the time the optometrist's certificates expired, the certificates were in good standing and the optometrist was not under disciplinary review by the board.(B) For reinstatement to occur, the applicant must meet all of the following conditions:(1) Pay the renewal fees for the year in which application for reinstatement is made and the reinstatement fee specified under division (A)(10) of section 4725.34 of the Revised Code;(2) Pass all or part of the licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code as the board considers appropriate, if the board considers examination necessary to determine whether the application for reinstatement should be approved;(3) If the applicant has been practicing optometry in another state or country, submit evidence of being in the active practice of optometry in the other state or country and evidence that the applicant's license to practice in the other state or country is in good standing.(C) The board shall approve an application for reinstatement if the conditions specified in division (B) of this section are met. An optometrist who receives reinstatement is subject to the continuing education requirements specified under section 4725.16 of the Revised Code for the year in which reinstatement occurs.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.20 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Certificate.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state vision professionals board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license or certificate issued by the board under this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.21 | Duty to Report Unprofessional Conduct or Addiction - Complaints.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) If an optometrist licensed by the state vision professionals board has reason to believe that another optometrist licensed currently or previously by the board has engaged in any course of treatment or other services to a patient that constitutes unprofessional conduct under section 4725.19 of the Revised Code, or has an addiction subject to board action under section 4725.19 of the Revised Code, the optometrist shall make a report to the board.(B) Any person may report to the board in a signed writing any information that the person may have that appears to show a violation of any provision of sections 4725.01 to 4725.34 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under those sections.(C) Each complaint or allegation of a violation received by the board shall be assigned a case number and shall be recorded by the board.(D) In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no person who reports to the board under this section or testifies in any adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code shall be liable to any person for damages in a civil action as a result of the report or testimony.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.22 | Professional Liability Insurer to Report Final Disposition of Claim for Damages.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Each insurer providing professional liability insurance to an optometrist licensed under this chapter, or any other entity that seeks to indemnify the professional liability of an optometrist licensed under this chapter, shall notify the state vision professionals board within thirty days after the final disposition of a claim for damages. The notice shall contain the following information:(1) The name and address of the person submitting the notification;(2) The name and address of the insured who is the subject of the claim;(3) The name of the person filing the written claim;(4) The date of final disposition;(5) If applicable, the identity of the court in which the final disposition of the claim took place.(B) Each optometrist licensed under this chapter shall notify the board within thirty days of receipt of the final disposition of a claim for damages or any action involving malpractice. The optometrist shall notify the board by registered mail and shall provide all reports and other information required by the board.(C) Information received under this section is not a public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be released except as otherwise required by law or a court of competent jurisdiction.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.24 | Suspension Without Prior Hearing.

Effective: January 21, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|If the secretary of the state vision professionals board and the board's supervising member of investigations determine that there is clear and convincing evidence that an optometrist has violated division (B) of section 4725.19 of the Revised Code and that the optometrist's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, they may recommend that the board suspend without a prior hearing the optometrist's certificate of licensure and any other certificates held by the optometrist. Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by the full board.The board, upon review of those allegations and by an affirmative vote of three members other than the secretary and supervising member may order the suspension without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the summary suspension.The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the individual subject to the summary suspension requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the individual requests the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the individual.Any summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to section 4725.19 of the Revised Code and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. A failure to issue the order within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.
Ohio Rev Code § 4725.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians|Section 4725.25 | Unauthorized Practice.

Effective: March 9, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 553 - 122nd General Assembly|Sections 4725.01 to 4725.34 of the Revised Code do not confer on an optometrist the title of medical doctor, physician, surgeon, oculist, ophthalmologist, or any other word or abbreviation indicating that the optometrist is engaged in the practice of medicine.