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CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.4.

2539.4.  (a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, a licensed dispensing audiologist shall, before the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid that uses proprietary programming software or locked, nonproprietary programming software, provide the purchaser with a written notice in 12-point type or larger that states the following: “The hearing aid being purchased uses proprietary or locked programming software and can only be serviced or programmed at specific facilities or locations.” The written notice shall be signed by the purchaser before the sale. The licensed dispensing audiologist shall keep and maintain a copy of the notice in accordance with Section 2539.10.(1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:(A) “Proprietary programming software” means software used to program hearing aids that is supplied by a hearing aid distributor or manufacturer for the exclusive use by affiliated providers. This software is locked and inaccessible to nonaffiliated providers.(B) “Locked, nonproprietary programming software” means software that any provider can render inaccessible to other hearing aid programmers.(b) A licensed dispensing audiologist shall, upon the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid, deliver to the purchaser a written receipt, signed by or on behalf of the licensed dispensing audiologist, containing all of the following:(1) The date of consummation of the sale.(2) Specifications as to the make, serial number, and model number of the hearing aid or aids sold.(3) The address of the principal place of business of the licensed dispensing audiologist, and the address and office hours at which the licensed dispensing audiologist shall be available for fitting or postfitting adjustments and servicing of the hearing aid or aids sold.(4) A statement to the effect that the aid or aids delivered to the purchaser are used or reconditioned, as the case may be, if that is the fact.(5) The number of the licensed dispensing audiologist’s license and the name and license number of any other hearing aid dispenser, temporary licensee, or audiologist who provided any recommendation or consultation regarding the purchase of the hearing aid.(6) The terms of any guarantee or written warranty, required by Section 1793.02 of the Civil Code, made to the purchaser with respect to the hearing aid or hearing aids.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 266, Sec. 3. (AB 435) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.6.

2539.6.  (a) Whenever any of the following conditions are found to exist either from observations by the licensed audiologist or on the basis of information furnished by the prospective hearing aid user, a licensed audiologist shall, prior to fitting or selling a hearing aid to any individual, suggest to that individual in writing that his or her best interests would be served if he or she would consult a licensed physician specializing in diseases of the ear or if no licensed physician is available in the community then to a duly licensed physician:(1) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.(2) History of, or active, drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.(3) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days.(4) Acute or chronic dizziness.(5) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.(6) Significant air-bone gap (when generally acceptable standards have been established).(7) Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.(8) Pain or discomfort in the ear.(b) No referral for medical opinion need be made by any licensed audiologist in the instance of replacement only of a hearing aid that has been lost or damaged beyond repair within one year of the date of purchase. A copy of the written recommendation shall be retained by the licensed audiologist for the period provided for in Section 2539.10. A person receiving the written recommendation who elects to purchase a hearing aid shall sign a receipt for the same, and the receipt shall be kept with the other papers retained by the licensed audiologist for the period provided for in Section 2539.10. Nothing in this section required to be performed by a licensed audiologist shall mean that the licensed audiologist is engaged in the diagnosis of illness or the practice of medicine or any other activity prohibited by the provisions of this code.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 653, Sec. 10.1. (SB 1489) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.8.

2539.8.  No hearing aid shall be sold by an individual licensed as an audiologist under this chapter to a person 16 years of age or younger, unless within the preceding six months a recommendation for a hearing aid has been made by both a board-certified, or a board-eligible physician specializing in otolaryngology, and by a state licensed audiologist. A replacement of an identical hearing aid within one year shall be an exception to this requirement.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 309, Sec. 12. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.10.

2539.10.  A licensed dispensing audiologist shall, upon the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid, keep and maintain records in the licensed dispensing audiologist’s office or place of business at all times and each such record shall be kept and maintained for a seven-year period. These records shall include:(a) Results of test techniques as they pertain to fitting of the hearing aid.(b) A copy of the written notice and the written receipt required by Section 2539.4 and the written recommendation and receipt required by Section 2539.6, when applicable.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 266, Sec. 4. (AB 435) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.12.

2539.12.  A licensed audiologist who is the owner, manager, or franchisee at a location where hearing aids are fit or sold, shall be responsible for the adequacy of the fitting or selling of any hearing aid fit and sold by any licensee or licensees at that location.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 309, Sec. 12. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.14.

2539.14.  The provisions of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 2538.11 and the provisions of Section 2538.12 do not apply to a licensed audiologist who satisfies the requirements of Section 2539.1.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 12. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2550.

2550.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Adjust” and “adjusting” includes the following acts, either singly or in combination with others: adapting or manipulation of the ophthalmic device to fit the face of the consumer, pursuant and incidental to the filling of any prescription for lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lens, plano contact lens, and other ophthalmic devices as specified in Section 2541, and prescriptions.(b) “Board” means the California State Board of Optometry.(c) “Dispensing optician,” “registered dispensing optician,” and “registrant” mean any of the following individuals that are registered with the board:(1) “Spectacle lens dispenser” means an individual who is registered with the board pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 2559.1).(2) “Contact lens dispenser” means an individual who is registered with the board pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2560).(3) “Nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser” means an entity that is registered with the board pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2564.70) which offers, advertises, and performs optical services to the general public.(4) “Registered dispensing ophthalmic business” means an entity that is registered with the board pursuant to Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 2564.90) that offers, advertises, and performs optical services for the general public.(d) “Fit” and “fitting” mean doing any of the following acts, either singly or in combination with others, before the act of adjusting: designing, taking measurements to determine the size, shape, or specifications, and replacing the prescribed optical aids, pursuant and incidental to the filling of any prescription for lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lens, plano contact lens, and other ophthalmic devices as specified in Section 2541.(e) “Ophthalmic lens” or “ophthalmic device” means any prescription lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lens, other ophthalmic devices that alter or change the visual powers of the human eye, or any prescription plano contact lens ordered by a physician and surgeon or optometrist.(f) “Prescription” means an order made by a licensed physician and surgeon or licensed optometrist pursuant to Section 2541.1 or 2541.2.(g) “Unregistered individual” means an individual who is not registered with the board pursuant to this chapter. The unregistered individual may perform any of the following:(1) Fitting and adjusting of spectacle lenses under the direct responsibility and supervision of a duly registered spectacle lens dispenser pursuant to Section 2559.1.(2) Fitting and adjusting of contact lenses under the direct responsibility and supervision of a duly registered contact lens dispenser pursuant to Section 2560.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 38. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2550.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2550.1.

2550.1.  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an individual who is acting under the direct responsibility and supervision of a physician and surgeon or optometrist, pursuant to Section 2544, in any setting where optometry or ophthalmology is practiced.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 40. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2552.

2552.  (a) Each application made pursuant to this chapter shall be verified under oath by the person required to sign the application and shall designate the name, address, and direct business telephone number of the applicant’s employee who will be responsible for handling customer inquiries and complaints with respect to the business address for which registration is applied. An applicant shall report any changes to this information in writing to the board within 14 days.(b) The applicant shall furnish such additional information or proof, oral or written, which the board may request, including information and proof relating to the provisions of Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).(c) The board shall promptly notify any applicant if, as of the 30th day following the submission of an application under this chapter, the application and supporting documentation are not substantially complete and in proper form. The notification shall be in writing, shall state specifically what documents or other information are to be supplied by the applicant to the board, and shall be sent to the applicant by certified, electronic, or registered mail. Within 30 days of the applicant’s submission of the requested documents or information to the board, the board shall notify the applicant by certified, electronic, or registered mail if the board requires additional documents or information.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 42. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2552.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2552.2.

2552.2.  (a) A citation issued for an order of abatement in accordance with Sections 1399.275 and 1399.277 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations shall be posted on the front of the place of business of the dispensing optician. The citation shall remain posted until the violation has been corrected. The dispensing optician must also prominently post and make available its notice on any internet website it maintains that provides information about its services.(b) A dispensing optician that has been issued a citation for an order of abatement in accordance with Sections 1399.275 and 1399.277 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations shall notify all optometrists with which it has entered into a lease or other contract within 10 calendar days of being served with the order of abatement.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 43. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2553.

2553.  Each certificate of registration shall be at all times displayed in a conspicuous place at the certified place of business. The certificate shall not be transferable, but on application to the board there may be registered a change of address of the certificate.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 44. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2553.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2553.5.

2553.5.  (a) A registered dispensing optician may fit and adjust spectacle lenses and frames or take facial measurements in any of the following locations:(1) A health facility as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code for a person admitted to that facility or an employee of that facility.(2) A business location as defined in subdivision (f) for an employee or independent contractor of the person operating the business at that location.(3) Any certified place of business pursuant to Section 2564.93.(b) A registered dispensing optician who fits and adjusts spectacle lenses at a health facility or business location shall provide to the patient written information disclosing the registrant’s regular business address, certificate of registration number, phone number, and the name and phone number of the person designated by the licensee to receive complaints and inquiries, as specified in Section 2554.(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to permit a registered dispensing optician or registered contact lens dispenser to fit or adjust contact lenses at a health facility or at a business location, as defined in subdivision (e).(d) A registered spectacle lens dispenser may fit and adjust spectacle lenses at a health facility or at a business location, as defined in subdivision (e), only if the dispenser is in personal attendance at a certified place of business pursuant to Section 2564.93 at least 40 percent of the dispenser’s regular working hours each week.(e) “Business location” means the place at which any business employs more than 25 persons at any single business address, but shall not include a health facility, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, or a certified place of business as specified in Section 2564.93.(f) This section shall not affect the requirements regarding fitting and adjusting as set forth in Sections 2559.1 and 2560.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 46. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2553.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2553.6.

2553.6.  (a) The board shall deny any application for registration under this chapter if any person licensed as a physician and surgeon, for whom the applicant, in accordance with Section 2564.90, proposes to fill any prescription, has any proprietary interest, or has designated or arranged for any other person to have any proprietary interest in or with the applicant.(b) (1) The board may, in accordance with Section 2555, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of any individual or firm under this chapter, if such individual or firm, after the effective date of this section, fills, or has filled, while holding a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter, any prescription issued by any person licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) who has any proprietary interest, or has designated or arranged for any other person to have any proprietary interest, in or with such individual or firm.(2) Such penalties shall be in addition to, and not to the exclusion of, any other remedies or penalties provided by law.(3) “Proprietary interest,” for the purposes of this section, means any membership, coownership, stock ownership, legal or beneficial interest, any other proprietary interest, or profit-sharing arrangement, designated or arranged or held, directly or indirectly in any form, in or with any individual or firm applying for registration or registered under this chapter, except stock ownership in a corporation which is listed on a stock exchange regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission if the stock is acquired in a transaction conducted through such stock exchange.(c) This section shall apply only to a dispensing optician required to be registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) and shall not be construed to modify Section 2557, or to affect the fitting of prescription lenses by an assistant pursuant to Section 2544.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 47. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2553.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2553.7.

2553.7.  (a) Registrations shall expire at midnight on the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed.(b) Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, any registration under this chapter may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal or reactivation on a form prescribed by the board, paying all accrued and unpaid renewal fees or reactivation fees as determined by the board and by paying any delinquency fees prescribed by the board. If the registration under this chapter is not renewed three years after its expiration, the registration shall be considered cancelled and may not be reinstated or renewed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 48. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2554.

2554.  Each registrant shall conspicuously and prominently display at each registered location the following consumer information:“Eye doctors are required to provide patients with a copy of their ophthalmic lens prescriptions as follows:Spectacle prescriptions: Release upon completion of exam.Contact lens prescriptions: Release upon completion of exam or upon completion of the fitting process.Patients may take their prescription to any eye doctor or registered dispensing optician to be filled. The California State Board of Optometry regulates optometrists and registered dispensing opticians. The California State Board of Optometry receives and investigates all consumer complaints involving the practice of optometry and registered dispensing opticians. Complaints involving a California-licensed optometrist or a registered dispensing optician should be directed to:California State Board of OptometryDepartment of Consumer Affairs2450 Del Paso Road, Suite 105Sacramento, CA 95834Phone: 1-866-585-2666 or (916) 575-7170Email: optometry@dca.ca.govInternet website: www.optometry.ca.gov”(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 49. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2555.

2555.  Certificates issued under this chapter may in the discretion of the board be suspended or revoked or subjected to terms and conditions of probation for violating or attempting to violate this chapter, Chapter 5.4 (commencing with Section 2540) or any regulation adopted under this chapter or, Chapter 5.4 (commencing with Section 2540), or Section 651, 654, or 655, or for incompetence, gross negligence, or repeated similar negligent acts performed by the registrant or by an employee of the registrant. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 50. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2555.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Registered Dispensing Opticians|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 2555.1.

2555.1.  (a) In the discretion of the board, a certificate issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked if an individual certificate holder or persons having any proprietary interest who will engage in dispensing operations, have been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a dispensing optician. The record of conviction or a certified copy thereof shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction.(b) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a dispensing optician is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order the certificate suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a certificate, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw their plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.(c) The proceeding under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 51. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)