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CA Bus & Prof Code § 3109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3109.

3109.  Directly or indirectly accepting employment to practice optometry from any person not having a valid, unrevoked license as an optometrist or from any company or corporation constitutes unprofessional conduct. Except as provided in this chapter, no optometrist may, singly or jointly with others, be incorporated or become incorporated when the purpose or a purpose of the corporation is to practice optometry or to conduct the practice of optometry.The terms “accepting employment to practice optometry” as used in this section shall not be construed so as to prevent a licensed optometrist from practicing optometry upon an individual patient.Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or the provisions of any other law, a licensed optometrist may be employed to practice optometry by a physician and surgeon who holds a license under this division or by a health care service plan pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 87. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3111.

3111.  It is unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for a person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, assist in the violation of, or conspire to violate the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this article, or any regulation adopted pursuant to those provisions.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 564, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3112.

3112.  (a) An optometrist shall not knowingly provide optometric services to any patient who scheduled their appointment for optometry services through any individual, corporation, or firm engaged in the business of filling prescriptions that is not properly registered with the California State Board of Optometry as required by Section 2564.90.(b) An optometrist shall not knowingly enter into a lease or other written agreement giving rise to a direct or indirect landlord-tenant relationship with any individual, corporation, or firm engaged in the business of filling prescriptions that is not properly registered with the California State Board of Optometry as required by Section 2564.90.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 88. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 6 - Offenses Against the Chapter|Section 3120.

3120.  Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.(Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 423.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3137 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 6 - Offenses Against the Chapter|Section 3137.

3137.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code for the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be filed within three years after the board discovers the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action, or within seven years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action occurs, whichever occurs first.(b) An accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code alleging fraud or willful misrepresentation is not subject to the limitation in subdivision (a).(c) An accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code alleging unprofessional conduct based on incompetence, gross negligence, or repeated negligent acts of the licensee is not subject to the limitation in subdivision (a) upon proof that the licensee intentionally concealed from discovery his or her incompetence, gross negligence, or repeated negligent acts. (d) If an alleged act or omission involves any conduct described in Section 726 committed on a minor, the 10-year limitations period in subdivision (e) shall be tolled until the minor reaches the age of majority.(e) An accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code alleging conduct described in Section 726 shall be filed within three years after the board discovers the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action, or within 10 years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action occurs, whichever occurs first. This subdivision shall apply to a complaint alleging conduct received by the board on and after January 1, 2006.(f) In any allegation, accusation, or proceeding described in this section, the limitations period in subdivision (a) shall be tolled for the period during which material evidence necessary for prosecuting or determining whether a disciplinary action would be appropriate is unavailable to the board due to an ongoing criminal investigation.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 186, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3145 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3145.

3145.  There is the Optometry Fund in the State Treasury. Unless otherwise provided, all money collected under the authority of this chapter shall be paid into this fund, and shall be available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The board shall not maintain a reserve balance in the fund that is greater than six months of the appropriated operating expenses of the board in any fiscal year.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 564, Sec. 9. (AB 1708) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3145.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3145.5.

3145.5.  Administrative fines collected pursuant to Section 3095 shall be deposited in the Optometry Fund. It is the legislative intent that moneys collected as fines and deposited in the fund be used by the board primarily for enforcement purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3146 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3146.

3146.  An optometric license issued under this chapter expires 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. To renew an unexpired license, the optometrist shall apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 25. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3147 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3147.

3147.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, an expired optometrist license may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration, and a retired license issued for less than three years may be reactivated to active status, 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 determined by the board, paying any delinquency fees prescribed by the board, and submitting proof of completion of the required number of hours of continuing education for the last two years, as prescribed by the board pursuant to Section 3059. Renewal or reactivation to active status under this section shall be effective on the date on which all of those requirements are satisfied. If so renewed or reactivated to active status, the license shall continue as provided in Sections 3146 and 3147.5.(b) Expired statements of licensure, branch office licenses, and fictitious name permits issued pursuant to Sections 3070, 3077, and 3078, respectively, may be renewed at any time by filing an application for renewal, paying all accrued and unpaid renewal fees, and paying any delinquency fees prescribed by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 571, Sec. 18. (SB 1480) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3147.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3147.5.

3147.5.  A license that has been suspended is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but renewal does not entitle the holder of a suspended license to engage in the practice of optometry, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.A license that has been revoked is subject to expiration, but it may not be renewed. If a revoked license is reinstated after it has expired, a reinstatement fee of 150 percent of the renewal fee shall be assessed.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3147.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3147.6.

3147.6.  Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, a license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may be restored, and a retired license issued for more than three years may be reactivated to active status, if no fact, circumstance, or condition exists that, if the license were restored, would justify its revocation or suspension, provided all of the following conditions are met:(a) The holder of the expired license or retired license is not subject to denial of a license under Section 480.(b) The holder of the expired license or retired license applies in writing for its restoration or reactivation on a form prescribed by the board.(c) The holder of the expired license or retired license pays the fee or fees as would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for a license for the first time.(d) The holder of the expired license or retired license satisfactorily passes both of the following examinations:(1) The National Board of Examiners in Optometry’s Clinical Skills examination or other clinical examination approved by the board.(2) The board’s jurisprudence examination.(e) After taking and satisfactorily passing the examinations identified in subdivision (d), the holder of the expired license or retired license pays a restoration fee equal to the sum of the license renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date for licenses or a reactivation fee determined by the board, and any delinquency fees prescribed by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 359, Sec. 4. (SB 1215) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3147.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3147.7.

3147.7.  The provisions of Section 3147.6 shall not apply to a person holding a license that has not been renewed within three years of expiration, if the person provides satisfactory proof that he or she holds an active license from another state and meets all of the following conditions:(a) Is not subject to denial of a license under Section 480.(b) Applies in writing for restoration of the license on a form prescribed by the board.(c) Pays all accrued and unpaid renewal fees and any delinquency fees prescribed by the board.(d) Submits proof of completion of the required number of hours of continuing education for the last two years.(e) Takes and satisfactorily passes the board’s jurisprudence examination.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 653, Sec. 17. (SB 1489) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3148 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3148.

3148.  From each fee for the renewal of a license for the biennial renewal of a license, there shall be paid the sum of sixteen dollars ($16) by the Director of Consumer Affairs to the University of California.This sum shall be used at and by the University of California solely for the advancement of optometrical research and the maintenance and support of the department at the university in which the science of optometry is taught.The balance of each renewal fee shall be paid into the Optometry Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3150.

3150.  The department may make all necessary disbursements to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3151 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3151.

3151.  (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee described in Section 3152, a retired license to an optometrist who holds a license that is current and active.(b) A licensee who has been issued a retired license is exempt from continuing education requirements pursuant to Section 3059. The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that license.(c) The holder of a retired license shall not engage in the practice of optometry.(d) An optometrist holding a retired license shall only be permitted to use the titles “retired optometrist” or “optometrist, retired.”(e) The holder of a retired license issued for less than three years may reactivate the license to active status if he or she meets the requirements of Section 3147.(f) The holder of a retired license issued for more than three years may reactivate the license to active status if he or she satisfies the requirements in Section 3147.6.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 359, Sec. 5. (SB 1215) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3151.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3151.1.

3151.1.  (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee described in Section 3152, a license with retired volunteer service designation to an optometrist who satisfies any of the following:(1) The applicant holds any of the following:(A) A retired license issued within the last three years.(B) A license that has not been renewed and has expired within the last three years.(C) A license that is current and active.(2) The applicant holds either of the following, and the applicant certifies on the application that he or she has completed an additional 50 hours of formal continuing optometric education coursework:(A) A retired license issued more than three, but less than five, years ago.(B) A license that has not been renewed and has expired more than three, but less than five, years ago.(3) The applicant holds either of the following, and satisfies the requirements set forth in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 3147.6:(A) A retired license issued more than five years ago.(B) A license that has not been renewed and has expired more than five years ago.(b) The board shall not issue a license pursuant to this section to an applicant whose application would be subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.(c) The applicant shall certify on the application that the sole purpose of the license with retired volunteer service designation is to provide voluntary, unpaid optometric services at health fairs, vision screenings, and public service eye programs.(d) The holder of the retired license with volunteer service designation shall submit a biennial renewal application, with a fee fixed by this chapter and certify on each renewal that the required number of continuing education hours pursuant to Section 3059 were completed, and certify that the sole purpose of the retired license with volunteer service designation is to provide voluntary, unpaid services as described in subdivision (c). Pursuant to Section 3146, the license expires at midnight on the last day of the licenseholder’s birth month every two years if not renewed. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 125, Sec. 1. (AB 1253) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3152.

3152.  The amounts of fees and penalties prescribed by this chapter shall be established by the board in amounts not greater than those specified in the following schedule:(a) The fee for applicants applying for a license shall not exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275).(b) The fee for renewal of an optometric license shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).(c) The annual fee for the renewal of a branch office license shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).(d) The fee for a branch office license shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).(e) The penalty for failure to pay the annual fee for renewal of a branch office license shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).(f) The fee for issuance of a license or upon change of name authorized by law of a person holding a license under this chapter shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).(g) The delinquency fee for renewal of an optometric license shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(h) The application fee for a certificate to perform lacrimal irrigation and dilation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(i) The application fee for a certificate to treat glaucoma shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(j) The fee for approval of a continuing education course shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).(k) The fee for issuance of a statement of licensure shall not exceed forty dollars ($40).(l) The fee for biennial renewal of a statement of licensure shall not exceed forty dollars ($40).(m) The delinquency fee for renewal of a statement of licensure shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20).(n) The application fee for a fictitious name permit shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(o) The renewal fee for a fictitious name permit shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(p) The delinquency fee for renewal of a fictitious name permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).(q) The fee for a retired license shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).(r) The fee for a retired license with volunteer designation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(s) The biennial renewal fee for a retired license with volunteer designation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(t) The application fee for a certificate to administer immunizations shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(u) The application fee for a home residence permit is fifty dollars ($50). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).(v) The renewal fee for a home residence permit is fifty dollars ($50). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).(w) The delinquency fee for a home residence permit is twenty-five dollars ($25). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).(x) The endorsement fee is forty dollars ($40). The board may increase the fee, as necessary to cover the reasonable regulatory costs of administration, to not more than sixty dollars ($60).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 89. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3152.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 3152.5.

3152.5.  The board may require each applicant for a certificate to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, pursuant to Section 3041.3, to pay an application fee, and may require each licenseholder to pay a renewal fee. The application fee and the renewal fee shall not exceed the actual costs to the board of the reviewing and processing of the application for a license or renewal of a license, monitoring the practice by licenseholders, and enforcing the provisions of law governing the use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, the diagnosis and treatment of certain conditions, and the performance of certain procedures by persons certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 8 - Optometric Corporations|Section 3160.

3160.  An optometric corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as described in Sections 13401 and 13401.5 of the Corporations Code, if that corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are physicians and surgeons, psychologists, registered nurses, optometrists, or podiatrists are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act as contained in Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, the provisions of this article, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to the corporation and the conduct of its affairs. With respect to an optometric corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the California State Board of Optometry.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 90. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 8 - Optometric Corporations|Section 3163.

3163.  Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of an optometric corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain and be restricted to the name or the last name of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders and shall include the words optometric corporation or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence, provided that the articles of incorporation shall be amended to delete the name of a former shareholder from the name of the corporation within two years from the date the former shareholder dies or otherwise ceases to be a shareholder.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 17. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3164 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 8 - Optometric Corporations|Section 3164.

3164.  Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of an optometric corporation shall be a licensed person as defined in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 621, Sec. 4.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 8 - Optometric Corporations|Section 3165.

3165.  The income of an optometric corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person (as defined in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act) shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of such shareholder for his shares in the optometric corporation.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1265.)