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AR Code § 17-88-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-308. Display of license or renewal certificate

 Each licensee shall display his or her license and renewal certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office where he or she practices occupational therapy.
AR Code § 17-88-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-309. Denial, revocation, or suspension — Grounds

 (a) After notice and hearing, the Arkansas State Medical Board may deny or refuse to renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license when the licensee or applicant for license has been guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public.  (b) Unprofessional conduct shall include:  (1) Obtaining a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts;  (2) Being guilty of unprofessional conduct or gross negligence as defined by rules established by the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Committee or violating the code of ethics adopted and published by the committee;  (3) Treating, or undertaking to treat, ailments of human beings otherwise than by occupational therapy, as authorized by this chapter;  (4) Being convicted of a felony listed under § 17-3-102; and  (5) Using any narcotic drug or alcohol to an extent that impairs the ability to perform the work of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant with safety to the public.    (c) The procedure hereunder on all refusals, revocations, and suspensions of license shall be as prescribed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 17-88-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-310. Denial, revocation, or suspension — Proceedings

 (a)  (1) Any person may file a complaint with the Arkansas State Medical Board against any person having a license to practice occupational therapy in this state charging the person with having violated the provisions of § 17-88-309.  (2) The complaint shall set forth a specification of charges in sufficient detail so as to disclose to the accused fully and completely the alleged acts of misconduct for which he or she is charged.    (b) When a complaint is filed, the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board shall mail a copy to the accused by registered mail at his or her last address of record. With the copy shall be a written notice of the time and place of hearing and advising him or her that he or she may be present in person and by counsel, if he or she so desires, to offer evidence and be heard in his or her defense.  (c)  (1) At the time and place fixed for a hearing before the board, the board shall receive evidence upon the subject matter under consideration and shall accord the person against whom charges are preferred a full and fair opportunity to be heard in his or her defense.  (2) The board shall not be bound by strict or technical rules of evidence but shall consider all evidence fully and fairly. However, all oral testimony considered by the board must be under oath.  (3) All hearings and appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (4) All evidence considered by the board shall be construed so as not to deprive any person of his or her rights without full, fair, and impartial hearing.
AR Code § 17-88-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-311. Unlawful practice — Injunction

 (a) The courts of record in this state having general equity jurisdiction are vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the unlawful practice of occupational therapy in the county in which the alleged unlawful practice occurred or in which the defendant resides.  (b) The issuance of an injunction shall not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of this chapter, but the remedy of injunction shall be in addition to criminal prosecution.
AR Code § 17-88-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 88 - Occupational Therapists|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-88-312. Unlawful use of professional title — Penalty

 (a)  (1) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or whose registration has been suspended or revoked, to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the words “occupational therapist”, “licensed occupational therapist”, “occupational therapist registered”, “occupational therapy assistant”, “licensed occupational therapy assistant”, “certified occupational therapy assistant”, or the letters “O.T.”, “L.O.T.”, “O.T.R.”, “O.T.A.”, “L.O.T.A.”, or “C.O.T.A.”, or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.  (2) It is also unlawful for any such person, in any way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign, directly or by implication, to represent himself or herself as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.    (b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or be both fined and imprisoned. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
AR Code § 17-89-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-89-101. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Ophthalmic Dispensing Act”.
AR Code § 17-89-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-89-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Apprentice dispensing optician” means an individual registered with the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians to work under the supervision of a licensed or registered dispensing optician, a physician skilled in disease of the eye, or an optometrist licensed by this state;  (2) [Repealed.]  (3) “Licensed dispensing optician” means any person licensed by the board to engage in ophthalmic dispensing;  (4)  (A) “Ophthalmic dispensing” means the preparation of laboratory work orders, verification, and dispensing of spectacle lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, or parts thereof to the intended wearer on a written prescription from a licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye or from a licensed optometrist.  (B) “Opthalmic dispensing” shall include:  (i) The measuring, fitting, adapting, and adjusting of spectacle lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, or parts thereof to the human face;  (ii) The preparation and delivery of work orders to laboratory technicians engaged in grinding lenses and fabrication of eyewear;  (iii) The verification of the quality of finished spectacle lenses, spectacles, or eyeglasses; and  (iv) The adjustment or repair of spectacle frames to the human face.    (C) The prescribing, adapting, fitting, duplicating, dispensing, modifying, selling, or supplying of contact lenses for or to the human eye is specifically excluded;    (5) “Person” shall include individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, professional corporations, unincorporated associations, or any of the foregoing;  (6) “Registered dispensing optician” means any person registered by the board to engage in ophthalmic dispensing; and  (7) “Supervision” means the direct personal physical provision of direction and control through personal inspection.
AR Code § 17-89-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-89-103. Exceptions

 (a) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall apply to persons who sell glasses, spectacles, lenses, frames, mountings, or prisms at wholesale on individual prescriptions to licensed optometrists, physicians, or dispensing opticians, nor shall it prohibit the sale of ready-made eyeglasses and spectacles when sold as merchandise at any established place of business where no attempt is made to practice optometry or opticianry.  (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an employee of an Arkansas-licensed optometrist or an Arkansas-licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye from performing any of the acts described in § 17-89-102(4) when the acts are performed in the office of an Arkansas-licensed optometrist or an Arkansas-licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye. The employees are not required to be registered or licensed under the provisions of this chapter.  (c) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to licensed optometrists or physicians skilled in disease of the eye, except as stated in this chapter. It is the specific intent of the General Assembly that this subsection supplement, not repeal, existing acts of Arkansas.
AR Code § 17-89-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-89-104. Practice of optometry or medicine prohibited

 (a) With the exception of those acts listed in § 17-89-102(4), it shall be unlawful for any person except a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye to engage in the practice of optometry or to do any act or part thereof defined in this or any other state law as the practice of optometry.  (b) It is likewise unlawful for any person except a licensed physician to engage in the practice of medicine or to do any act or part thereof defined in this or any other state law as the practice of medicine.  (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit any licensed or registered dispensing optician or any other person except a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye to undertake or hold himself or herself out as being able:  (1) To examine eyes by any objective or subjective method or exercise eyes;  (2) To undertake by any method or means the measurement of the cornea of the human eye; or  (3) To examine, prescribe, diagnose, treat, or correct for visual deficiency.    (d) The prescribing, adapting, fitting, duplicating, dispensing, modifying, selling, or supplying of contact lenses for or to the human eye is specifically prohibited except when done by a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye.
AR Code § 17-89-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-89-105. Penalties

 (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who, other than those persons specifically excluded from the provisions of this chapter, provides ophthalmic dispensing services to the public without a certificate of licensure or certificate of registration under this chapter or who engages in the business after his or her certificate of licensure or registration has been suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).  (b) Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.
AR Code § 17-89-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-89-106. Injunctions

 (a) The courts of record in this state having general equity jurisdiction are vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the unlawful business of ophthalmic dispensing or any violation of the provisions of this chapter, with the action being brought in the county in which the alleged unlawful practice or violation occurred or in which the defendant resides, upon the complaint of any individual.  (b) The issuance of an injunction by a court shall not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of this chapter, but the remedy of injunction shall be in addition to criminal prosecution.
AR Code § 17-89-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians|§ 17-89-201. Creation — Members

 (a) There is created the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians which shall be responsible for administering the specific duties as set out in this chapter.  (b)  (1) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be composed of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor to three-year terms, subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (2)  (A) Three (3) members of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be practicing licensed or registered dispensing opticians appointed by the Governor after consultation with the Arkansas Association of Dispensing Opticians.  (B) One (1) of the three (3) members shall be an employee of either an Arkansas-licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist.    (3) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be a member of the State Board of Optometry.  (4) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be a licensed optometrist appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Optometric Association, Inc. and subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (5) Two (2) members of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be licensed ophthalmologists appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Medical Society, Inc. and subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (6) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be a consumer.  (7)  (A) One (1) member of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall represent the elderly.  (B) The representative of the elderly shall:  (i) Be sixty (60) years of age or older;  (ii) Not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of ophthalmic dispensing;  (iii) Be appointed from the state at large, subject to confirmation by the Senate; and  (iv) Be a full voting member but shall not participate in grading examinations.        (c) The consumer Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians member position and the representative of the elderly position may not be filled by the same person.  (d) In the event of a vacancy during an Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians member's term, the Governor shall appoint a person possessing the same qualifications as the vacating member to fill that vacancy.  (e) Board members may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 17-89-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians|§ 17-89-202. Meetings — Officers

 (a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall meet at least two (2) times each year, and at its first regular meeting each year shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary-treasurer.  (b) Each officer shall be elected for a term of one (1) year. If an officer is removed or resigns during his or her term of office, the board shall elect a successor for the balance of the unexpired term of office.  (c)  (1) The Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall perform those administrative duties assigned to him or her by the board and shall execute a bond for the state in a sum to be fixed by the board conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office.  (2) The board shall outline the duties of the secretary-treasurer and fix his or her compensation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Health, per diem, mileage, and other expense moneys in accordance with applicable Arkansas laws and rules.
AR Code § 17-89-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians|§ 17-89-204. Financial reporting — Disposition of funds

 (a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall report quarterly to the Department of Finance and Administration the source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter during the preceding quarter.  (b) All appropriate expenses incurred by the board in the administration of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid when vouchers relating to the expenses are exhibited as having been approved by the board.  (c) There is created the Board of Dispensing Opticians Fund on the books of the Treasurer of State. All moneys collected by the board shall be deposited as special revenues to the credit of that fund.
AR Code § 17-89-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians|§ 17-89-205. Refund to expenditure

 Fines collected by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall be deposited into the Board of Dispensing Opticians Fund in the State Treasury as a refund to expenditure for the year in which the deposit is made.
AR Code § 17-89-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Registration|§ 17-89-301. License or registration required

 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person not licensed to practice medicine or optometry in Arkansas who shall perform or purport to perform any act described in § 17-89-102(4) must be licensed or registered by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians as provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 17-89-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Registration|§ 17-89-302. Qualifications — Licensed dispensing opticians

 (a) Every applicant for examination as a licensed dispensing optician shall present satisfactory evidence to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians that he or she is over twenty-one (21) years of age, a high school graduate or the equivalent thereof, and either:  (1) Is a graduate of a school of opticianry whose curriculum consists of at least eighteen (18) months of didactic and practical instruction which is accredited by a national accreditation organization and approved by the board; or  (2)  (A) Has been engaged in the providing of ophthalmic dispensing services, as defined in this chapter, in the State of Arkansas for a period of not less than five (5) years immediately before application.  (B) No more than three (3) years may consist of:  (i) Working in a qualified service optical laboratory approved by the board; or  (ii) Providing ophthalmic dispensing services under the direct supervision of an Arkansas-licensed or registered dispensing optician, Arkansas-licensed optometrist, or Arkansas physician skilled in diseases of the eye.        (b) All persons making application for licensure as licensed dispensing opticians must successfully complete the written and practical examination prepared and conducted by the board.
AR Code § 17-89-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Registration|§ 17-89-303. Qualifications — Registered dispensing opticians

 Every applicant for examination as a registered dispensing optician shall present satisfactory evidence to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians that he or she is over twenty-one (21) years of age, a high school graduate or the equivalent thereof, and either:   (1) Has a minimum of three (3) years' dispensing experience in Arkansas under the direct supervision of an Arkansas-licensed optometrist or Arkansas-licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye;  (2) Has a minimum of three (3) years' experience under the direct supervision of a licensed or registered dispensing optician holding a certificate of licensure or registry in the State of Arkansas, one (1) year of which may be while working in a qualified full-service optical laboratory approved by the board; or  (3) Is a graduate of an approved school of opticianry which has been accredited by a national accreditation organization and is recognized by the board.
AR Code § 17-89-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 89 - Ophthalmic Dispensers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Registration|§ 17-89-304. Examinations

 (a) No person other than a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in diseases of the eye or a person licensed or registered by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians as approved in this chapter shall provide ophthalmic dispensing services to the public until after he or she has passed the written and practical examination conducted by the board and shown proficiency in those subjects and procedures designated by the board, including, but not limited to:  (1) Mechanical optics;  (2) Occupational vision requirements;  (3) Taking facial measurements for proper frame sizing;  (4) Ophthalmic lens types; and  (5) Fitting and adjusting glasses and frames to the face.    (b) A person eligible for licensure or registry under this chapter and desirous of licensure or registry shall make application for examination to the board at least sixty (60) days before the date of examination upon a form and in such a manner as the board shall prescribe. The application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in subsection (f) of this section.  (c) Each applicant for licensure or registry under this chapter shall be examined by the board by written and practical examination and shall be required to meet certain standards of performance established by rules adopted by the board.  (d)  (1) Applicants for licensure or registry shall be examined at a time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine.  (2) Examinations shall be given at least one (1) time each year at such places within this state as the board may determine.  (3) The board shall give reasonable public notice of the examinations in accordance with its adopted rules at least ninety (90) days before the administration of the examination.  (4) The board shall notify by mail all individual examination applicants of the time and place of the examination.    (e) Every applicant successfully passing the examination of the board and satisfying the qualifications required by this chapter shall receive from the board a certificate of licensure or a certificate of registry to provide ophthalmic dispensing services to the public as a registered or licensed dispensing optician in this state.  (f) Any person making application for examination for licensure or registry as a dispensing optician shall be required to pay to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians a fee established by the board.