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CA Bus & Prof Code § 3059 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 3 - Admission to Practice|Section 3059.

3059.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the public health and safety would be served by requiring all holders of licenses to practice optometry granted under this chapter to continue their education after receiving their licenses. The board shall adopt regulations that require, as a condition to the renewal thereof, that all holders of licenses submit proof satisfactory to the board that they have informed themselves of the developments in the practice of optometry occurring since the original issuance of their licenses by pursuing one or more courses of study satisfactory to the board or by other means deemed equivalent by the board.(b) The board may, in accordance with the intent of this section, make exceptions from continuing education requirements for reasons of health, military service, or other good cause.(c) If for good cause compliance cannot be met for the current year, the board may grant exemption of compliance for that year, provided that a plan of future compliance that includes current requirements as well as makeup of previous requirements is approved by the board.(d) The board may require that proof of compliance with this section be submitted on an annual or biennial basis as determined by the board.(e) An optometrist certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Section 3041.3 shall complete a total of 50 hours of continuing education every two years in order to renew his or her certificate. Thirty-five of the required 50 hours of continuing education shall be on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular disease in any combination of the following areas:(1) Glaucoma.(2) Ocular infection.(3) Ocular inflammation.(4) Topical steroids.(5) Systemic medication.(6) Pain medication, including the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs.(f) The board shall encourage every optometrist to take a course or courses in pharmacology and pharmaceuticals as part of his or her continuing education.(g) The board shall consider requiring courses in child abuse detection to be taken by those licensees whose practices are such that there is a likelihood of contact with abused or neglected children.(h) The board shall consider requiring courses in elder abuse detection to be taken by those licensees whose practices are such that there is a likelihood of contact with abused or neglected elder persons.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 693, Sec. 9. (SB 1109) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3060 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 3 - Admission to Practice|Section 3060.

3060.  The board shall periodically develop and disseminate to all persons licensed to practice optometry information and educational material regarding all of the following:(a) The detection of child abuse and neglect. The board shall consult with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in developing the materials distributed pursuant to this subdivision.(b) The detection of elder abuse and neglect. The board shall consult with the Adult Protective Services Division of the State Department of Social Services in developing the materials distributed pursuant to this subdivision.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 556, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 3070.

3070.  (a) Before engaging in the practice of optometry, each licensed optometrist shall notify the board in writing of the address or addresses where he or she is to engage in the practice of optometry and, also, of any changes in his or her place of practice. After providing the address or addresses and place of practice information to the board, a licensed optometrist shall obtain a statement of licensure from the board to be placed in all practice locations other than an optometrist’s principal place of practice. The practice of optometry is the performing or the controlling of any of the acts set forth in Section 3041.(b) A licensed optometrist is not required to provide the notification described in subdivision (a) if he or she engages in the temporary practice of optometry. “Temporary practice” is defined as the practice of optometry at locations other than the optometrist’s principal place of practice for not more than five calendar days during a 30-day period, and not more than 36 days within a calendar year. This limitation shall apply to all practice locations where the licensed optometrist is engaging in temporary practice, not to each practice location individually. If the time period of the temporary practice needs to be extended for any reason, the licensed optometrist shall submit an application for a statement of licensure to the board pursuant to Section 1506 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.(c) Notwithstanding Section 3075, an optometrist engaging in the temporary practice of optometry at a location described in subdivision (b) shall carry and present upon demand evidence of his or her licensure but shall not be required to post his or her current license or other evidence of current license status issued by the board.(d) In addition to the information required by Section 3076, a receipt issued to a patient by an optometrist engaging in the temporary practice of optometry at a location described in subdivision (b) shall contain the address of the optometrist’s primary practice location and the temporary practice location where the services were provided.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 334, Sec. 1. (SB 1386) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3075 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 3075.

3075.  An optometrist shall post in each location where he or she practices optometry, in an area that is likely to be seen by all patients who use the office, his or her current license or other evidence of current license status issued by the board. The board may charge a fee as specified in Section 3152 for each issuance of evidence of current licensure.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 276, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3076 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 3076.

3076.  A licensed optometrist shall deliver to each patient that makes a payment to the practice, excluding insurance copayments and deductibles, a receipt that contains all of the following information:(a) His or her name.(b) The number of his or her optometrist license.(c) His or her place of practice.(d) A description of the goods and services for which the patient is charged and the amount charged.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3077 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 3077.

3077.  As used in this section, “office” means any office or other place for the practice of optometry, including but not limited to vans, trailers, or other mobile equipment.(a) No person, singly or in combination with others, may have an office unless that person is licensed to practice optometry under this chapter or the registered owner and operator of a nonprofit mobile optometric office as set out in this chapter.(b) No optometrist, and no two or more optometrists jointly, may have more than 11 offices.(c) Any failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall result in the suspension of the optometrist license of each optometrist who, individually or with others, has an office. An optometrist license so suspended shall not be restored except upon compliance with those provisions and the payment of the fee prescribed by this chapter for restoration of a license after suspension for failure to comply with this section.(d) The board shall have the power to adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, neither an optometrist nor an individual practice association shall be deemed to have an additional office solely by reason of the optometrist’s participation in an individual practice association or the individual practice association’s creation or operation. As used in this subdivision, the term “individual practice association” means an entity that meets all of the following requirements:(1) Complies with the definition of an optometric corporation in Section 3160.(2) Operates primarily for the purpose of securing contracts with health care service plans or other third-party payers that make available eye/vision services to enrollees or subscribers through a panel of optometrists.(3) Contracts with optometrists to serve on the panel of optometrists, but does not obtain an ownership interest in, or otherwise exercise control over, the respective optometric practices of those optometrists on the panel.(f) For purposes of Section 3070.2, “office” shall include a van, trailer, or mobile equipment owned and operated by a mobile optometric office.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 121, Sec. 10. (AB 896) Effective September 24, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3090 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3090.

3090.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may take action against all persons guilty of violating this chapter or any of the regulations adopted by the board. The board shall enforce and administer this article as to licenseholders, including those who hold a retired license, a license with a retired volunteer designation, an inactive license issued pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 700) of Chapter 1, or a temporary license, and the board shall have all the powers granted in this chapter for these purposes, including, but not limited to, investigating complaints from the public, other licensees, health care facilities, other licensing agencies, or any other source suggesting that an optometrist may be guilty of violating this chapter or any of the regulations adopted by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 219, Sec. 3. (SB 509) Effective September 22, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3090.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3090.5.

3090.5.  The board may revoke a license issued to a licensee upon a decision, made in a proceeding as provided in Section 3092, that contains a finding of fact of either of the following:(a) The licensee has engaged in an act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (m) of Section 3110.(b) The licensee has been convicted of a crime described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (m) of Section 3110.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 516, Sec. 17. (SB 305) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3091 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3091.

3091.  (a) The board may deny an optometrist license to any applicant guilty of unprofessional conduct or of any cause that would subject a licensee to revocation or suspension of his or her license; or, the board in its sole discretion, may issue a probationary license to an applicant subject to terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, any of the following conditions of probation:(1) Practice limited to a supervised, structured environment in which the licensee’s activities shall be supervised by another optometrist licensed by the board.(2) Total or partial restrictions on drug prescribing privileges for controlled substances.(3) Continuing medical or psychiatric treatment.(4) Ongoing participation in a specified rehabilitation program.(5) Enrollment and successful completion of a clinical training program.(6) Abstention from the use of alcohol or drugs.(7) Restrictions against engaging in certain types of optometry practice.(8) Compliance with all provisions of this chapter.(9) Any other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the board.(b) The board may modify or terminate the terms and conditions imposed on the probationary license if the licensee petitions for modification or termination of terms and conditions of probation. A licensee shall not petition for modification or termination of terms and conditions until one year has passed from the effective date of the decision granting the probationary license.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3092 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3092.

3092.  All proceedings against a licensee for any violation of this chapter or any of the regulations adopted by the board, or against an applicant for licensure for unprofessional conduct or cause, shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) except as provided in this chapter, and shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3093 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3093.

3093.  Before setting aside the revocation or suspension of any optometrist license, the board may require the applicant to pass the regular examination given for applicants for an optometrist license.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 11. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3094 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3094.

3094.  In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices that constitute, or will constitute, an offense against this chapter, the superior court in and for the county wherein the acts or practices take place, or are about to take place, may issue an injunction, or other appropriate order, restraining that conduct on application of the board, the Attorney General, the district attorney of the county, or on application of 10 or more persons holding licenses issued under this chapter.The proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by renumbering Section 3131 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3095 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3095.

3095.  In accordance with Section 125.9, the board may establish a system for the issuance of citations, and the assessment of administrative fines, as deemed appropriate by the board.(Added by renumbering Section 3135 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3096 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3096.

3096.  (a) A licensee may be ordered to undergo a professional competency examination if, after investigation and review by the Board of Optometry, there is reasonable cause to believe that the licensee is unable to practice optometry with reasonable skill and safety to patients. Reasonable cause shall be demonstrated by one or more of the following:(1) A single incident of gross negligence.(2) A pattern of inappropriate prescribing.(3) An act of incompetence or negligence causing death or serious bodily injury.(4) A pattern of substandard care.(b) The results of a competency examination shall be admissible as direct evidence and may be considered relevant in any subsequent disciplinary or interim proceeding against the licensee taking the examination, and, assuming those results are determined to be relevant, shall be considered together with other relevant evidence in making a final determination.(Added by renumbering Section 3090.1 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3097 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3097.

3097.  The sending of a solicitor from house to house or the soliciting from house to house by the holder of an optometrist license constitutes a cause to revoke or suspend his or her license.(Added by renumbering Section 3096 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3098 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3098.

3098.  When the holder uses the title of “Doctor” or “Dr.” as a prefix to his or her name, without using the word “optometrist” as a suffix to his or her name or in connection with it, or, without holding a diploma from an accredited school of optometry, the letters “Opt. D.” or “O.D.” as a suffix to his or her name, it constitutes a cause to revoke or suspend his or her optometrist license.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 12. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3099 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3099.

3099.  No optometrist shall advertise or otherwise hold himself or herself out to be a specialist in eye disease and the treatment thereof.(Added by renumbering Section 3096.5 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3100.

3100.  The holding out as having a special knowledge of optometry, as defined in this chapter, by the holder of a license, constitutes a cause to revoke or suspend his or her license.(Added by renumbering Section 3099 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3101.

3101.  It is unlawful to advertise by displaying a sign or otherwise or hold himself or herself out to be an optometrist without having at the time of so doing a valid unrevoked license from the board.(Added by renumbering Section 3128 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3102.

3102.  It is unlawful to advertise as being free or without cost the furnishing of optometric services where these services are contingent upon payment or other exchange of consideration for goods or other services offered by the provider, unless that contingency is fully disclosed in the same advertisement.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 302, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3103.

3103.  It is unlawful to include in any advertisement relating to the sale or disposition of goggles, sunglasses, colored glasses, or occupational eye-protective devices, any words or figures that advertise or have a tendency to advertise the practice of optometry.This section does not prohibit the advertising of the practice of optometry by a licensed optometrist in the manner permitted by law.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 13. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3104.

3104.  The employing of what are known as “cappers” or “steerers” to obtain business constitutes unprofessional conduct.(Added by renumbering Section 3100 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3105.

3105.  Altering or modifying the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or creating any false medical record, with fraudulent intent, constitutes unprofessional conduct. In addition to any other disciplinary action, the California State Board of Optometry may impose a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for a violation of this section.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 86. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3106.

3106.  Knowingly making or signing any license, certificate, or other document directly or indirectly related to the practice of optometry that falsely represents the existence or nonexistence of a state of facts constitutes unprofessional conduct.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 14. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3107.

3107.  It is unlawful to use or attempt to use any license or certificate issued by the board that has been purchased, fraudulently issued, counterfeited, or issued by mistake, as a valid license or certificate.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 15. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 5 - Revocation and Suspension|Section 3108.

3108.  When the holder is suffering from a contagious or infectious disease, it constitutes a cause to suspend his or her license during the period of continuance of that disease.(Added by renumbering Section 3097 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2006.)