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26 V.S.A. § 1712
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1712. License required

§ 1712. License required|(a) No person may practice optometry in this State who is not licensed under this chapter.(b) Licensing standards and procedures established by the Board shall be fair and reasonable and shall be designed and implemented to measure and reasonably ensure an applicant's qualifications to practice the occupation. They shall not be designed or implemented for the purpose of limiting the size of the occupation.(c) If a licensee has a principal place of business for a licensed occupation, a license shall be prominently displayed at that place.(d) Licenses may not be transferred.(e) No persons may use the title "doctor of optometry," "optometrist," or any substantially equivalent title unless he or she is licensed under this chapter.(f) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section shall prevent a student from providing optometric services:  (1) under the on-site supervision of a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist at a State hospital; (2) as part of an optometric clinical program under the on-site supervision of a licensed optometry instructor of a school of optometry, a college, or an optometry department of a university recognized by the Board; or (3) as a student intern in a hospital under the on-site supervision of a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 34a; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
26 V.S.A. § 1713
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1713. Exemptions

§ 1713. Exemptions|(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit other licensed health care professionals from practicing to the full extent of their licenses, nor to apply to any eye screening, State or government eye testing programs, nor to any instruction in any medical, osteopathic, or nursing school.(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit persons or corporations from making mechanical repairs to spectacles, nor shall it prohibit any person, firm, or corporation engaged in grinding lenses and filling prescriptions from replacing lenses or filling prescriptions issued by a duly licensed optometrist or physician. (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1715
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1715. Licensure by examination

§ 1715. Licensure by examination|(a) The Board may grant a license to an applicant who:  (1) has attained the age of majority; (2) is a graduate of an optometric school or college accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization approved by the Board; (3) holds a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification from the American Red Cross, the Vermont Heart Association, or a comparable source recognized by the Director; (4) has successfully completed an examination approved by the Board; and (5) has paid the fee required by section 1718 of this chapter.   (b) [Repealed.]  (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2009, No. 35, § 29; 2019, No. 30, § 12.)
26 V.S.A. § 1716
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1716. Licensure by endorsement

§ 1716. Licensure by endorsement|The Board may issue a license to an applicant who is licensed and currently in good standing in a United States jurisdiction having license requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter. (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 40, § 23; 2009, No. 35, § 30.)
26 V.S.A. § 1716a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1716a. Renewal

§ 1716a. Renewal|Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided that the person applying for renewal completes at least 40 hours of continuing education, approved by the Board, during the preceding two-year period and holds a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification. (Added 1987, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1993, No. 216 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 35, § 31; 2019, No. 30, § 12.)
26 V.S.A. § 1718
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1718. Fees

§ 1718. Fees|Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees:(1) Application                                                                               $225.00(2) Biennial renewal                                                                       $350.00 (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 46; 1997, No. 59, § 56, eff. June 30, 1997; 2005, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2013, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1719
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1719. Unprofessional conduct

§ 1719. Unprofessional conduct|(a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a, whether committed by a licensee, an applicant, or a person who later becomes an applicant.(b) Unprofessional conduct means:  (1) Conduct that evidences moral unfitness to practice the occupation. (2) Any of the following except when reasonably undertaken in an emergency situation in order to protect life, health, or property:  (A) Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law. (B) Performing treatments or providing services that a licensee is not qualified to perform or that are beyond the scope of the licensee's education, training, capabilities, experience, or scope of practice. (C) Performing occupational services that have not been authorized by the consumer or his or her legal representative.    (c) After hearing, the Board may take disciplinary action against a licensee or applicant found guilty of unprofessional conduct. (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 7-9; 1993, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2003, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2019, No. 30, § 12.)
26 V.S.A. § 1727
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1727. Expiration date

§ 1727. Expiration date|(a) An optometrist shall state the expiration date on the face of every prescription written by that optometrist for contact lenses. The expiration date shall be one year after the examination date unless a medical or refractive problem affecting vision requires an earlier expiration date.(b) An optometrist shall not refuse to give the buyer a copy of the buyer's prescription after the expiration date; however, the copy shall be clearly marked to indicate that it is an expired prescription. (Added 1993, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2019, No. 30, § 12.)
26 V.S.A. § 1728
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Optometry|§ 1728. Use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents

§ 1728. Use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents|(a)(1) A licensee who employs an oral therapeutic pharmaceutical agent that might prove to have significant systemic adverse reactions or systemic side effects shall, in a manner consistent with Vermont law, ascertain the risk of systemic side effects through either a case history or by communicating with the patient's primary care provider.  (2) The licensee shall also communicate with the patient's primary care provider, or with a physician skilled in diseases of the eye, when, in the professional judgment of the licensee, it is medically appropriate. (3) Any communication shall be noted in the patient's permanent record. The methodology of communication shall be determined by the licensee.   (b)(1) If a glaucoma patient does not respond to up to three topically administered pharmaceutical agents within a reasonable time, the licensee shall refer the patient to a licensed ophthalmologist.  (2) A glaucoma patient shall not be treated by an optometrist with more than three topically administered agents at any given time. (3) If an oral medication is required to obtain an adequate clinical response in a glaucoma patient, the licensee shall consult with a licensed ophthalmologist as soon as clinically prudent following initiation of the oral medication. (4) This subsection shall not require that the licensee transfer care of the patient to the consulting ophthalmologist, but does require that the patient be seen by the consulting ophthalmologist. (Added 1993, No. 216 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2003, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2019, No. 30, § 12.)
26 V.S.A. § 1731
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1731. Policy and purpose

§ 1731. Policy and purpose|The General Assembly recognizes the need to provide means by which physician assistants may practice medicine in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals to provide increased efficiency and to ensure that high-quality medical services are available to all Vermonters at reasonable cost. The General Assembly recognizes that physician assistants, with their education, training, and experience in the field of medicine, are well suited to provide these services to Vermonters. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 1; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 30, 1986; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1732
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1732. Definitions

§ 1732. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Accredited physician assistant program" means a physician assistant educational program that has been accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or, prior to 2001, by either the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). (2) "Board" means the State Board of Medical Practice established by chapter 23 of this title. (3) "Collaboration" means a physician assistant's consultation with or referral to an appropriate physician or other health care professional as indicated based on the patient's condition; the physician assistant's education, training, and experience; and the applicable standards of care. (4) "Disciplinary action" means any action taken by the Board against a physician assistant or an applicant, or an appeal of that action, when the action suspends, revokes, limits, or conditions licensure in any way. The term includes reprimands and administrative penalties. (5) "Health care facility" has the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 9402. (6) "Participating physician" means a physician practicing as a sole practitioner, a physician designated by a group of physicians to represent their physician group, or a physician designated by a health care facility to represent that facility, who enters into a practice agreement with a physician assistant in accordance with this chapter. (7) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 23 or 33 of this title. (8) "Physician assistant" or "PA" means an individual licensed by the State of Vermont to practice medicine in collaboration with one or more physicians pursuant to this chapter. (9) "Physician group" means a medical practice involving two or more physicians. (10) "Practice agreement" means an agreement that meets the requirements of section 1735a of this chapter. (11) "Practice as a physician assistant" means the practice of medicine by a PA pursuant to a practice agreement signed by a participating physician. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 2; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 30, 1986; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a); 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1733
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1733. Licensure

§ 1733. Licensure|The State Board of Medical Practice is responsible for the licensure of physician assistants, and the Commissioner of Health shall adopt, amend, or repeal rules regarding the training, practice, qualification, and discipline of physician assistants. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 3; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 30, 1986; 2003, No. 34, § 10, eff. May 23, 2003; 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1734
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1734. Eligibility

§ 1734. Eligibility|(a) The Board may grant a license to practice as a physician assistant to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:  (1) Submits a completed application form provided by the Board. (2) Pays the required application fee. (3) Has graduated from an accredited physician assistant program or has passed and maintained the certification examination by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) prior to 1988. (4) Has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the NCCPA. (5) Is mentally and physically able to engage safely in practice as a physician assistant. (6) Does not hold any license, certification, or registration as a physician assistant in another state or jurisdiction that is under current disciplinary action, or has been revoked, suspended, or placed on probation for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a physician assistant, unless the Board has considered the applicant's circumstances and determines that licensure is appropriate. (7) Is of good moral character. (8) Submits to the Board any other information that the Board deems necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications. (9) Has engaged in practice as a physician assistant within the last three years or has complied with the requirements for updating knowledge and skills as defined by Board rules. This requirement shall not apply to applicants who have graduated from an accredited physician assistant program within the last three years.   (b), (c) [Repealed.](d) When the Board intends to deny an application for licensure, it shall send the applicant written notice of its decision by certified mail. The notice shall include a statement of the reasons for the action. Within 30 days of the date that an applicant receives such notice, the applicant may file a petition with the Board for review of its preliminary decision. At the hearing, the burden shall be on the applicant to show that licensure should be granted. After the hearing, the Board shall affirm or reverse its preliminary denial.(e) Failure to maintain competence in the knowledge and skills of a physician assistant, as determined by the Board, shall be cause for revocation of licensure. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 4; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 30, 1986; 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1734b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1734b. Renewal of license

§ 1734b. Renewal of license|(a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years on payment of the required fee. At least one month prior to the date on which renewal is required, the Board shall send to each licensee a license renewal application form and notice of the date on which the existing license will expire. On or before the renewal date, the licensee shall file an application for license renewal and pay the required fee. The Board shall register the applicant and issue the renewal license. Within one month following the date renewal is required, the Board shall pay the license renewal fees into the Medical Practice Board Special Fund. Any physician assistant while on extended active duty as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the State Guard who is licensed as a physician assistant at the time of an activation or deployment shall receive an extension of licensure up to 90 days following the physician assistant's return from activation or deployment, provided the physician assistant notifies the Board of the activation or deployment prior to the expiration of the current license, and certifies that the circumstances of the activation or deployment impede good faith efforts to make timely application for renewal of the license.(b) A licensee shall demonstrate that the requirements for licensure are met.[ Subsection (c) effective 60 days after the adoption of the maintenance of licensure for physician assistants.](c) A licensee for renewal of an active license to practice shall have practiced as a physician assistant within the last three years or have complied with the requirements for updating knowledge and skills as defined by Board rules.(d) A licensee shall promptly provide the Board with new or changed information pertinent to the information in the physician assistant's license and license renewal applications at the time the licensee becomes aware of the new or changed information.(e) A license that has lapsed may be reinstated on payment of a renewal fee and a late renewal fee. The applicant shall not be required to pay renewal fees during periods when the license was lapsed. However, if a license remains lapsed for a period of three years, the Board may require the licensee to update the licensee's knowledge and skills as defined by Board rules. (Added 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. June 30, 1986; amended 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1734c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1734c. Exemptions

§ 1734c. Exemptions|(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require licensure under this chapter of any of the following:  (1) Physician assistant students enrolled in a physician assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. (2) Physician assistants employed in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard, including National Guard in state status, while performing duties incident to that employment. (3) Technicians or other assistants or employees of a physician who perform physician-delegated tasks but who are not rendering services as physician assistants or identifying themselves as physician assistants. (4) Physician assistants who are duly licensed and in good standing in another state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States or in Canada if the physician assistants are employed as or formally designated as team physician assistants by an athletic team visiting Vermont for a specific sporting event and the physician assistants limit their practice in this State to the treatment of the members, coaches, and staff of the sports team employing or designating the physician assistants.   (b) Physician assistants licensed in this State or credentialed as physician assistants by a federal employer shall not be required to have a practice agreement when responding to a need for medical care created by a disaster or emergency, as that term is defined in 20 V.S.A. § 102(c). (Added 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; amended 2015, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 10, 2016; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 166; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1735b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1735b. Physician assistant as primary care provider

§ 1735b. Physician assistant as primary care provider|Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a physician assistant shall be considered a primary care provider when the physician assistant practices in one or more of the medical specialties for which a physician would be considered to be a primary care provider. (Added 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1737
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1737. Disposition of complaints

§ 1737. Disposition of complaints|(a) Complaints and allegations of unprofessional conduct shall be processed in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Board of Medical Practice.(b) Any person, firm, corporation, or public officer may submit a written complaint to the Board alleging a physician assistant practicing in the State committed unprofessional conduct, specifying the grounds. The Board may initiate disciplinary action in any complaint against a physician assistant and may act without having received a complaint.(c) After giving opportunity for hearing, the Board shall take disciplinary action described in subsection 1361(b) of this title against a physician assistant or applicant found guilty of unprofessional conduct.(d) The Board may approve a negotiated agreement between the parties when it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, or welfare to do so. Such an agreement may include any of the following conditions or restrictions, which may be in addition to, or in lieu of, suspension:  (1) A requirement that the individual submit to care or counseling. (2) A restriction that the individual practice only under supervision of a named person or a person with specified credentials. (3) A requirement that the individual participate in continuing education in order to overcome specified practical deficiencies. (4) A requirement that the scope of practice permitted be restricted to a specified extent. (5) An administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each act that constitutes an unprofessional conduct violation. Any money received from the imposition of an administrative penalty imposed under this subdivision shall be deposited into the Board of Medical Practice Regulatory Fee Fund for the purpose of providing education and training for Board members and the professions regulated by the Board. The Commissioner shall detail in the annual report receipts and expenses from money received under this subsection.   (e) Upon application, the Board may modify the terms of an order under this section and, if licensure has been revoked or suspended, order reinstatement on terms and conditions it deems proper. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 7; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 30, 1986; 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011.)
26 V.S.A. § 1738
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1738. Use of title

§ 1738. Use of title|Any person who is licensed to practice as a physician assistant in this State shall have the right to use the title "physician assistant" and the abbreviations "PA" and "PA-C." No other person shall assume that title, use those abbreviations, or use any other words, letters, signs, or devices to indicate that the person using them is a physician assistant. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 8; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. June 30, 1986; 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1739
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 31 - Physician Assistants|§ 1739. Legal liability

§ 1739. Legal liability|Physician assistants are responsible for their own medical decision making. A participating physician in a practice agreement with a physician assistant shall not, by the existence of the practice agreement alone, be legally liable for the actions or inactions of the physician assistant; provided, however, that this does not otherwise limit the liability of the participating physician. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 9; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. June 30, 1986; 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)