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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.27 | Evidence - Interference With Choice of Service.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
The testimony and reports of an optometrist licensed by the state vision professionals board under this chapter shall be received by any state, county, municipal, school district, or other public board, body, agency, institution, or official and by any private educational or other institution receiving public funds as competent evidence with respect to any matter within the scope of the practice of optometry. No such board, body, agency, official, or institution shall interfere with any individual's right to a free choice of receiving services from either an optometrist or a physician. No such board, body, agency, official, or institution shall discriminate against an optometrist performing procedures that are included in the practice of optometry as provided in section 4725.01 of the Revised Code if the optometrist is licensed under this chapter to perform those procedures.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 11:59 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.28 | Copy of Prescription to Be Given to Patient.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "supplier" means any person who prepares or sells optical accessories or other vision correcting items, devices, or procedures.
(B) A licensed optometrist, on completion of a vision examination and diagnosis, shall give each patient for whom the optometrist prescribes any vision correcting item, device, or procedure, one copy of the prescription, without additional charge to the patient. The prescription shall include the following:
(1) The date of its issuance;
(2) Sufficient information to enable the patient to obtain from the supplier of the patient's choice, the optical accessory or other vision correcting item, device, or procedure that has been prescribed;
(3) In the case of contact lenses, all information specified as part of a contact lens prescription, as defined in the "Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act," 117 Stat. 2024 (2003), 15 U.S.C. 7610.
(C) Any supplier who fills a prescription for contact lenses furnished by an optometrist shall furnish the patient with written recommendations to return to the prescribing optometrist for evaluation of the contact lens fitting.
(D) Any supplier, including an optometrist who is a supplier, may advertise to inform the general public of the price that the supplier charges for any vision correcting item, device, or procedure. Any such advertisement shall specify the following:
(1) Whether the advertised item includes an eye examination;
(2) In the case of lenses, whether the price applies to single-vision or multifocal lenses;
(3) In the case of contact lenses, whether the price applies to rigid or soft lenses and whether there is an additional charge related to the fitting and determination of the type of contact lenses to be worn that is not included in the price of the eye examination.
(E) The state vision professionals board shall not adopt any rule that restricts the right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section.
(F) Any municipal corporation code, ordinance, or regulation or any township resolution that conflicts with a supplier's right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section is superseded by division (D) of this section and is invalid. A municipal corporation code, ordinance, or regulation or a township resolution conflicts with division (D) of this section if it restricts a supplier's right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.29 | Advertising.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Regional advertisement" means an advertisement published in more than one metropolitan statistical area in this state or broadcast by radio or television stations in more than one metropolitan statistical area in this state.
(2) "National advertisement" means an advertisement published in one or more periodicals or broadcast by one or more radio or television stations in this state and also published in one or more periodicals or broadcast by one or more radio or television stations in another state.
(B) The state vision professionals board shall not require any person who sells optical accessories at more than one location to list in any regional or national advertisement the name of the licensed optometrist practicing at a particular location, provided that in addition to the requirement in division (B) of section 4725.13 of the Revised Code, the name of the optometrist is prominently displayed at the location.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.30 | Ocular Abnormalities.

Effective:
March 9, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 553 - 122nd General Assembly
If while examining a person an optometrist detects evidence of an ocular abnormality requiring further diagnosis or possible treatment that is not included in the optometrist's practice of optometry, the optometrist shall advise the patient to see a physician authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The optometrist shall include in the patient's records an entry specifying that the notice required by this section was given.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.31 | Clinically Significant Drug-Induced Side Effects.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
An optometrist licensed by the state vision professionals board shall promptly report to the board any instance of a clinically significant drug-induced side effect in a patient due to the optometrist's administering, employing, applying, or prescribing a topical ocular or therapeutic pharmaceutical agent to or for the patient. The board, by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall establish reporting procedures and specify the types of side effects to be reported. The information provided to the board shall not include the name of or any identifying information about the patient.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.32 | Requiring Impact-Resistant Lenses.

Effective:
March 9, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 553 - 122nd General Assembly
No person shall distribute, sell, or deliver any eyeglasses or sunglasses manufactured after July 31, 1972, nor shall any person distribute, sell, or deliver eyeglasses after December 31, 1972, or sunglasses after December 31, 1973, which are not fitted with impact-resistant lenses, except in those cases where a physician or optometrist prescribing eyeglasses or sunglasses finds that impact-resistant lenses could not fulfill the visual requirements of a particular patient and directs in writing the use of other lenses, and gives written notification thereof to the patient.
All impact-resistant lenses shall be capable of withstanding an impact test in which a five-eighths inch steel ball weighing approximately fifty-six hundredths of an ounce is dropped from a height of fifty inches upon the horizontal upper surface of the lens in the manner prescribed under federal regulations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.34 | Fees.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state vision professionals board shall charge the following nonrefundable fees:
(1) Three hundred fifty dollars for application for a certificate of licensure to practice optometry;
(2) Three hundred fifty dollars for renewal of a certificate of licensure to practice optometry;
(3) One hundred twenty-five dollars for late completion or submission, or both, of continuing optometric education;
(4) One hundred twenty-five dollars for late renewal of a certificate of licensure that has expired;
(5) Additional fees to cover administrative costs incurred by the board, including fees for replacing licenses issued by the board and providing rosters of currently licensed optometrists. Such fees shall be established at a regular meeting of the board and shall comply with any applicable guidelines or policies set by the department of administrative services or the office of budget and management.
(B) The board, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts specified in division (A) of this section if the fees do not exceed the amounts specified by more than fifty per cent.
(C) All receipts of the board, from any source, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund created in section 4743.05 of the Revised Code.
Last updated February 24, 2023 at 4:38 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.35 | Telehealth Services.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
An optometrist licensed under this chapter may provide telehealth services in accordance with section 4743.09 of the Revised Code.
Last updated February 24, 2023 at 4:39 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.40 | Dispensing Optician, Ocularist Definitions.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Optical aid" means both of the following:
(1) Spectacles or other instruments or devices that are not contact lenses, if the spectacles or other instruments or devices may aid or correct human vision and have been prescribed by a physician or optometrist licensed by any state;
(2) Contact lenses, regardless of whether they address visual function, if they are designed to fit over the cornea of the eye or are otherwise designed for use in or on the eye or orbit.
All contact lenses shall be dispensed only in accordance with a valid written prescription designated for contact lenses, including the following:
(a) Zero-powered plano contact lenses;
(b) Cosmetic contact lenses;
(c) Performance-enhancing contact lenses;
(d) Any other contact devices determined by the state vision professionals board to be contact lenses.
(B) "Optical dispensing" means interpreting but not altering a prescription of a licensed physician or optometrist and designing, adapting, fitting, or replacing the prescribed optical aids, pursuant to such prescription, to or for the intended wearer; duplicating lenses, other than contact lenses, accurately as to power without a prescription; and duplicating nonprescription eyewear and parts of eyewear. "Optical dispensing" does not include selecting frames, placing an order for the delivery of an optical aid, transacting a sale, transferring an optical aid to the wearer after an optician has completed fitting it, or providing instruction in the general care and use of an optical aid, including placement, removal, hygiene, or cleaning.
(C) "Licensed dispensing optician" means a person holding a current, valid license issued under sections 4725.48 to 4725.51 of the Revised Code that authorizes the person to engage in optical dispensing. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit a licensed dispensing optician to alter the specifications of a prescription.
(D) "Licensed spectacle dispensing optician" means a licensed dispensing optician authorized to engage in both of the following:
(1) The dispensing of optical aids other than contact lenses;
(2) The dispensing of prepackaged soft contact lenses in accordance with section 4725.411 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Licensed spectacle-contact lens dispensing optician" means a licensed dispensing optician authorized to engage in the dispensing of any optical aid.
(F) "Apprentice" means any person dispensing optical aids under the direct supervision of a licensed dispensing optician.
(G) "Prescription" means the written or verbal directions or instructions as specified by a physician or optometrist licensed by any state for preparing an optical aid for a patient.
(H) "Supervision" means the provision of direction and control through personal inspection and evaluation of work.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.41 | License Required.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
No person shall engage in optical dispensing or hold self out as being engaged in optical dispensing unless the person has fulfilled the requirements of sections 4725.48 to 4725.51 of the Revised Code and has been certified as a licensed dispensing optician by the state vision professionals board.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.411 | Dispensing Prepackaged Soft Contact Lenses.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Each licensed spectacle dispensing optician shall complete two hours of study in prepackaged soft contact lens dispensing approved by the state vision professionals board under section 4725.51 of the Revised Code. The two hours of study shall be completed as follows:
(1) Each licensed spectacle dispensing optician who holds the license on September 29, 2015, shall complete the two hours of study not later than December 31, 2015.
(2) Each licensed spectacle dispensing optician who receives the license after September 29, 2015, shall complete the two hours of study not later than the thirty-first day of December of the year the license is issued.
(B) Beginning January 1, 2016, a licensed spectacle dispensing optician may dispense prepackaged soft contact lenses if both of the following are the case:
(1) The licensed spectacle dispensing optician has completed two hours of study in prepackaged soft contact lens dispensing in accordance with division (A) of this section.
(2) The only action necessary is to match the description of the contact lenses that is on the packaging to a written prescription.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.44 | Powers and Duties of Board.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state vision professionals board shall be responsible for the administration of sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code and, in particular, shall process applications for licensure as licensed dispensing opticians; schedule, administer, and supervise the qualifying examinations for licensure or contract with a testing service to schedule, administer, and supervise the qualifying examination for licensure; issue licenses to qualified individuals; and revoke and suspend licenses.
(B) The board shall adopt, amend, or rescind rules, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the licensure of dispensing opticians, and such other rules as are required by or necessary to carry out the responsibilities imposed by sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code, including rules establishing criminal records check requirements under section 4776.03 of the Revised Code and rules establishing disqualifying offenses for licensure as a dispensing optician or certification as an apprentice dispensing optician pursuant to sections 9.79, 4725.48, 4725.52, 4725.53, and 4776.10 of the Revised Code.
(C) The board shall have no authority to adopt rules governing the employment of dispensing opticians, the location or number of optical stores, advertising of optical products or services, or the manner in which optical products can be displayed.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:01 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.49 | Examinations.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state vision professionals board may provide for the examination of applicants by designing, preparing, and administering the qualifying examinations or by contracting with a testing service that is nationally recognized as being capable of determining competence to dispense optical aids as a licensed spectacle dispensing optician or a licensed spectacle-contact lens dispensing optician. Any examination used shall be designed to measure specific performance requirements, be professionally constructed and validated, and be independently and objectively administered and scored in order to determine the applicant's competence to dispense optical aids.
(B)(1) The board shall ensure that it, or the testing service it contracts with, does all of the following:
(a) Provides public notice as to the date, time, and place for each examination at least ninety days prior to the examination;
(b) Offers each qualifying examination at least twice each year in Columbus, except as provided in division (C) of this section;
(c) Provides all materials and equipment necessary for the applicant to take the examination.
(2) The board shall provide to each applicant all forms necessary to apply for examination.
(C) If the number of applicants for any qualifying examination is less than ten, the examination may be postponed. The board or testing service shall provide the applicant with written notification of the postponement and of the next date the examination is scheduled to be administered.
(D) No limitation shall be placed upon the number of times that an applicant may repeat any qualifying examination, except that, if an applicant fails an examination for a third time, the board may require that the applicant, prior to retaking the examination, undergo additional study in the areas of the examination in which the applicant experienced difficulty.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.50 | Issuance and Display of Certificate.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Each person who qualifies for licensure under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code shall receive from the state vision professionals board, under its seal, a certificate of licensure entitling the person to practice as a licensed spectacle dispensing optician or a licensed spectacle-contact lens dispensing optician. The appropriate certificate of licensure shall be issued by the board no later than sixty days after it has notified the applicant of the applicant's approval for licensure.
(B) Each licensed dispensing optician shall display the licensed dispensing optician's certificate of licensure in a conspicuous place in the licensed dispensing optician's office or place of business. If a licensed dispensing optician maintains more than one office or place of business, the licensed dispensing optician shall display a duplicate copy of such certificate at each location. The board shall issue duplicate copies of the appropriate certificate of licensure for this purpose upon the filing of an application form therefor and the payment of a five-dollar fee for each duplicate copy.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.501 | License Applicant to Comply With Rc Chapter 4776.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter.
(B) In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for an initial license shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. The state vision professionals board shall not grant a license to an applicant for an initial license unless the applicant complies with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:03 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.51 | Renewal - Continuing Education.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) Each license issued under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code shall expire on the last day of December of each odd-numbered year. Each person holding a valid, current license may apply to the state vision professionals board for the extension of the license under the standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. Each application for renewal shall be accompanied by a renewal fee of one hundred ninety-five dollars. In addition, except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the application shall contain evidence that the applicant has completed continuing education within each biennial licensing period as follows:
(a) Licensed spectacle dispensing opticians shall have completed a length of study of twelve clock hours, approved by the board.
(b) Licensed spectacle-contact lens dispensing opticians shall have completed a length of study of twenty-four clock hours, approved by the board.
(2) An application for the initial renewal of a license issued under sections 4725.40 to 4725.55 of the Revised Code is not required to contain evidence that the applicant has completed the continuing education requirements of division (A)(1) of this section.
(B) No person who fails to renew the person's license under division (A) of this section shall be required to take a qualifying examination under section 4725.48 of the Revised Code as a condition of renewal, provided that the application for renewal and proof of the requisite continuing education hours are submitted within thirty days from the date the license expired and the applicant pays the renewal fee and a penalty of seventy-five dollars. The board may provide, by rule, for an extension of the grace period for licensed dispensing opticians who are serving in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio national guard or the national guard of any other state and for waiver of the continuing education requirements or the penalty in cases of hardship or illness.
(C) The board shall approve continuing education programs and shall adopt rules as necessary for approving the programs. The rules shall permit programs to be conducted either in person or through electronic or other self-study means. Approved programs shall be scheduled, sponsored, and conducted in accordance with the board's rules.
(D) Any license given a grandfathered issuance or renewal between March 22, 1979, and March 22, 1980, shall be renewed in accordance with this section.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:03 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.52 | Apprentices.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 (GA 134),  House Bill 509 (GA 134)
Any licensed dispensing optician may supervise a maximum of three apprentices who shall be permitted to engage in optical dispensing only under the supervision of the licensed dispensing optician.
To serve as an apprentice, a person shall register with the state vision professionals board on a form provided by the board and in the form of a statement giving the name and address of the supervising licensed dispensing optician, the location at which the apprentice will be employed, and any other information required by the board. For the duration of the apprenticeship, the apprentice shall register annually on the form provided by the board and in the form of a statement.
Each apprentice shall pay an initial registration fee of twenty dollars. The board shall not charge an apprentice a fee to renew the apprentice's registration.
The board shall grant registration as an apprentice under this section in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if the applicant holds a registration or license in another state or has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an apprentice permitted to engage in supervised optical dispensing in a state that does not grant that registration or license.
The board shall not deny registration as an apprentice under this section to any individual based on the individual's past criminal history or an interpretation of moral character unless the denial is for a disqualifying offense in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. In considering a renewal of an individual's registration, the board shall not consider any conviction or plea of guilty prior to the initial registration. However, the board may consider a conviction or plea of guilty if it occurred after the individual was initially registered, or after the most recent registration renewal. If the board denies an individual for a registration or registration renewal, the reasons for such denial shall be put in writing. Additionally, the board may grant an individual a conditional registration that lasts for one year. After the one-year period has expired, the registration is no longer considered conditional, and the individual shall be considered fully registered.
A person who is gaining experience under the supervision of a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist that would qualify the person under division (B)(1) of section 4725.48 of the Revised Code to take the examination for optical dispensing is not required to register with the board.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:32 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.531 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state vision professionals board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued by the board pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.54 | Disciplinary Actions.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Any person having knowledge of a violation of sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code by a licensed dispensing optician or an apprentice, or of any other ground specified in section 4725.53 of the Revised Code for denying, suspending, or revoking a license, may submit a written complaint, specifying the precise violations or grounds, to the state vision professionals board. If the board determines, in accordance with the procedures of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that the charges are sustained by the evidence presented, it may suspend or revoke the license of the person against whom the charges were preferred.
(B) If the board discovers or is informed that any person is or has been engaged in optical dispensing without having received a license under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code, it shall inform the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the alleged unlicensed activity took place. The prosecuting attorney shall take all legal action necessary to terminate such illegal practice of optical dispensing and to prosecute the offender under section 4725.41 of the Revised Code.
(C) In addition to other remedies provided in this chapter, the board may request the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of a county in which a violation of sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code occurs to apply to the court of common pleas of the county for an injunction to restrain the activity that constitutes a violation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.541 | Cease and Desist Order for Unlicensed Practice of Optical Dispensing.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
The state vision professionals board may issue a cease-and-desist order against any person engaged in optical dispensing without having received a license under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code that the board reasonably suspects has violated, is currently violating, or is about to violate this chapter. The board shall notify the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the alleged unlicensed activity took place for additional action in accordance with section 4725.54 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 4:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.55 | Licenses and Applications - Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
No person shall do any of the following:
(A) Sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, a certificate of licensure as a dispensing optician issued under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code;
(B) Use, or attempt to use, a license which is illegally purchased or acquired under division (A) of this section, obtained by fraud or deception, counterfeited, materially altered or otherwise modified without prior approval of the state vision professionals board, or suspended or revoked under section 4725.53 or 4725.54 of the Revised Code;
(C) Materially alter or otherwise modify a license in any manner, unless authorized by the state vision professionals board;
(D) Willfully and knowingly make any false statement in an application required under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.56 | Prohibiting Payment for Referrals.

Effective:
March 22, 1979
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 328 - 112th General Assembly
No licensed dispensing optician, or employee or agent of a licensed dispensing optician shall pay or offer to pay a rebate or commission of any nature, or offer any other thing of value, to a licensed physician or licensed optometrist for referring patients to the licensed dispensing optician.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.57 | Reciprocity.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
The state vision professionals board shall issue a license to engage in optical dispensing in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(A) The applicant holds a license or registration in another state.
(B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a dispensing optician in a state that does not issue that license or registration.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:27 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.59 | Exemptions.

Effective:
March 9, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 553 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) Sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code do not apply to:
(1) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or to persons while in the employment and under the supervision of physician at the physician's office;
(2) An optometrist licensed under sections 4725.01 to 4725.34 of the Revised Code, or to persons while in the employment and under the supervision of an optometrist at the optometrist's office.
(B) Nothing in sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code shall prevent or restrict any individual, firm, or corporation from employing or from engaging in optical dispensing through persons licensed or registered under such sections.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.591 | Optical Dispensing by Volunteers Licensed in Other State.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
Section 4725.41 of the Revised Code does not apply to a nonresident person who holds in good standing a valid license from another state to engage in optical dispensing and is engaging in optical dispensing as a volunteer without remuneration during a charitable event that lasts not more than seven days.
When a person meets the conditions of this section, the person shall be deemed to hold, during the course of the charitable event, a license to engage in optical dispensing from the state vision professionals board and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter authorizing the board to take disciplinary action against a license holder. Not less than seven calendar days before the first day of the charitable event, the person or the event's organizer shall notify the board of the person's intent to engage in optical dispensing at the event. During the course of the charitable event, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a dispensing optician licensed under this chapter is authorized to perform unless the person's scope of practice in the other state is more restrictive than in this state. If the latter is the case, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a dispensing optician in the other state may perform.
The state vision professionals board shall not require a nonresident person who holds a license in another state to obtain a license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to practice optometry as a volunteer in the manner described under this section.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:27 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.61 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The state vision professionals board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.63 | Appointment of Committees.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
The state vision professionals board may appoint committees or other groups to assist in fulfilling its duties. A committee or group may consist of board members, other individuals with appropriate backgrounds, or both board members and other individuals with appropriate backgrounds. Any appointed committee or group shall act under the board's direction and shall perform its functions within the limits established by the board.
If the board appoints a committee or group to address issues concerning optical dispensing or the practice of licensed dispensing opticians under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code, the board shall include as a member of that committee or group a physician licensed by the state medical board who engages in the practice of ophthalmology and is recommended by a professional association representing the interests of the profession of ophthalmology.
Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, a committee or group organized under this section is advisory in nature and may not act independently of the board or act on the board's behalf.
Members of a committee or group may be reimbursed by the board for any expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, in accordance with section 126.31 of the Revised Code and with approval from the director of administrative services.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.64 | Authority of Board to Enter Into Contracts.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The state vision professionals board may enter into contracts with any person or government entity to implement this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, any other applicable statutes or rules, and any applicable federal statutes or regulations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.65 | Membership in National Licensing Organization.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The state vision professionals board may become a member of a national licensing organization for optometrists and dispensing opticians. The board may participate in any of the organization's activities, including reporting actions the board takes against an applicant or license holder to any data bank established by the organization.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.66 | Code of Ethics.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
The state vision professionals board shall establish a code of ethical practice for individuals who hold a certificate of licensure issued by, or who are licensed or registered, by the board in accordance with rules adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. In establishing the codes of ethical practice, the board shall define unprofessional conduct in the rules, which shall include engaging in a dual relationship with a client or former client, committing an act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation of a client or former client, and, except as permitted by law, violating client confidentiality.
The codes of ethical practice may be based on any codes of ethical practice developed by national organizations representing the interests of optometrists and dispensing opticians. The board may establish standards in its codes of ethical practice that are more stringent than those established by national organizations.
The board may take disciplinary action against an applicant or license holder for violating any code of ethical practice established under this section.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 4:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.67 | Discrimination Prohibited.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
The state vision professionals board and any committees established by the board shall not discriminate against an applicant or holder of a certificate of licensure, license, registration, or endorsement issued under this chapter because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or age. A person who files with the board or committee a statement alleging discrimination based on any of those reasons may request a hearing with the board or committee, as appropriate.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians › Section 4725.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
March 9, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 553 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 4725.02 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for a first offense; for each subsequent offense such person shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one year.
(B) Whoever violates section 4725.41 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree for a first offense, and a misdemeanor of the first degree for each subsequent offense.
(C) Whoever violates section 4725.55 or 4725.56 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(D) Whoever violates division (A) of section 4725.21 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense; for each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Any violation constitutes a separate offense on each successive day continued.
(E) Whoever violates section 4725.32 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(F) Whoever violates section 4725.22 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense; for each subsequent offense, such person shall be fined up to one thousand dollars.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4727 | Pawnbrokers › Section 4727.01 | Pawnbroker Definitions.

Effective:
April 5, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 467 - 123rd General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Pawnbroker" means a person engaged in the business of lending money on deposit or pledges of personal property, other than securities, printed evidence of indebtedness, titles, deeds, or bills of sale, at a total charge, rate of interest, or discount or other remuneration in excess of eight per cent per annum, and includes a person engaged in the business of purchasing personal property from another person with an agreement that the personal property will be made available to that other person for repurchase within an agreed-to time period and for an amount greater than the price originally paid to that other person for the purchase of the personal property.
(B) "Superintendent of financial institutions" includes the deputy superintendent for consumer finance as provided in section 1181.21 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4727 | Pawnbrokers › Section 4727.02 | License Required.

Effective:
March 28, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 235 - 131st General Assembly
No person shall act as a pawnbroker, or advertise, transact, or solicit business as a pawnbroker, without first having obtained a license from the superintendent of financial institutions. A person shall obtain a separate license for each place of business at which the person acts or transacts business as a pawnbroker.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4727 | Pawnbrokers › Section 4727.031 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the division of consumer finance shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4727 | Pawnbrokers › Section 4727.05 | Conduct of Investigations.

Effective:
April 5, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 467 - 123rd General Assembly
The superintendent of financial institutions shall, either personally, or by such person as the superintendent may appoint for the purpose, at least once every eighteen months, and more often if deemed advisable, investigate the business of every person licensed as a pawnbroker, and of every person by whom or for which any such loan or purchase shall be made, whether such person shall act, or claim to act, as principal, agent, or broker, or under or without the authority of this chapter, and for that purpose shall have free access to all the pledged or purchased articles, books, and all papers relating to the licensee's business. The superintendent and every examiner may examine, under oath or affirmation, any person whose testimony may relate to any business coming within this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4727 | Pawnbrokers › Section 4727.06 | Interest Charges.

Effective:
March 28, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 235 - 131st General Assembly
(A) No pawnbroker shall charge, receive, or demand interest for any loan in excess of six per cent per month or fraction of a month on the unpaid principal. Interest shall be computed on a monthly basis on the amount of the principal remaining unpaid on the first day of the month and shall not be compounded.
(B) In addition to the rate of interest limitation imposed pursuant to division (A) of this section, the licensee may charge no more than:
(1) Six dollars per month or fraction of a month for all pledged articles held as security or stored for a loan, to be agreed to in writing at the time the loan is made;
(2) Four dollars plus the actual cost of shipping, when the licensee is to deliver or forward the pledged article by express or parcel post to the pledgor;
(3) Five dollars for the cost of notifying a pledgor by mail that the pledged articles may be forfeited to the licensee pursuant to section 4727.11 of the Revised Code.
(C) A licensee who complies with the requirements or procedures of this state pursuant to the application of the "Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act," 107 Stat. 1536 (1993), 18 U.S.C.A. 922, as amended, may charge any fee the licensee is required by law to pay in order to comply with such requirements or procedures. The licensee may charge no more than ten dollars for providing services in compliance with such requirements or procedures.
(D) A licensee may accept a portion of the outstanding principal loan balance at any time. A pledgor may redeem a pawn loan at any time after the pledge was made. A pledgor may not prepay interest or storage charges, other than the current month, except when the pledgor redeems the pledged property. Prepayment of interest and storage charges may not occur at the time the loan is originated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4727 | Pawnbrokers › Section 4727.07 | Statement to Seller or Pledgor.

Effective:
September 17, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 353 - 121st General Assembly
Every pawnbroker shall give to the pledgor or seller a statement upon which shall be legibly written in ink, printed, or typed, the name and address of the licensee making the loan or purchase, the amount of the loan or purchase price, the rate of interest, the time and date when the loan is made, or goods sold, and the date when payable; and also shall give the pledgor a receipt for each payment of principal, storage charge, or interest. All moneys received for any loan shall first be applied to any interest and storage charge on a loan, and any remaining moneys shall then be applied to the amount of unpaid principal of the loan existing on the date on which the moneys are received. The statement also shall contain a full and accurate description of the articles pledged or sold, including any serial and model numbers or identifying marks thereon. In the case of pawn loans, the statement shall contain a full disclosure of all charges for storage, and on the back of the receipt shall be printed in type a copy of section 4727.06 of the Revised Code. The licensee shall retain a copy of the statement for two years from the date of the last entry of the loan or purchase account. Every statement shall be numbered and maintained consecutively, commencing with the number "one," but the licensee may maintain statements in an active and inactive file.