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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 413 - GRANTS OF THE ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY › Chapter 413-10 › Subject 413-10-1 - ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY RURAL INNOVATION FUND › Rule 413-10-1-.02 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The definitions
				for purposes of these rules are identical to the terms in O.C.G.A.
				 50-34-1,
et seq.
(2) "Rural
				County" shall be defined using the most recent data and estimates from the U.S.
				Bureau of the Census to mean a county with a population less than 50,000 where
				10% or more of the population lives in poverty.
(3) "Conditionally Eligible County" shall be
				defined as a county with a population of 500,000 or less that shares a
				geographic border with a Rural County.
O.C.G.A. §
											50-34-1
et
				 seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 413 - GRANTS OF THE ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY › Chapter 413-10 › Subject 413-10-1 - ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY RURAL INNOVATION FUND › Rule 413-10-1-.03 - Purpose

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Rural Innovation Fund will provide financial assistance
				 to eligible applicants when the health, welfare, safety, and economic security
				 of the citizens of the state are promoted through the development or retention
				 of economic and employment opportunities.
O.C.G.A. §
											50-34-1
et
				 seq
.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 413 - GRANTS OF THE ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY › Chapter 413-10 › Subject 413-10-1 - ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY RURAL INNOVATION FUND › Rule 413-10-1-.04 - Eligible Applicants and Recipients

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Eligible applicants and recipients of
				grant funds awarded under this program shall include, but are not limited to,
				general purpose local governments; local government authorities; joint or
				multi-county development authorities; state entities; or any combination of the
				above.
(2) All local government
				units which are party to an application must comply, where applicable, with the
				requirements regarding comprehensive planning (O.C.G.A.
				 50-8-1,
et seq
), report of local government finances (O.C.G.A.
				 36-81-8(b)),
				local service delivery strategies (O.C.G.A.
				 36-70-1,
et seq
), and local government authority registration (O.C.G.A.
				 36-80-8,
et seq
).
O.C.G.A. §
											50-34-1
et
				 seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 413 - GRANTS OF THE ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY › Chapter 413-10 › Subject 413-10-1 - ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY RURAL INNOVATION FUND › Rule 413-10-1-.05 - Fund Availability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The OneGeorgia Authority will establish
				and announce funding availability. Applications will be accepted throughout the
				fiscal year.
(2) Eligible
				applicants must complete a mandatory initial project assessment in a format and
				manner required by the OneGeorgia Authority to determine the proposed
				activity's eligibility for the Rural Innovation Fund.
(3) If the OneGeorgia Authority approves the
				initial project assessment, eligible applicants must apply for loan or grant
				funding in a format and manner required by the Authority.
(4) In consultation with the Executive
				Director of the OneGeorgia Authority, the Governor, Chairman of the State House
				Appropriations Committee, Chairman of the State Senate Appropriations
				Committee, and Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget will
				review each application to determine whether the project should receive loan or
				grant funding.
(5) Grants or loan
				awards are not limited in amount.
(6) Specific terms and conditions of any
				funding will be detailed in an award agreement between the OneGeorgia Authority
				and the grant or loan recipient. As a condition of receiving assistance, a
				recipient will be required to acknowledge terms and conditions for funding,
				which may include repayment, recapture, or deobligation of part or all of the
				funding if:
a. The project does not
				materialize as certified by the recipient;
b. The recipient violates the terms of the
				award agreement; or
c. The
				recipient fails to comply with federal or state law.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 413 - GRANTS OF THE ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY › Chapter 413-10 › Subject 413-10-1 - ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY RURAL INNOVATION FUND › Rule 413-10-1-.06 - Eligible Activities

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Eligible uses of funding include those activities, provision
				 of facilities, and services authorized in the OneGeorgia Authority Act,
				 O.C.G.A.
				  50-34-1,
et seq
.
O.C.G.A. §
											50-34-1 et
				 seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 413 - GRANTS OF THE ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY › Chapter 413-10 › Subject 413-10-1 - ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY RURAL INNOVATION FUND › Rule 413-10-1-.07 - Project Evaluation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) An application will be reviewed based on
				whether the project will result in rural innovation.
(2) An application for Rural Innovation funds
				must provide written certification from the applicant that the applicant is
				authorized to carry out the project and that the proposed expenditure of funds
				complies with all applicable legal requirements.
(3) An application which contains
				insufficient information or documentation to be evaluated may be returned to
				the applicant without having been scored.
(4) Members of the Authority may conduct site
				visits and hold discussions with applicants and related entities to evaluate
				information in the application.
(5)
				In evaluating whether an applicant's proposal will result in rural innovation,
				the Authority must consider the following factors:
a. As applicable, underwriting analysis has
				determined that the organizational status of the applicant is documented and
				reputable;
b. The applicant,
				recipient, or subrecipient's performance and standing are secure in the
				following areas: capital management, debt capacity, management character and
				experience, collateral value, and economic and market conditions;
c. The applicant's development or business
				plan uses reasonable assumptions;
d. The applicant's proposed development team
				has a successful record of accomplishments;
e. The proposed business plan, marketing
				strategy, and proforma are realistic;
f. Financial and programmatic alternatives
				have been considered and eliminated;
g. Project costs are verified through
				original source documents and appear reasonable; and
h. The need for Rural Innovation Fund
				assistance is demonstrated.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 420-1-.01 - Organization of Board

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The State Board of Dispensing Opticians consists of six members
				appointed by the Governor for a term of four years. The Board elects its own
				chairman and vice-chairman and its secretary shall be the Division Director of
				the Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Office of the Secretary of
				State. Any member of the public desiring information regarding the Board or its
				activities should contact the Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians at
				237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217-3858.
Authority Ga. Code
				84-101; as amended; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1960.; O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-1-2,  43-29-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-3 - PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS › Rule 420-3-.01 - Change in Address

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A dispensing optician licensed under the laws of Georgia must
				inform the Secretary of the Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians of any
				change of mailing address. This must be done within ten days after the change
				is made.
Ga. L. 1956, pp. 148,
				151.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-3 - PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS › Rule 420-3-.06 - Branch Office

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any branch office of a licensed dispensing optician shall have
				to be under the direct supervision of a licensed dispensing
				optician.
Ga. L. 1956, pp. 148,
				151.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-4 - CONDUCT › Rule 420-4-.01 - All Work Under Supervision of Licensed Dispensing Optician

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any trainee, apprentice, unlicensed optician, or any other
				person working for and under a licensed dispensing optician, optometrist, or
				physician shall not do optical dispensing unless he/she is working exclusively
				for and under the direct supervision of a licensed dispensing optician,
				optometrist, or physician and does not hold himself/herself out to the public
				generally as a dispensing optician. Direct supervision shall mean daily,
				onsite, close contact while optical dispensing is taking place within the
				retail establishment.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  43-29-18.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-4 - CONDUCT › Rule 420-4-.02 - Unprofessional Conduct

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, or
			 misrepresentation in the practice of optical dispensing shall include but not
			 be limited to the following:
(a) the use of
			 the title "doctor", or any abbreviation thereof by an "optical dispenser"
			 except by a person duly licensed to practice medicine in this State or by a
			 person who holds an approved degree of doctor of optometry when followed by the
			 qualification "optometrist";
(b)
			 any conduct or advertising of a character tending to deceive or mislead the
			 public;
(c) aiding or abetting,
			 either directly or indirectly in the conduct or advertising of any employer,
			 firm or associate if such conduct or advertising conflicts with the foregoing
			 regulations; or continuing the practice of optical dispensing with any such
			 employer, firm or associate after the optical dispenser has received written
			 notice from the Board of such conduct or advertising by the firm or
			 associate;
(d) directly or
			 indirectly participating in any manner in the division, assignment, rebate,
			 splitting or refunding of service fees or cost of completed eye glasses, or
			 part thereof, with a physician, optometrist or other person or
			 persons.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-4 - CONDUCT › Rule 420-4-.03 - Code of Ethics

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following code of ethics is hereby adopted by the Board to
				govern and as a guide for the conduct of licensed dispensing opticians in the
				practice of opticianry in this state. Each licensed optician shall:
(a) Keep the visual welfare of the customer
			 uppermost at all times;
(b) Promote
			 in every possible way the better care of the visual needs of the citizens of
			 this state;
(c) Enhance
			 continuously his/her educational and technical proficiency to the end that
			 his/her customers shall receive the benefits of all acknowledged improvements
			 in visual care;
(d) See that no
			 worthy person shall lack for opticianry service regardless of the financial
			 status of the person;
(e) Advise
			 each customer whenever consultation with an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist for
			 professional care seems advisable;
(f) Hold in confidence all information
			 concerning a customer and use such data only for the benefit of the
			 customer;
(g) Conduct
			 himself/herself as an exemplary citizen;
(h) Maintain his office and practice in
			 harmony with true professional standards;
(i) Maintain and promote cordial and useful
			 mutual relationships with members of his profession and other professions for
			 the interchange of information for the advantage of mankind; and
(j) Refrain from any exaggeration of a
			 customer's condition.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  43-29-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-5 - LICENSES › Rule 420-5-.01 - Application and Examination Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The optical dispensing practical
			 examination shall be held a minimum of twice a year.
(2) Only complete applications submitted with
			 the required fee and all attachments and documents will be accepted by the
			 Board. Each application must be accompanied by the following attachments:
(a) A Secure and Verifiable Document and
			 Affidavit of Citizenship as defined in Code Section
			  50-36-2;
(b) Copy of high school diploma or its
			 equivalent as defined by the State Board of Education;
(c) If applying on the basis of education,
			 the applicant must have satisfactorily completed an opticianry degree or
			 diploma from a recognized school of ophthalmic dispensing approved by the Board
			 as defined in  420-5-.01(d)  below. An official college transcript and copy of
			 diploma or degree indicating the graduation date must accompany the
			 application.
(d) A recognized
			 school of ophthalmic dispensing as referenced in OCGA
			  43-29-7(b)(4), is
			 one which provides an ophthalmic dispensing program which shall include
			 approved curriculum of opticianry courses leading to a diploma, degree or
			 certificate that is approved by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).
			 Recognition may be granted to other opticianry educational programs by the
			 Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians on a provisional basis pending
			 application, acceptable quarterly reports on progress to the board. Failure to
			 report acceptable progressive reports quarterly will result in withdrawal of
			 recognition of the program by the Georgia State Board of Dispensing
			 Opticians.
(e) Applicants applying
			 on the basis of education and experience must submit a transcript and an
			 affidavit that specifies total course clock hours completed from a program. The
			 applicant must also furnish an affidavit of work hours engaged in ophthalmic
			 dispensing activities approved by the Board while under the direct supervision
			 of a Georgia licensed optician, a Georgia licensed physician or a Georgia
			 licensed optometrist. The total combined number of hours must be a minimum of
			 3000 hours; and not less than two calendar years;
(f) Applicants applying on the basis of
			 practical experience shall furnish an affidavit of work hours engaged in
			 ophthalmic dispensing activities approved by the Board while under the direct
			 supervision of a Georgia licensed optician, a Georgia licensed physician or a
			 Georgia licensed optometrist. The total of hours must be a minimum of 3,000
			 hours and not less than two calendar years;
(g) Applicants applying on the basis of
			 formal home study programs through the Ophthalmic Career Progression Program
			 with the National Academy of Opticianry or other programs approved by the board
			 must furnish an affidavit of having successfully completed the
			 program.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-5 - LICENSES › Rule 420-5-.02 - Military Spouses and Transitioning Service Members Licensure by Endorsement

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board will consider applications by Endorsement for
				military spouses and transitioning service members as defined in O.C.G.A.
				§
								43-1-34 (2017) subject to the
				following:
(a) As used in this rule,
			 the following terms shall mean:
1. "Military"
			 means the United States armed forces, including the National Guard.
2. "Military spouse" means a spouse of a
			 service member or transitioning service member.
3. "Service member" means an active or
			 reserve member of the armed forces, including the National Guard.
4. "Transitioning service member" means a
			 member of the military on active duty status or on separation leave who is
			 within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-5 - LICENSES › Rule 420-5-.03 - Revocations; Suspension

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any violation of the provisions of law governing Optical
				Dispensing or of any rules and regulations of the Board of Dispensing Opticians
				shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the license of the offender.
				Upon a verified complaint against any dispensing optician of such violation,
				the Board after careful investigation, may conduct a hearing to determine
				whether the license of such practitioner shall be suspended or revoked. At
				least fifteen days prior to holding such hearing written notice thereof shall
				be transmitted to the person charged by course of United States Registered
				Mail, with return receipt requested, addressed to him at the last known place
				of residence. The notice shall recite the nature of the charge, the act or acts
				of the practitioner complained of, the provision of law or the regulation of
				the Board charged to have been violated, and the day, hour, and place at which
				the hearing will be held. The person charged shall be afforded opportunity to
				be present in person and by counsel at such hearing, with such witnesses as he
				may desire to produce. The Board may summon witnesses to testify to facts
				pertinent to the inquiry. Proceedings at the hearing shall be recorded and
				transcribed, and the person charged shall be entitled to receive upon request a
				copy of such transcription. If the Board, upon consideration, shall determine
				that the person charged has been guilty of a violation of the provision of the
				statute or the rule of the Board specified in the notice, the Board shall
				suspend or revoke any certificate and any license which may be issued to such
				person, otherwise the complaint shall be dismissed. Upon such suspension or
				revocation the Board may in its discretion impose such terms and conditions as
				in its judgement shall be considered just. Any action taken as a result of such
				hearing shall have the concurrence of a majority of the Board. In addition, the
				provisions of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act dealing with contested
				cases are applicable.
Ga. L. 1956, pp. 148,
				151, 156.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-5 - LICENSES › Rule 420-5-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1956, pp. 148,
				154; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1960; Ga. L. pp. 1101, 1104; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  43-29-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-6 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 420-6-.01 - Dispensing Opticians

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A "dispensing optician" is anyone who
			 prepares, fits and dispenses prescription lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses,
			 contact lenses, or any other type of vision-correcting optical device to the
			 intended user.
(2) A person will be
			 considered as within this definition who does any one or a combination of the
			 following practices:
(a) Interprets optical
			 prescriptions issued by an ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician for the
			 lab optician who fabricates vision-correcting optical lenses;
(b) Measures inter-ocular or pupillary
			 distances to determine the proper position of vision-correcting
			 lenses;
(c) Determines the
			 necessary type or shape of lenses or position of multi-focal segments and
			 optical centers for the intended wearer of vision-correcting optical
			 lenses;
(d) Measures any part of a
			 person's face or head for the purpose of adapting any vision-correcting optical
			 device thereto;
(e) Adapts or
			 aligns frames with vision-correcting lenses to the face of the intended
			 wearer.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-7 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Rule 420-7-.01 - Procedural Rules

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians hereby adopts
				by reference as its permanent rules Chapters 295-3 through 295-13, and any
				future amendments thereto, Rules and Regulations of the Office of Joint
				Secretary, State Examining Boards, relating to Procedure for Hearings before
				the several State Examining Boards.
Ga. L. 1956, pp. 151,
				152.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Rule 420-9-.01 - Continuing Education for License Renewals

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Continuing Education courses totaling at
			 least ten (10) hours shall be required for the biennial renewal of licenses. Of
			 the ten (10) hours, a minimum of two (2) hours shall be in the area of contact
			 lenses. Effective
04-01-2017
, of the ten (10) hours, one hour must
			 be on Georgia Opticianry Laws and Rules. Effective
04-01-2017
, of
			 the ten (10) hours, six (6) hours must be technically approved hours (which may
			 be either spectacles or contact lenses). Of the ten (10) hours, no more than
			 five (5) hours may be obtained via the internet. Effective
04-01-2017
, of the ten (10) continuing education hours for
			 renewal, no hours may be obtained or will be accepted for renewal via the
			 internet or home study except for those provided by the Opticians Association
			 of America, the National Academy of Opticianry or the Opticians Association of
			 Georgia. No more than eight (8) hours of continuing education may be obtained
			 in one twenty-four hour day.
(2)
			 With his/her application for license renewal, each licensed dispensing optician
			 must submit an affidavit of course hours completed as proof that his/her
			 education requirements have been satisfied.
(3) No duplicate courses will be accepted
			 during the same renewal period. No courses under the same title, by the same
			 instructor, will be accepted for renewal purposes.
O.C.G.A. §§
									43-29-3,  43-29-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Rule 420-9-.02 - Continuing Education Hours for New Licensees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
An optician licensed by examination during the first six months
				of the renewal period shall be required to obtain the full ten (10) hours of
				continuing education; if licensed during the following twelve months he/she
				shall be required to obtain five (5) hours of continuing education; if licensed
				during the last six months of the renewal period, he/she shall be exempt from
				the continuing education requirements for that renewal period only. The full
				requirement of ten (10) hours must be fulfilled each renewal period
				thereafter.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-1-25,  43-29-6,  43-29-11.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Rule 420-9-.03 - Continuing Education Program Approval

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board shall give credit for any
			 course given by any recognized national, regional or state dispensing society
			 or association if such courses are made available to all licensed opticians on
			 a reasonably nondiscriminatory fee basis.
(a)
			 Some examples, non-inclusive, of such recognized national or regional
			 dispensing society or association are:
* Opticians Association of America (OAA)
*National Academy of Opticianry (NAO)
* South Eastern Opticians Conference (SEOC)
(b) Some examples, non-inclusive, of such
			 recognized state dispensing society or association are:
* Opticians Association of Georgia (OAG)
* Professional Opticians of Florida (POF)
* North Carolina Opticians Association (NCOA)
* Tennessee Dispensing Opticians Association (TDOA)
* South Carolina Association of Opticians (SCAO)
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 420 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Chapter 420-10 - FEES › Rule 420-10-.01 - Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The required fee must accompany the appropriate applications as
				noted in the following schedule:
(a)
			 Application fee for examination--Per schedule of fees adopted by the
			 Board;
(b) Examination fee--per
			 schedule of fees adopted by the Board;
(c) Application fee for reciprocity--per
			 schedule of fees adopted by the Board;
(d) Biennial renewal--per schedule of fees
			 adopted by the Board;
(e)
			 Delinquent renewal penalty--per schedule of fees adopted by the
			 Board;
(f) Duplicate
			 certificate--per schedule of fees adopted by the Board;
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  43-29-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 430-1-.01 - Organization of Board

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Georgia State of Board of Examiners in Optometry shall be
				composed of five doctors of optometry and one consumer member appointed by the
				Governor. The Board shall annually elect a president and vice president. The
				public may obtain information and submit requests at the Office of the Division
				Director, Professional Licensing Boards.
O.C.G.A.  43-30-2,  43-30-4, and  43-30-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 430-1-.02 - Officers

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The president and vice-president of the Board shall be elected
				each year and shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and
				qualified.
O.C.G.A.  43-30-2,  43-30-4, and  43-30-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 430-1-.03 - Minutes, Records

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Minutes of all Board meetings and all records, documents,
				applications and correspondence pertaining to the executive affairs of the
				Board shall be sent to the President.
O.C.G.A.  43-30-2,  43-30-4, and  43-40-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 430-1-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1916, p. 84; Ga.
				L. pp. 7, 37.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.01 - Applications

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Candidates for
			 licensure in Georgia will be required to pass Parts I, II and III of the
			 National Board examinations; and Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
			 (TMOD) examination, and the Georgia State Jurisprudence examination
			 administered by the Georgia State Board of Optometry or the National Board of
			 Examiners in Optometry. In addition, after July, 1994, all candidates must have
			 completed all requirements for therapeutic certification before making
			 application to take the Jurisprudence examination.
(2) All candidates' application must be
			 received 45 days prior to the examination date and must include the following
			 documents:
a. official transcripts of all
			 optometric college credits;
b.
			 certified scores of IAB "Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease"
			 (TMOD);
c. certified scores of
			 Parts I, II, and III of the National Boards.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.02 - Refusal, Suspension, Revocation of a License to Practice

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board shall refuse to issue its license to practice and may
				suspend or revoke its license to practice issued to any person who is not of
				good moral character, or who commits an act involving moral turpitude, or who
				is guilty of highly unprofessional conduct, or whose certificate was issued
				through error, fraud, or perjury.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-30-5,  43-30-7,  43-30-8,  43-30-9.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.03 - Address Changes

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Each licensed optometrist shall maintain his/her current
				mailing address with the Board. Address changes may be submitted in writing to
				the Board, or license holders may update their mailing and physical addresses
				online at the PLB website,
www.sos.ga.gov/plb
. A current e-mail address
				is required and may also be updated from this site.
O.C.G.A. §§
									43-30-5,  43-30-7.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.04 - Continuing Education Requirements; Approval of Education Programs

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board has
			 pre-approved continuing education (post-graduate) courses from schools and
			 colleges of optometry accredited by the Council on Optometric Education of the
			 American Optometric Association; a maximum of ten (10) hours per biennium in
			 ophthalmologic related courses taught by the Medical College of Georgia, Emory
			 University, Mercer University and Morehouse College; any courses offered by the
			 American Optometric Association or its regional or state affiliates; the
			 Society of Professional Optometrists of Georgia; the SECO International, LLC,
			 the Council on Optometric Practice Education (C.O.P.E.) and any courses
			 approved by C.O.P.E.; American Board of Optometry and American Academy of
			 Optometry. All preapproved continuing education providers must give
			 notification of their courses on a timely basis to all Georgia Optometrists.
			 Any other individual or organization desiring Board approval of an educational
			 program sponsored by the individual or organization, or particular segments of
			 such a program shall submit a request for approval to the State Board of
			 Optometry, 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217, not later than thirty (30)
			 days prior to the scheduled date of such program. Each administrator of
			 continuing education credit that gives credit to more than five doctors at any
			 single event shall register all attendees and credits with the Association of
			 Regulatory Boards of Optometry-OE Tracker Program. The Board will act on such
			 request within thirty (30) days after receipt of the request for approval. Any
			 request for Board approval of an educational program must include the following
			 information:
(a) The identity of the sponsor,
			 including:
1. The name and address of the
			 sponsoring individual(s) or organization and a description of any
			 organizational form (e.g., unincorporated association, non-profit corporation,
			 etc.) and the date of organization;
2. The name and address of the principal
			 officers of the sponsor.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.05 - Requirements for Inactive License Status. Amended

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Georgia licensed optometrists may request in writing to the
				Board that their active license to practice optometry in Georgia be placed in
				inactive status under the following conditions:
(a) The request must be received prior to the
			 license expiration date to be considered. There is no fee required to request
			 inactive status.
(b) In the event
			 that a Doctor of Optometry who holds a valid license to practice Optometry in
			 the State of Georgia notifies the Board that he chooses to retire from active
			 practice of the profession, his license shall be considered to be
			 inactive;
(c) Doctors holding an
			 inactive license shall not engage in the practice of Optometry and shall not
			 hold themselves out to the public as being available to provide optometric
			 services;
(d) A Doctor of Optometry
			 holding an inactive license shall not be required to obtain the necessary
			 continuing education credits and no renewal fee shall be assessed.
(e) In order to return to the practice of
			 optometry, a reinstatement application for licensure must be submitted to the
			 Board. Refer to Board rule
			  430-2-.09.
O.C.G.A. §§
									43-1-4,  43-1-22,  43-30-5,  43-30-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.07 - Renewal of Licenses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Each person holding a valid license to
			 practice optometry shall renew said license with the Division Director by
			 completing and filing the renewal form furnished by the Board. Said licenses
			 expire on December 31 of every odd-numbered years and shall be renewed
			 biennially upon payment of the biennial renewal fees and providing proof, if
			 selected for an audit, of the completion of the required continuing education
			 hours. The renewal form shall be considered filed with the Board upon being
			 postmarked. All forms not postmarked by December 31 of the odd numbered years
			 shall be considered late.
(2) Each
			 person holding a valid license to practice optometry who does not renew said
			 license by December 31 of the odd-numbered years shall be afforded a late
			 renewal for a period of thirty (30) days after the deadline date. Late renewals
			 shall be processed after filing the renewal form, payment of the renewal fee
			 and late renewal penalty fee and providing proof, if selected for an audit, of
			 the required continuing education hours. The late renewal form shall be
			 considered filed with the Board upon being postmarked. All late renewal forms
			 not postmarked by January 30 following the December 31 deadline shall not be
			 considered timely filed with the Board.
(3) Any service member as defined in O.C.G.A.
			 §
								43-1-31 whose license to practice
			 optometry expired while serving on active duty outside the state shall be
			 permitted to practice optometry in accordance with the expired license and
			 shall not be charged with a violation relating to such practice on an expired
			 license for a period of six (6) months from the date of his or her discharge
			 from active duty or reassignment to a location within the state. Any such
			 service member shall be entitled to renew such expired license without penalty
			 within six (6) months after the date of her or her discharge from active duty
			 or reassignment to a location with the state. The service member must present
			 to the board a copy of the official military orders or a written verification
			 signed by the service member's commanding officer to waive any
			 charges.
(4) After the late renewal
			 time period, all non-renewed licenses will be revoked by operation of law for
			 non-renewal, and will require reinstatement at the discretion of the
			 Board.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-1-4,  43-1-19,  43-1-25,  43-30-5, 43-30-18.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.08 - Volunteers in Optometry

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board shall
			 issue a volunteer license to optometrists who:
(a) Submits an application for a volunteer
			 license to the Board; and
(b)
			 Holds a current, unrestricted license in good standing to practice optometry in
			 any licensing jurisdiction of the United States; or if the applicant is retired
			 from the practice of optometry and not currently engaged in such practice
			 either full time or part time and has, prior to retirement, maintained full,
			 unrestricted licensure in good standing in any licensing jurisdiction of the
			 United States.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-2 - REGISTRATION › Rule 430-2-.09 - Reinstatement

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Reinstatement
			 is at the sole discretion of the Board.
(2) The Board may consider reinstatement when
			 the following requirements have been met:
(a)
			 Reinstatement applications received within one (1) year from the last effective
			 date of the licensee shall include evidence of thirty-six (36) continuing
			 education hours in accordance with Board rule 430- 2-.04(5)(a-h), and must have
			 been obtained within two (2) years prior to the date of reinstatement
			 application.
(b) Reinstatement
			 applications received after one (1) year from the last effective date of the
			 license shall include:
1.Evidence of fifty
			 (50) continuing education hours, thirty-six (36) of which must be in accordance
			 with Board rule
			  430-2-.04(5)  (a-h).
			 The remaining fourteen (14) of the fifty (50) continuing education hours shall
			 be in pharmacology and pathology and shall be obtained in person, and must have
			 been obtained within two (2) years prior to the date of reinstatement
			 application.
2.In addition,
			 applicants for reinstatement after one year of the last effective date of the
			 license shall register and take and pass the Georgia Laws and Rules
			 exam.
(c) Provides
			 documentation of current CPR.
(d)
			 Provides evidence of current liability insurance as defined by law.
(e) Has met qualifications for scope of
			 practice that includes therapeutics licensure.
(f) The Board may deny reinstatement for
			 failure to demonstrate current knowledge, skill and proficiency in the practice
			 of optometry or being mentally or physically unable to practice optometry with
			 reasonable skill and safety or for any ground set forth in O.C.G.A. §
									43-1-19.
(g) The Board reserves the authority to
			 require any additional information or documentation necessary to complete the
			 reinstatement application.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-3 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 430-3-.01 - Code of Ethics

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following Code of Ethics is hereby adopted by the Board to
				govern and as a guide for the conduct of licensed Doctor of Optometry in the
				practice of optometry in this state. Each licensed Doctor of Optometry
				shall:
(a) keep the visual or
			 optometric welfare of the patient uppermost at all times;
(b) promote in every possible way the better
			 care of the health needs of the citizens of this state;
(c) enhance continuously their educational
			 and technical proficiency to the end that their patients shall receive the
			 benefits of all acknowledged improvements in visual care;
(d) see that no worthy person shall lack for
			 optometric care regardless of the financial status of the person;
(e) advise each patient whenever consultation
			 with an optometric colleague or referral for other professional care seems
			 advisable;
(f) hold in professional
			 confidence all information concerning a patient and use such data only for the
			 benefit of the patient;
(g) conduct
			 themselves as exemplary citizens;
(h) maintain their office and practice in
			 harmony with true professional standards:
(i) maintain and promote cordial and useful
			 mutual relationships with members of their profession and other professions for
			 the interchange of information for the advantage of mankind;
(j) refrain from any exaggeration of a
			 patient's condition.
O.C.G.A.
				§§
										43-1-25,  43-30-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-5 - TREATMENT PLANS; PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 430-5-.01 - Treatment Plans, Eye Examinations, and Patient Records

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Before diagnosing or prescribing a
			 treatment plan for any patient, including prescriptions for glasses, contact
			 lenses or other optical devices, the following must be met and determined:
(a) case history as related by patient;
			 and
(b) any pathological conditions
			 of the eyes, both external and internal with diagnosis recorded; and
(c) the need for any necessary optometric
			 tests to ascertain the final treatment plan.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-5 - TREATMENT PLANS; PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 430-5-.02 - Contents of Prescriptions for Contact Lenses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A contact lens is any device placed on
			 the anterior of the surface of the eye for refractive, cosmetic, diagnostic or
			 therapeutic purposes.
(2) All
			 parameters for fabrication of the lenses must be included.
(3) Prescription for contact lenses shall
			 clearly state an expiration date of not more than one (1) year past the date
			 the lens specifications were determined and a date of less than one (1) year
			 from the date the lens specifications were determined is permissible only when
			 indicated by a patient's medical condition that affects the patient's vision or
			 a refractive problem. No doctor of optometry shall replace contact lenses from
			 data, which is more than three (3) years past the date the lens specifications
			 were determined. No doctor of optometry shall replace contact lens from data,
			 which is more than three (3) years old, nor shall he/she provide the
			 specifications, which would enable another provider to replace such lenses.
			 He/She may provide such expired specifications to another licensed doctor of
			 optometry, medicine, or doctor of osteopathy for the purpose of adding to a new
			 data base from which to determine new lens specifications.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  43-30-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-5 - TREATMENT PLANS; PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 430-5-.03 - Treatment Plans-Co-Management

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Intent- It is the intent of this rule to
			 promote the cooperation of doctors of optometry and other health care providers
			 in the delivery of care to mutual patients within the scope of their respective
			 professional practices.
(2) Nothing
			 in these rules shall be construed to prohibit a therapeutically certified
			 doctor of optometry from co-managing cases which may involve, but are not
			 limited to invasive surgery, laser surgery, and procedures involving oral or
			 injected pharmaceutical agents with health care practitioners whose scope of
			 practice allows them to do these procedures under their own licenses.
(3) Nothing in these rules shall be construed
			 as allowing doctors of optometry to perform procedures not authorized as within
			 the scope of practice found in O.C.G.A. §
								43-30-1
et
			 seq.
(4) Co-management is
			 defined as the sharing of peri-operative, pre-surgical, post-surgical, and
			 medical management responsibilities between the health care providers for
			 conditions of the eyes and ocular adnexa of patients.
(5) Peri-operative is defined as the period
			 of time extending from when the patient goes into the hospital, clinic, or
			 doctor's office for surgery until the time the patient is discharged home to
			 the extent the doctor of optometry is practicing within the scope of practice
			 found in O.C.G.A. §
								43-30-1
et
			 seq.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-30-1,  43-30-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-5 - TREATMENT PLANS; PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 430-5-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1916, p. 84, Ga.
				L. 1931, pp. 7, 37, Ga. L. 1933, p. 202, Ga. L. 1963, p. 214, Ga. L. 1964, p.
				338, Ga. L. 1965, p. 283, Ga. L. 1966, p.
				333.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Chapter 430-5 - TREATMENT PLANS; PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 430-5-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1916, p. 84, Ga.
				L. 1931, pp. 7, 37, Ga. L. 1933, p. 202, Ga. L. 1963, p. 214, Ga. L. 1964, p.
				338, Ga. L. 1965, p. 283, Ga. L. 1966, p.
				333.