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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-3 - Examination and Licensing › Section 4725-3-08 - Requirements for licensure by endorsement, optometrist, dispensing optician or ocularist educated outside the United States of America

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Optometrist:
(1)
									The board will recognize for certificate of licensure
			 by endorsement any optometrist meeting the requirements of section
			 4725.18 of the Revised Code who
			 has an active license in good standing issued by another state board of
			 optometry or a province in Canada.
(2)
									The applicant for
			 licensure by endorsement must meet the qualifications as set forth in section
			 4725.12 of the Revised Code. The
			 applicant must provide proof of being in an active practice of optometry for at
			 least three years immediately preceding the application. The board may require
			 that the applicant pass all or part of the licensing examination accepted by
			 the board under section
			 4725.11 of the Revised Code if
			 the board determines that testing is necessary to determine the applicants
			 qualifications for issuance of a certificate of licensure.
(3)
									If the applicant
			 has not been involved in an active practice of optometry for the past three
			 years the board may require additional testing as deemed necessary. The minimum
			 requirement for such non-practicing applicants to be granted licensure by
			 endorsement would be passing scores in the clinical skills section of the
			 examination given by the national board of examiners in optometry or any
			 equivalent examination as determined by the board.
(4)
									The board may
			 require copies of all testing given by the state or province from the state
			 board or province in which the applicant was initially examined to determine
			 that the test was equivalent to the Ohio examination at the time the applicant
			 was licensed in that state or province.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-3 - Examination and Licensing › Section 4725-3-09 - Issuance of certificates, renewal procedures, records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall prepare and provide to
			 each new licensee an electronic certificate of licensure to practice optometry
			 in the state of Ohio.
(B)
								
								After initial licensure, the licensed optometrist will
			 receive a certificate of licensure sent electronically, in the
			 manner prescribed by the board, bearing the name of the licensee,
			 and the license number
								.
(C)
			 Any  certificate
			 
								of licensure issued by the board shall remain the
			 property of the board and shall be surrendered to the board on
			 demand.
(D) The licensee shall not
			 make any alteration on any type of certificate  issued by the board nor shall permit any alterations to
			 be made.
(E)
								Each licensed optometrist who has received a
			 certificate of licensure to practice optometry shall renew the respective
			 certificate of licensure on a biennial basis and pay a non-refundable fee in
			 the amount and in the manner prescribed by the board.
(F)
								Certificate of
			 licensure holders are not required to submit any continuing education credit
			 hours for the first renewal.
(G)
								Each licensed
			 optometrist must complete fifty continuing education credit hours within the
			 biennial period. Twenty hours of credit are required in the study of
			 pharmacology. The maximum for online credit hours is thirty.
(H)
								In the case of a
			 license reinstatement one of the following applies:
(1)
									If the
			 reinstatement was valid for a period of twelve months or less, the license
			 holder must complete half of the continuing education hours required within the
			 biennial period.
(2)
									If the reinstatement was valid for a period of more
			 than twelve months, the license holder must complete the full amount of
			 continuing education hours required within the biennial period.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-3 - Examination and Licensing › Section 4725-3-12 - Licensure for military members and spouses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A military member or whose spouse is
			 ordered to active military duty in this state is eligible for a military
			 license to practice as a licensed optometrist, optician
			  in accordance with Chapter
			 4725. of the Revised Code.
(B) An
			 application for a military license shall meet the requirements set forth in
			 section 4743.041 of the Revised Code and
			 include the following:
(1) Proof that the
			 applicant is an active duty service member of the uniformed services of the
			 United States or is the spouse;
(2)
			 Proof that the applicant holds a valid, unrestricted license to practice in the
			 professions issued by another jurisdiction of the United States;
(3) Proof that the applicant or spouse is on
			 military duty in Ohio; and
(4) The
			 initial application fee will not be charged to an applicant who qualifies under
			 this rule.
(5) Proof the applicant
			 complied with Chapter 4776. of the Revised Code and has obtained a criminal
			 records check, as prescribed by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-3 - Examination and Licensing › Section 4725-3-13 - Fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The state vision professionals board fees are
			 nonrefundable.
(1)
									Optometrist:
(a)
										Three hundred
			 fifty dollars for application for a certificate of licensure to practice
			 optometry;
(b)
										Three hundred fifty dollars for renewal of a
			 certificate to practice optometry;
(c)
										One hundred
			 twenty-five dollars for late completion or submission, or both, of continuing
			 optometric education;
(d)
										One hundred twenty-five dollars for late renewal of a
			 certificate of licensure that has expired;
(e)
										Three hundred
			 fifty dollars for reinstatement of application of certificate of
			 licensure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-01 - Solicitor, agent, etc

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The employing of any solicitor or agent for the purpose of
				securing patients or acting as a solicitor or agent in the referring of
				patients is prohibited.
Engaging in the division of fees for the referral of patients,
				or receiving of any article of value in return for a specific referral of a
				patient to utilize a particular service or business is prohibited.
The receipt of fees for actual services provided in the
				co-management of patients with a licensed physician or with a professional
				corporation as defined by the Revised Code is permitted.
Co-management schedule, guidelines and visits will be
				determined by consultation between the licensed physician and referring
				licensed optometrist. The patient will be advised
				of the schedule of return visits and any guidelines to be followed.
The licensed optometrist cannot
				accept payment from the referral entity, a licensed physician or a corporation,
				for pre-surgical visits or consultations. This helps to assure the neutrality
				of the consultation and any subsequent referral recommendations.
The only exchange of value permitted between the
				licensed optometrist and the physician shall be
				payment for services actually performed. Payment must come from third-party
				payers, self-paid from the patient, or from a pre-existing agreement between
				the licensed optometrist and physician that
				allows for break out fees for services provided when global compensation is
				involved. The optometrist must document sufficient information to describe the
				post-operative care rendered.
Any violation of this rule constitutes "dishonest and
				unprofessional conduct" as that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-05 - Code of ethics

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Licensed optometrists, opticians and registered apprentices shall have codes of ethical
				practice as stated in 4725.66 of the Revised Code for all licensees and
				registrants.
(A) "Unprofessional
			 conduct" means any departure from or failure to conform to the minimal
			 standards of acceptable and prevailing practice and shall also include, but not
			 be limited to the provision of professional services which are detrimental to
			 person(s) being served. The obtaining of any fee by fraud or misrepresentation
			 or filing any claim forms without providing the service represented constitutes
			 "dishonesty and unprofessional conduct" as that phrase is used in section
			 4725.19 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) "Dual relationship" means
			 when more than one role occurs between the licensee and person(s) being served
			 professionally. A dual relationship is prohibited when the relationship between
			 the licensee and person(s) being professionally served involves a sexual or
			 intimate relationship or other conduct that constitutes a conflict of
			 interest.
(C) "Patient" means a
			 person for whom the licensee has provided health care services, whether
			 provided by mutual consent or implied consent, or provided without consent
			 pursuant to a court order. Once a licensee-patient relationship is established,
			 a person remains a patient until the relationship is terminated. Patient
			 includes any of the following:
(1)
									"Client" as referred to in section 4725.33 of the
			 Revised Code.
(2)
									A person who is receiving or has received health care
			 services from the licensee without termination of the licensee-patient
			 relationship; or
(3) A person who meets
			 the criteria of a key third party, as that term is defined in paragraph (D) of
			 this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-06 - Splitting of fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Accepting any payment except from the holder of a certificate
				of licensure, a not for profit corporation or foundation or a professional
				corporation as defined in Chapter 1785.02 of the
				Revised Code is prohibited.
An optometrist cannot work for an unlicensed individual or an
				optician except in a not for profit corporation or foundation. An optometrist
				working in a professional corporation or sole proprietorship or
				individual setting with an unlicensed individual cannot be paid by the hour, on
				a percentage basis or by splitting the examination fee paid by the
				patient.
The professional fee paid for services rendered, either by
				private pay or through a third party, must go to the optometrist. A
				professional corporation or individual owner cannot
				supplement the fees of the optometrist either hourly, per patient, or in any
				manner.
If an optometrist leases space from a
				professional corporation or an unlicensed individual,
				the optometrist shall do so on a flat rate basis. The board may request copies
				of written leases from licensees working within professional
				corporations and with individual owners. The licensee is responsible for
				negotiating and maintaining a proper lease relationship with unlicensed
				entities. The intent of this rule is to maintain the licensee's professional
				autonomy from the corporation or individual owner. This ensures that
				corporation and individual ownership objectives do not influence clinical
				decisions and the licensee's primary responsibilities to the patient.
For the purposes of this rule, a nonprofit corporation or
				foundation must be approved as so by the Ohio secretary of state and must be
				primarily funded by federal grants, state grants,
				and/or endowments.
The splitting, dividing or accepting payment of any fee with
				any person or entity other than expressly permitted constitutes "dishonesty and
				unprofessional conduct" as that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-08 - Use of license by other, impersonation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The permitting of another person to use a certificate of
				licensure for any purpose constitutes "dishonesty and unprofessional conduct"
				as that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised Code.
				The impersonation of another holder of a certificate of
				licensure for any purpose constitutes "dishonesty and unprofessional conduct"
				as that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised Code. The
				practice of optometry under any name other than the one under which the
				certificate of licensure is issued and registered with the exception of a legal
				name change constitutes "dishonesty and unprofessional conduct" as that phrase
				is used in section 4725.19, of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-10 - Practicing under unlicensed control

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The performance of optometric services for the public while in
				the employ of or while under the direct or indirect control of any person or
				entity of any kind other than a holder of a certificate of optometric
				licensure, a corporation of holders of certificates of optometric licensure, a
				not for profit charitable corporation or foundation, or a professional
				corporation as defined in Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, of holders of
				certificates of licensure constitutes "dishonesty and unprofessional conduct"
				as that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
For the purposes of this rule, nonprofit charitable
				corporations or foundations that are primarily financed by federal grants,
				state grants, and/or endowments, such as "Prevent Blindness Ohio" and
				low vision centers, may employ licensed optometrists as long as no control is
				exerted over optometric procedures that are deemed necessary by licensed
				optometrists working at these locations.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-11 - Keeping of records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The release of confidential records regarding the treatment of
				a patient or physical condition of that patient is a matter within the control
				of the patient. The patient may request a copy of the records or waive the
				privilege of confidentiality for the records to be furnished to a third
				party.
The examining optometrist is responsible for providing a copy
				of the records upon a proper request either directly to the patient or to a
				designated third party. If records are to be sent to a third party the
				optometrist may require that the patient sign a record release or waiver
				form.
Upon retirement or termination of practice, patient records may
				be transferred to another optometrist for custody. A written custody agreement
				must be executed, signed and retained by both parties. Patients should be
				notified of the transfer of records and also informed that the records can be
				forwarded to an optometrist of their choice. A reasonable charge
				as defined in section
				3701.07 of the Revised
				Code may be made for copying patient records. If the optometrist chooses
				to retain patient records, current patients must be notified of the location of
				their records.
An optometrist departing from a practice at a leased location
				may transfer records to another optometrist for custody. The optometrist may
				allow copies of patient prescriptions to remain at the leased location but is
				prohibited from releasing full patient records to any non-licensed individual,
				unless the patient provides written authorization to the optometrist.
The failure to timely release patient records upon a proper
				request or to notify current patients of a change of location where their
				records are maintained constitutes "dishonesty or unprofessional conduct" as
				that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
All patient records must be maintained by the examining
				optometrist for seven years unless released to another optometrist for custody.
				Patient records include examinations, furnishing legend therapeutic agents and
				for whom optical accessories have been dispensed. Records may be maintained as
				paper or electronic files. If records are maintained electronically, a backup
				file will be maintained off site. The computer will also be keyed to record the
				time and date of any records transactions or alterations.
The failure to keep for a period of at least seven years a
				complete record of all patients examined or furnished legend therapeutic agents
				and of all patients for whom optical accessories have been adapted constitutes
				"dishonesty or unprofessional conduct" as that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-13 - Puffery

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The use of the words "eye specialist," "contact lens
				specialist," optometric eye specialist," "expert" or any other words of similar import of proficiency,
				skill, knowledge, or methods of practice constitutes "dishonesty or
				unprofessional conduct" as that phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-14 - Procedures for reporting clinically induced reactions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
An optometrist shall notify the optometry board office within
				seventy-two hours of the occurrence of any instance of a clinically significant
				drug-induced side effect in a patient resulting from the optometrist
				administering, employing, applying, or furnishing such topical ocular or
				therapeutic pharmaceutical agent to or for the patient.
A report form, which will be provided by the optometry board to
				the reporting optometrist, shall be completed and forwarded to the
				state
				vision professionals board office within ten days of receipt to provide
				the required information to comply with section
				4725.31 of the Revised Code. The
				report form will include, but is not limited to, the presenting problem,
				diagnosis, agent administered, benefits achieved, problems encountered, and the
				action taken on the part of the administering optometrist to alleviate the
				patient problem. This report will not include the name or any other identifying
				information on the patient. This report will not be filed in the reporting
				optometrist's file but in a separate file designated by the board to retain
				this information for a period of two years.
A clinically significant drug-induced side effect means an
				unexpected reaction by a person resulting from topical ocular or therapeutic
				pharmaceutical agents administered by an optometrist which occurs within twenty
				four hours after the drug is administered and requires either referral to a
				medical doctor for treatment or hospitalization of the individual.
Failure to comply with all or part of this reporting procedure
				constitutes "dishonesty or unprofessional conduct" as that phrase is used in
				section 4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-15 - Notification of primary practice location, identification of license holder

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each optometrist who holds a current licensure certificate
				shall notify the board of the primary address where the optometrist is in
				practice and wherein the certificate of licensure is displayed.
The holder of a licensure certificate shall notify the board of
				any change of address of primary practice wherein the certificate is displayed.
				The license holder will take whatever steps are necessary to see that patients
				are informed of the new location of the optometrist or the location of the
				patient's records.
Prescriptions written for therapeutic pharmaceutical agents
				shall contain the optometrist's name, address of the location wherein their
				certificate of licensure is displayed.
The failure clearly to show to the public both the name of the
				holder of a certificate of licensure and the fact that the holder is an
				optometrist constitutes "dishonesty or unprofessional conduct" as that phrase
				is used in section 4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
Failure to place the required information on prescriptions for
				therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or to notify the board of address change
				within thirty days constitutes "dishonesty or unprofessional conduct" as that
				phrase is used in section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-16 - Display of name and office requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The name or all names of optometrists practicing at a location
				must be prominently displayed to the public. The minimum requirement is the
				licensee's name and O.D., or optometrist or doctor of optometry.
If optometrists are employed by another optometrist, the
				minimum requirement is to display the name of the employing optometrist
				responsible for the administration of examinations at each such location with
				the names of examining optometrists posted at the entrances to exam
				rooms.
The provisions outlined in the above two paragraphs are not
				required if an optometrist is in practice at a health maintenance organization,
				public health clinic, clinic affiliated with a school of optometry, a hospital,
				licensed health care facility, or as a consultant to industry or an educational
				facility. In these locations the optometrist will wear an identifying name
				badge which
				contains the designation of the licensee when in direct patient contact
				and give the patient a prescription with the required identifying
				information.
An optometrist has the responsibility to establish and maintain
				a safe and hygienic office adequately equipped to provide full optometric
				services within the scope of the licensure of the practitioner. The board
				requires the following minimum equipment needed to provide a full scope
				examination which shall include, but not be limited to, tonometer, slit lamp,
				and instrumentation to examine the retina and to perform visual fields. All
				optometric examination locations shall be equipped with adequate hand washing
				facilities on location for use by optometrists and patients..
(A) For purposes of this chapter, the
			 following definitions shall apply to opticians and registered apprentices:
(1) "Licensed dispensing optician" means an
			 optician who has met the requirements of sections
			 4725.47 to
			 4725.51 of the Revised Code and
			 who holds a current valid license issued by the board.
(2) "Patient" means any
			 recipient of optical  care
			 provided by a licensed dispensing optician,  apprentice optician .
(3) "Apprentice",
			 "registered apprentice" means a person registered with the board to engage in a
			 learning experience under the direct supervision of the registered
			 supervisor.
(4) "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.
(5) "Registered
			 supervisor" means the licensed dispensing optician  registered with the board as the
			 supervising licensed optician , as appropriate, for the registered apprentice optician.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-17 - Notification of examination services to patient

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each optometrist who conducts an eye
			 examination for a patient shall be responsible for providing the patient with
			 certain information prior to and during the course of the examination to permit
			 the patient to make informed decisions.
(B) The usual and customary fees for an eye
			 examination will be defined for the patient, which will include the cost of an
			 examination for spectacles and/ or
			  contact lenses. The professional fees
			 for a contact lens examination will include all procedures, tests and fitting
			 requirements that are customarily required in a standard examination to obtain
			 all information needed to produce a valid contact lens prescription.
(C) No licensed optometrist will conduct a
			 spectacle examination and write on the spectacle prescription "approved for
			 contact lens" or any other similar wording.
(D) In conducting a standard eye examination,
			 the use of dilating agents or topical ocular pharmaceutical agents will be
			 included in the usual and customary fee and not identified as a separate or
			 additional cost. This in no way limits or prohibits the charge of an additional
			 fee to a patient for extended tests or procedures which require the use of
			 these agents and are deemed necessary as a result of the standard eye
			 examination. The use of dilating agents or topical ocular pharmaceutical agents
			 in conducting an eye examination will be at the professional judgment of the
			 examining optometrist.
(E) In
			 advertising the price of an eye examination for contact lenses, the
			 advertisement will include full information on the usual and customary fees
			 normally required to provide the patient with a valid prescription and any
			 requirements on the part of the patient. This in no way prohibits charging
			 additional fees required for extended tests, procedures or visits found
			 necessary as the result of the standard examination. Any additional tests or
			 procedures performed will be included in the patient's medical
			 records.
(F) Failure to disclose
			 the required information on providing professional services to the patient or
			 in advertising eye examinations constitutes "dishonesty or unprofessional
			 conduct" as that phrase is used in section
			 4725.19 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-18 - Delegation by a licensed optometrist of duties to ancillary personnel

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Definitions:
(1) "Delegation" means the transfer of
			 authority for the performance of a selected optometric activity or task from a
			 licensed optometrist authorized to perform the activity or task to ancillary
			 personnel who do not have the authority to perform the activity or task
			 independently. Delegation to ancillary personnel shall be performed under
			 direct, general or administrative supervision of a licensed optometrist.
			 Ancillary personnel need not be employees of the responsible licensed
			 optometrist.
(2) "Direct
			 supervision" means the responsible licensed optometrist must be on the premises
			 both while the procedure is being performed by the ancillary personnel and to
			 interpret the data upon completion of the task.
(3) "General supervision" means that the
			 licensed optometrist assumes responsibility for the activities and tasks
			 performed by ancillary personnel, but need not be present while they are
			 performed. The licensed optometrist must be available for consultation and
			 direction .
(4) "Administrative supervision" means
			 supervision to an extent that the responsible licensed optometrist need not be
			 present, but must give proper instruction on procedures and assumes
			 responsibility for the actions of ancillary personnel. The licensed optometrist
			 shall not be required to be available for immediate contact.
(5) "Ancillary personnel" means any person or
			 persons working under the direct, general or administrative supervision of a
			 licensed optometrist. Ancillary personnel may be delegated to perform
			 ministerial duties, tasks and functions as assigned to them by the licensed
			 optometrist.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-5 - Misconduct › Section 4725-5-19 - Utilizing controlled substances for self and family members

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Accepted and prevailing standards of care
			 presuppose a professional relationship between a patient and a licensed
			 optometrist when the licensed optometrist is prescribing controlled substances.
			 By definition, a licensed optometrist may never have such a relationship with
			 himself or herself. Thus, a licensed optometrist shall not
			 self-prescribe or self-administer controlled substances.
(B) Accepted and prevailing standards of care
			 require that a licensed optometrist maintain detached professional judgment
			 when utilizing controlled substances in the treatment of family members. A
			 licensed optometrist shall utilize controlled substances when treating a family
			 member only in an ocular emergency situation which shall be documented in the
			 patient's record.
(C) For purposes
			 of this rule, "family member" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling or other
			 individual in relation to whom a licensed optometrist's personal or emotional
			 involvement may render that licensed optometrist unable to exercise detached
			 professional judgment in reaching diagnostic or therapeutic
			 decisions.
(D) Failure to comply
			 with all or part of this rule constitutes a violation of
			  of
			 section 4725.19 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-7 - Contact Lenses › Section 4725-7-01 - Prescription specifications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A licensed optometrist may include at
				least the following specifications in the writing of a prescription for contact
				lenses:
(A) Rigid contact lenses
(1) Base curve
(2) Peripheral curve or curves, including
			 curvature and width
(3) Overall
			 diameter
(4) Optical zone
			 diameter
(5) Power
(6) Center thickness
(7) Material
(8) Name of patient
(9) Date of examination
(10) Issue date and expiration of
			 prescription
(11) Name, postal
			 address and telephone number of prescriber
(12) In the case of a private label contact
			 lens, name of manufacturer, trade name of private label brand and, if
			 applicable, trade name of equivalent brand name
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-7 - Contact Lenses › Section 4725-7-03 - Authority for modification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A licensed optometrist  shall not permit
				
								any person to modify or order modification of any
				optical accessory which requires a prescription except upon written instruction
				of a licensed optometrist or physician.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-7 - Contact Lenses › Section 4725-7-04 - Permitted

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A licensed optometrist may permit an unlicensed person
				to perform the following duties in the optometric practice:
(A) Manufacture a rigid contact lens upon the
			 written prescription of a licensed optometrist or physician, which prescription
			 includes, as a minimum, the following: base curve, peripheral curve or curves
			 (including curvature and width), over-all diameter, optical zone diameter,
			 power, center thickness, color and material.
(B) Modify a contact lens upon written
			 detailed instructions of the licensed optometrist
			 or physician.
(C) Verify finished
			 lens(s) parameters prescribed by the licensed
			 optometrist in the practice, lenses prescribed elsewhere, or brought to the
			 practice by prospective patients.
(D) Teach contact lens hygiene and lens
			 care.
(E) Teach contact lens
			 insertion and removal techniques.
(F) Order or dispense contact lenses based
			 upon the written prescription specifications of the language contained in rule
			 4725-7-01 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-7 - Contact Lenses › Section 4725-7-05 - Not permitted

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A licensed optometrist shall not permit
				
								any ancillary personnel, including licensed opticians
				or ocularists, to perform the following duties in the optometric
				practice:
(A) Make the determination
			 as to whether or not a patient may safely and comfortably wear contact lenses.
(B) Use a phoropter or
			 hand-held lenses of any type for the purpose of determining the prescription or
			 change in the prescription necessary for any optical accessory.
(C)
			 Use a spectacle prescription or a prescription determined through the use of a
			 lensometer, or its equivalent, on a pair of spectacles as a basis for
			 designing, manufacturing or duplicating a new contact lens.
(D)
			 Prescribe a schedule of wearing time for a patient.
(E) In any way attempt
			 to exercise professional judgment or exercise professional skills which
			 constitute the practice of optometry.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-7 - Contact Lenses › Section 4725-7-06 - Prescription release

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A licensed optometrist will provide the patient on completion
				of the examination and diagnosis a copy of the prescription for any vision
				correcting item, device or procedure unless there are significant medical
				reasons which would prohibit the immediate release. The medical conditions
				restricting any release of the prescription must be documented in the patient's
				records.
(A) Diagnosis for determining
			 the contact lens prescription shall be considered a review of the proposed
			 contact lens(es) in the eye(s) of the patient after an appropriate wearing
			 period following the initial examination. The diagnosis review may be waived at
			 the discretion of the examining licensed optometrist. Patients who have
			 successfully been wearing contact lenses whereby the examination does not
			 require any major change in prescription or type of lens are
			  eligible for the issuance of the
			 prescription at the completion of the examination.
(B) The examining licensed optometrist may
			 expire a contact lens prescription at the end of one year after the eye
			 examination and completed diagnosis under normal circumstances. The
			 prescription may be expired in less than one year based on the medical judgment
			 of the examining licensed optometrist with respect to the ocular health of the
			 patient. The specific medical judgment must be documented in the patient's
			 records.
(C) The examining licensed
			 optometrist may expire a spectacle prescription at the end of two years after
			 the eye examination and completed diagnosis under normal circumstances. The
			 prescription may be expired in less than two years based on the medical
			 judgment of the examining licensed optometrist with respect to the ocular
			 health of the patient. The specific medical judgment must be documented in the
			 patient's records.
(D) The patient
			 cannot be required to sign any disclaimer or waiver in order to obtain a copy
			 of the prescription to which the patient is legally entitled. The payment of
			 the professional fee for the eye examination may be required prior to the
			 issuance of any prescription. The acceptance of insurance, including medicaid
			 or medicare  or any required
			 copayments, co-insurance or contact lens evaluation fees is considered the
			 payment of professional fees.
Failure to release a copy of the prescription to the patient as
				required constitutes a violation of section
				4725.28 of the Revised Code. A
				licensed optometrist does not have to release an expired prescription.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-9 - Continuing Education › Section 4725-9-02 - Approved optometrist education programs, optician education program definitions, and approval of a college level program of opticianry

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Approved optometry educational programs
			 include, but are not limited to meeting the conditions in section
			 4725.10 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Prior to approval of a
			 college level program of opticianry, the board will consider the following
			 information provided by the program which includes, but is not limited to:
(1) The mission statement of the program
			 which is appropriate for opticianry;
(2) The learning objectives of the program
			 which are competency based, clearly stated and appropriate for
			 opticianry;
(3) The goals of the
			 program which define the end results that students must achieve for
			 graduation.
(4) The written
			 policies for, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Grading and completion
			 requirements;
(b) Maintenance of
			 student records;
(c) Grievance and
			 appeal procedures; and,
(d)
			 Competency-based student clinical practice.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-9 - Continuing Education › Section 4725-9-04 - Exemption from compliance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A
			 licensed optometrist requesting exemption from compliance with the continuing
			 education requirement for a study compliance year because of illness or undo
			 hardship shall include documentation required by the board with valid reasons
			 prior to the renewal of any certificate of licensure.
(B) The board may grant a waiver of
			 continuing education and/or late fees for opticians  only for the following reasons:
(1) Hardship;
(2) Illness; or
(3) Military service.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-9 - Continuing Education › Section 4725-9-05 - Certificate of attendance; application for approval of continuing education courses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Certificate of attendance at continuing education courses shall
				be submitted by every licensed optometrist prior to renewal of any certificate
				of licensure or the licensee may utilize the OE tracker, or equivelent approved program and request the board
				staff conduct an online continuing education audit without submitting the
				course certificate. Certificate shall be provided by the sponsor to each
				licensed optometrist upon request at the completion of the course and must
				contain the following information at a minimum:
(A) Name of attendee;
(B) License number in the proper
			 format;
(C) Name of sponsoring
			 organization;
(D) Subject of
			 educational program;
(E) Number of
			 clock hours in attendance;
(F) Date
			 of program;
(G) Board approval
			 number or the council on optometric practitioner
								 education (COPE) approval
			 number;
(H) Either the original
			 certificate or a digital copy ; and
(I) Or
			 such other evidence of attendance as the board deems appropriate and necessary
			 or to meet technological advances for documentation purposes.
The use of the board's application for optometric continuing
				education credit is required when submitting courses for approval. Such forms
				shall be available through the board office and shall be submitted not less
				than thirty days prior to the date of the program.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-11 - Notice › Section 4725-11-04 - Duties of executive director

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The board shall designate an executive director who shall serve
				at the pleasure of the board and shall be directly responsible to the president of the
				board.
(A) The executive director will
			 conduct and care for all correspondence in the name of the board and will keep
			 appropriate records. The executive director will keep and file a record of all
			 applications for licensure, certificates of licensure, examinations, continuing
			 education, administrative hearings, and actions against licensure. The
			 executive director will annually prepare a list of the names and addresses of
			 all persons licensed by the board, including a list of every person whose
			 licensure has been suspended or revoked in the past year.
(B) The executive director shall give bond in
			 the sum of two thousand dollars as indicated in section
			 4725.05 of the Revised Code. The
			 executive director will be responsible for receiving and accounting for all
			 monies and transfer the monies to the state treasurer into the appropriate
			 fund. Included in these responsibilities will be the preparation of the board
			 budget for approval by the board. All reports, financial and annual, required
			 by the revised code will be filed by the executive director as well as those
			 others specifically directed by the board.
(C) The executive director will have the
			 authority to sign for actions as directed by and with the approval of the
			 board. The executive director will perform other duties as required by the
			 board in order to fulfill the goals and objectives of the board's
			 responsibilities under the Revised Code.
(D) The executive director with the approval
			 and authority of the board, will train, evaluate, and supervise the staff and
			 be responsible for working conditions; staff relations, public relations, and
			 professional ethics.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-13 - Personal Information Systems › Section 4725-13-01 - Personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The Ohio 
								vision professionals
			 board shall appoint one employee to be directly responsible for the
			 custody and security of each personal information system maintained by the
			 board. Said employee shall:
(1) Inform all
			 employees who have any responsibility for the operation or maintenance of said
			 system or the use of personal information maintained in the system, of the
			 applicable provisions of Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code and rules adopted
			 thereunder; and
(2) Inform all persons requested to supply
			 personal information for a system whether or not he/she is legally required to
			 provide such information; and
(3) Restrict the collection, maintenance and
			 use of personal information to only that which is necessary and relevant to
			 functions of the board as required or authorized by statute, ordinance, code or
			 rule; and
(4) Provide a person, who is asked to supply
			 personal information that will be placed in an interconnected or combined
			 system, with information relevant to the system, including the identity of the
			 other agencies or organizations that have access to the information in the
			 system; and
(5) Allow a person who is the subject of a
			 record in a personal information system to inspect the record pursuant to
			 section 1347.08 of the Revised Code.
			 Upon the request and verification that the person requesting access to the
			 record is the subject of information contained in the system, the employee
			 shall:
(a) Inform the person of any personal
			 information in the system of which he/ she is the subject;
(b) Permit the person, or his/her legal
			 guardian, or an attorney who presents a signed authorization made by the
			 person, to inspect all personal information in the system of which he/she is
			 the subject, except where prohibited by law;
(c) Inform the person of the uses made of the
			 personal information and identify other users who have access to the
			 system;
(d) Allow a person who
			 wishes to exercise his/her rights as provided by this rule to be accompanied by
			 one individual of his/her choice; and
(e) Provide, for a reasonable charge, copies
			 of any personal information the person is authorized to inspect.
(6) Investigate disputes
			 concerning the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of personal
			 information pursuant to section
			 1347.09 of the Revised Code and
			 paragraph (D) of this rule; and
(7) Take all reasonable precautions to
			 protect personal information maintained by the 
									Ohio vision professionals
			 board from unauthorized modification, destruction, use or disclosure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-15 - Pharmacology › Section 4725-15-04 - Board approval of pharmacology and ocular disease continuing education course is as follows

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board will approve for optometric
			 pharmacology continuing education compliance only those programs which relate
			 to:
(1) General and ocular
			 pharmacology
(2) Signs and symptoms
			 of ocular disease
(3) The
			 diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular disease
(4) Appropriate criteria for referring
			 patients to physicians and co-managing patients with physicians
(5) The use of those instruments which are
			 utilized in conjunction with the topical ocular pharmaceutical agents and
			 therapeutic pharmaceutical agents approved pursuant to section
			 4725.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4725 - Ohio Vision Professional Board › Chapter 4725-16 - Additional Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents › Section 4725-16-03 - Prescribing controlled substances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A licensed optometrist, who holds a 
				valid DEA license number is authorized to employ, apply, administer and
				prescribe controlled substances that are determined to be appropriate for use
				in the practice of optometry pursuant to the following:
(A) A preparation used for the treatment of
			 pain that contains not more than sixty mg of codeine per dosage unit and also
			 contains other active nonnarcotic ingredients (e.g. acetaminophen or aspirin)
			 in a recognized therapeutic amount;
(B) A preparation used for the treatment of
			 pain that contains not more than 7.5 mg of hydrocodone per dosage unit and also
			 contains other active nonnarcotic ingredients (e.g. acetaminophen, aspirin,
			 ibuprofen) in a recognized therapeutic amount;
(C) The total quantity prescribed shall not
			 exceed a single four-day supply of controlled substances per episode of
			 illness, injury and/or treatment; and
(D) The product contains or consists of a
			 drug or dangerous drug that was an analgesic included in the practice of
			 optometry  immediately prior to the effective date of this amendment,
			 was not a controlled substance at that time, and subsequently becomes a
			 schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance. Controlled substances may only
			 be prescribed by a licensed optometrist if the product's FDA approved labeling
			 contains an indication for pain.
The failure to comply with all or part of this rule constitutes
				a violation of  section
				4725.19 of the Revised
				Code.