CHAPTER 5.5. Registered Dispensing Opticians [2550. - 2568.]
Chapter 5.5 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 955.
§§ 2550–2568 · 54 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 2550–2559 · 23 sections
- § 2550 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Adjust” and “adjusting” includes the following acts, either singly or in combination…
- § 2550.1 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an individual who is acting under the direct responsibility and supervision of a physician and surgeon or…
- § 2552 (a) Each application made pursuant to this chapter shall be verified under oath by the person required to sign the application and shall designate the name,…
- § 2552.2 (a) A citation issued for an order of abatement in accordance with Sections 1399.275 and 1399.277 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations shall be…
- § 2553 Each certificate of registration shall be at all times displayed in a conspicuous place at the certified place of business. The certificate shall not be…
- § 2553.5 (a) A registered spectacle lens dispenser may fit and adjust spectacle lenses and frames or take facial measurements in any of the following locations: (1) A…
- § 2553.6 (a) The board shall deny any application for registration under this chapter if any person licensed as a physician and surgeon, for whom the applicant, in…
- § 2553.7 (a) Registrations shall expire at midnight on the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of a two-year term if not…
- § 2554 Each registrant shall conspicuously and prominently display at each registered location the following consumer information: “Eye doctors are required to…
- § 2555 Certificates issued under this chapter may in the discretion of the board be suspended or revoked or subjected to terms and conditions of probation for…
- § 2555.1 (a) In the discretion of the board, a certificate issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked if an individual certificate holder or persons having…
- § 2555.5 The board may take action against any registrant who is charged with unprofessional conduct and may deny an application for a registration if the applicant has…
- § 2555.6 (a) In addition to the board’s authority to deny an application for registration pursuant to Section 2555.5, the board, in its sole discretion, may issue a…
- § 2556 (a) Except as authorized by Section 655, it is unlawful for a registered dispensing optician or a person who engages in the business of, or holds himself or…
- § 2556.1 All licensed optometrists and registered dispensing opticians who are in a colocated setting shall report the business relationship to the California State…
- § 2556.2 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, subsequent to the effective date of this section and until January 1, 2019, any individual, corporation, or firm operating…
- § 2556.5 Any person who holds himself out as a “dispensing optician” or “registered dispensing optician” or who uses any other term or letters indicating or implying…
- § 2557 This chapter shall not affect any person licensed as an optometrist under Chapter 7 of Division II of this code, or any physician and surgeon licensed under…
- § 2557.1 A certificate issued to a registered spectacle or contact lens dispenser may in the discretion of the board be suspended or revoked for violating or attempting…
- § 2558 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the…
- § 2558.1 A registered dispensing optician shall not dispense a spectacle lens or contact lens prescription unless the prescription meets the requirements of Section…
- § 2558.2 Any individual, corporation, or firm operating as a registered dispensing optician under this chapter who demonstrates a willful disregard for the provisions…
- § 2559 Whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, or will constitute, a violation of any provision of this…
ARTICLE 1.5. Spectacle Lens Dispensing §§ 2559.1–2559.4 · 4 sections
- § 2559.1 (a) An individual shall not fit and adjust spectacle lenses unless either of the following applies: (1) The individual is a duly registered spectacle lens…
- § 2559.2 (a) An individual shall apply for registration as a registered spectacle lens dispenser on forms prescribed by the board. The board shall register an…
- § 2559.3 A certificate issued to a registered spectacle lens dispenser may, in the discretion of the board, be suspended or revoked for violating or attempting to…
- § 2559.4 This article shall not apply to an assistant fitting spectacle lenses pursuant to Section 2544 if the assistant is acting under the direct responsibility and…
ARTICLE 2. Contact Lens Dispensing §§ 2560–2564.6 · 6 sections
- § 2560 An individual shall not fit and adjust contact lenses, including plano contact lenses unless either of the following applies: (a) The individual is a duly…
- § 2561 An individual shall apply for registration as a registered contact lens dispenser on forms prescribed by the board. The board shall register an individual as a…
- § 2562 Upon satisfactory completion of the fitting of contact lenses, but in no event more than 60 days after receipt of the prescription, a registered contact lens…
- § 2564 The provisions of this article shall not apply to an assistant fitting contact lenses while acting under the direct responsibility and supervision of a…
- § 2564.5 A registered contact lens dispenser fitting contact lenses shall maintain accessible handwashing facilities on the premises and those facilities shall be used…
- § 2564.6 A registered contact lens dispenser shall comply with the applicable provisions of Section 2541.2.
ARTICLE 2.5. Nonresident Ophthalmic Lens Dispensers §§ 2564.70–2564.80 · 10 sections
- § 2564.70 This act may be cited as the “Nonresident Ophthalmic Lens Dispenser Registration Act.”
- § 2564.71 (a) A person or entity located outside California shall not ship, mail, furnish, or deliver in any manner, ophthalmic lenses at retail to a patient at a…
- § 2564.73 The board may adopt, amend, or repeal any rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out this article.
- § 2564.74 (a) Application for registration as a nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser shall be made on forms prescribed by the board, accompanied by the fee prescribed…
- § 2564.75 In order to obtain and maintain registration, a nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser shall: (a) Be in good standing and either registered or otherwise…
- § 2564.76 (a) Contact lenses may be sold only upon receipt of a written prescription or a copy of a written prescription and may be sold in quantities consistent with…
- § 2564.77 (a) A certificate may be denied, to the extent authorized by Section 480, or suspended, revoked, or otherwise subjected to discipline for any of the following:…
- § 2564.78 Every registration issued to a nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser shall expire 24 months after the initial date of issuance. To renew an unexpired…
- § 2564.79 The amount of fees prescribed in connection with the registration of nonresident ophthalmic lens dispensers is that established by the following schedule: (a)…
- § 2564.80 (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than…
ARTICLE 2.7. Registered Dispensing Ophthalmic Businesses §§ 2564.90–2564.94 · 5 sections
- § 2564.90 For purposes of this chapter, “Dispensing Ophthalmic Business” means a person or entity that meets either of the following criteria: (a) Is engaged in the…
- § 2564.91 (a) Individuals, corporations, and firms shall make application for registration and shall not engage in that business defined in Section 2564.90 before being…
- § 2564.92 (a) Each application shall be verified under oath by the person required to sign the application and shall designate the name, address, and direct business…
- § 2564.93 (a) If the board, after investigation, approves the application, it shall register the applicant and issue to the applicant a certificate of dispensing…
- § 2564.94 (a) If a registered dispensing ophthalmic business sells or transfers ownership of their place of business, both of the following requirements shall be…
ARTICLE 3. Fiscal Provisions §§ 2565–2568 · 6 sections
- § 2565 The amount of fees prescribed in connection with the registration of dispensing ophthalmic businesses shall be as set forth in this section. (a) The…
- § 2566 The amount of fees prescribed in connection with certificates for contact lens dispensers is as follows: (a) The application and registration fee for a…
- § 2566.1 The amount of fees prescribed in connection with certificates for spectacle lens dispensers shall be as set forth in this section: (a) The application and…
- § 2566.2 Every registration issued to a dispensing ophthalmic business, contact lens dispenser, and spectacle lens dispenser shall expire 24 months after the initial…
- § 2567 (a) All fees collected from persons registered or seeking registration under this chapter shall be paid into the Optometry Fund, and shall be available, upon…
- § 2568 The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to…