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17-89-104. Practice of optometry or medicine prohibited.
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17-89-104. Practice of optometry or medicine prohibited.
(a) With the exception of those acts listed in § 17-89-102(4), it shall be unlawful for any person except a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye to engage in the practice of optometry or to do any act or part thereof defined in this or any other state law as the practice of optometry.
(b) It is likewise unlawful for any person except a licensed physician to engage in the practice of medicine or to do any act or part thereof defined in this or any other state law as the practice of medicine.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit any licensed or registered dispensing optician or any other person except a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye to undertake or hold himself or herself out as being able:
(1) To examine eyes by any objective or subjective method or exercise eyes;
(2) To undertake by any method or means the measurement of the cornea of the human eye; or
(3) To examine, prescribe, diagnose, treat, or correct for visual deficiency.
(d) The prescribing, adapting, fitting, duplicating, dispensing, modifying, selling, or supplying of contact lenses for or to the human eye is specifically prohibited except when done by a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-89-104
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17-89-104. Practice of optometry or medicine prohibited.
(a) With the exception of those acts listed in § 17-89-102(4), it shall be unlawful for any person except a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye to engage in the practice of optometry or to do any act or part thereof defined in this or any other state law as the practice of optometry.
(b) It is likewise unlawful for any person except a licensed physician to engage in the practice of medicine or to do any act or part thereof defined in this or any other state law as the practice of medicine.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit any licensed or registered dispensing optician or any other person except a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye to undertake or hold himself or herself out as being able:
(1) To examine eyes by any objective or subjective method or exercise eyes;
(2) To undertake by any method or means the measurement of the cornea of the human eye; or
(3) To examine, prescribe, diagnose, treat, or correct for visual deficiency.
(d) The prescribing, adapting, fitting, duplicating, dispensing, modifying, selling, or supplying of contact lenses for or to the human eye is specifically prohibited except when done by a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-89-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Apprentice dispensing optician” means an individual registered with the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians to work under the supervision of a licensed or registered dispensing optician, a physician skilled in disease of the eye, or an optometrist licensed by this state;
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) “Licensed dispensing optician” means any person licensed by the board to engage in ophthalmic dispensing;
(4)(A) “Ophthalmic dispensing” means the preparation of laboratory work orders, verification, and dispensing of spectacle lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, or parts thereof to the intended wearer on a written prescription from a licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye or from a licensed optometrist.
(B) “Opthalmic dispensing” shall include:
(i) The measuring, fitting, adapting, and adjusting of spectacle lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, or parts thereof to the human face;
(ii) The preparation and delivery of work orders to laboratory technicians engaged in grinding lenses and fabrication of eyewear;
(iii) The verification of the quality of finished spectacle lenses, spectacles, or eyeglasses; and
(iv) The adjustment or repair of spectacle frames to the human face.
(C) The prescribing, adapting, fitting, duplicating, dispensing, modifying, selling, or supplying of contact lenses for or to the human eye is specifically excluded;
(5) “Person” shall include individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, professional corporations, unincorporated associations, or any of the foregoing;
(6) “Registered dispensing optician” means any person registered by the board to engage in ophthalmic dispensing; and
(7) “Supervision” means the direct personal physical provision of direction and control through p
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-89-102
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