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17-90-204. Powers and duties.
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17-90-204. Powers and duties.
The State Board of Optometry shall have the following powers in addition to those conferred elsewhere within this chapter:
(1) To make rules for the administration and enforcement of this chapter;
(2) To revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any certificate of license in the manner and for the causes set forth in this chapter;
(3) To determine what acts on the part of any person licensed under this chapter shall constitute unprofessional conduct;
(4) [Repealed.]
(5) To bring suit in its proper name to enforce or restrain the violation of any provision of this chapter;
(6) To administer oaths, to have an official seal, or to issue a subpoena for any witness or a subpoena duces tecum to compel the production of any books, records, papers, or documents pertinent to any matters coming before the board;
(7)(A) To levy civil penalties, after providing notice and a hearing, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation against those individuals, firms, or corporations found to be in violation of this chapter or rules promulgated thereunder.
(B) These penalties shall be used for the purposes of defraying the expenses of the board and as required for carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(C) These penalties shall be in addition to other penalties which may be imposed by the board pursuant to this chapter.
(D) Unless the penalty assessed under this section is paid within fifteen (15) days following the date for an appeal from the order, the board shall have the power to file suit in the Pulaski County Circuit Court to obtain a judgment for the amount of penalty not paid;
(8) To promulgate rules limiting the amount of Schedule II narcotics that may be prescribed and dispensed by licensees of th
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-90-204
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17-90-204. Powers and duties.
The State Board of Optometry shall have the following powers in addition to those conferred elsewhere within this chapter:
(1) To make rules for the administration and enforcement of this chapter;
(2) To revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any certificate of license in the manner and for the causes set forth in this chapter;
(3) To determine what acts on the part of any person licensed under this chapter shall constitute unprofessional conduct;
(4) [Repealed.]
(5) To bring suit in its proper name to enforce or restrain the violation of any provision of this chapter;
(6) To administer oaths, to have an official seal, or to issue a subpoena for any witness or a subpoena duces tecum to compel the production of any books, records, papers, or documents pertinent to any matters coming before the board;
(7)(A) To levy civil penalties, after providing notice and a hearing, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation against those individuals, firms, or corporations found to be in violation of this chapter or rules promulgated thereunder.
(B) These penalties shall be used for the purposes of defraying the expenses of the board and as required for carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(C) These penalties shall be in addition to other penalties which may be imposed by the board pursuant to this chapter.
(D) Unless the penalty assessed under this section is paid within fifteen (15) days following the date for an appeal from the order, the board shall have the power to file suit in the Pulaski County Circuit Court to obtain a judgment for the amount of penalty not paid;
(8) To promulgate rules limiting the amount of Schedule II narcotics that may be prescribed and dispensed by licensees of the board; and
(9) To establish credentialing requirements for a licensee to administer or perform procedures as listed in § 17-90-101(a)(3)(D).
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17-90-101. Definition — Applicability.
(a)(1) The “practice of optometry” means the examination, diagnosis, treatment, and management of conditions of the human eye, lid, adnexa, and visual system, including the removal of foreign bodies from the cornea, conjunctiva, lid, or adnexa but shall exclude other surgery of the lid, adnexa, or visual system which requires anything other than a topical anesthetic.
(2) “Optometry” shall include utilizing any method or means which the licensed optometrist is educationally qualified to provide, as established and determined by the State Board of Optometry. In administering this chapter, the board shall by rule prescribe those acts, services, procedures, and practices which constitute both primary optometric eye care and the practice of optometry.
(3)(A) The “practice of optometry” shall include, but not be limited to, the prescribing and sale of eyeglasses and contact lenses, the prescribing and administering of all oral and topical drugs for the diagnosis or treatment only of conditions of the eye, lids, and adnexa, and the prescribing and administering of epinephrine, benadryl, or other comparable medication for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis or anaphylactic reactions.
(B) All licensed optometrists are prohibited from using ophthalmic lasers for surgical procedures except as permitted in subdivision (a)(3)(D) of this section, performing cataract surgery, performing radial keratotomy surgery, and selling prescription drugs.
(C)(i) Optometrists are excluded from possessing, administering, or prescribing those pharmaceutical agents listed in Schedules I and II of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., except hydrocodone combination drugs, regardless of their schedule, in combination with oral an
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-90-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-90-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.