Alabama Administrative Code

Periodically, the Board shall review the list of schools and colleges of optometry so accredited and shall conduct such investigations as the Board deems necessary into each such institution. From time to time the Board shall by resolution approve such of said accredited institut…

The purpose of this regulation is to implement the requirement of continuing education as a prerequisite for renewal of license. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-7-.01 Filed July 9, 1990. Amended: Filed January 30, 2007; effective February 6, 2007. Previous rule (same title) filed…

The study compliance year shall be the twelve-month period from October 1 to September 30, immediately preceding the year of licensure. All study hours shall be obtained during that time period except as otherwise provided for in Sections 630-X-7-.05 and 630-X-7-.14 of this chapt…

For the study compliance year, 14 hours of continuing education, shall be required for re-licensure the following fiscal year. However, for licensees approved by the Board to use pharmaceutical agents in the treatment of disease of the eye and its adjacent structures, 20 hours of…

Courses of study which will be approved by the Board are those which enhance the professional skill in and knowledge of optometry. Study courses in practice management areas will be accepted for re-licensure up to a maximum of 3 hours, and distance based study courses will be acc…

Credit hours for study courses approved by the Board shall be measured in clock hours and shall be equal to the time length of the course rounded to the nearest one-half hour. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-7-.05 Filed July 9, 1990. Amended: Filed: August 27, 1993; effective Oct…

Application for approval may be submitted either by a licensee or by the course sponsor. The Sponsor of a continuing education course must apply for, and receive, approval before the course is given. A continuing education course previously approved by the Council on Optometric P…

Records of attendance at approved continuing education courses shall be maintained by each licensed optometrist on Form CE-1, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A. The course and the number of hours must be listed and it must be signed by a representative of the spons…

At the time of license renewal, the licensee shall certify in the manner specified by the board that all continuing education requirements have been completed. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-7-.08 Filed July 9, 1990. Amended: Filed August 27, 1993; effective October 1, 1993. Rep…

Falsification of an attendance form (CE- 1), or of any application submission, by a sponsor shall be grounds for the Board=s withdrawing and/or denying approval of any or all courses sponsored by said sponsor in connection with any future presentation of said courses. Falsificati…

At the request of the Board for verification and/or audit purposes, a licensee shall produce the CE-1 forms maintained in accordance with the requirements of 630-X-7-.07. Failure to have maintained said forms or to produce same upon request of the Board shall be grounds for the B…

If the Board finds that the licensee has not satisfied the continuing education requirements for a study compliance year, the licensee may, upon request in writing, appear before the Board to challenge said finding. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-7-.11 Filed July 9, 1990. Repeal…

In cases of hardship, or for other good and sufficient reasons, the Board may, in its discretion and upon written request from a licensee, excuse said licensee from the continuing education requirements for license renewal. In such an event, the reasons for such excuse will be se…

Continuing education requirements shall be completed between October 1 and September 30 of each fiscal year prior to the time for license renewal for the next fiscal year. If a licensee fails to certify compliance with requirements for said fiscal (study compliance) year on or be…

A license and/or license certificate suspended for failure to comply with continuing education requirements shall be reinstated only upon the provision of satisfactory evidence to the Board, in the form of proper CE-1 forms, that the continuing education requirements for the one …

Applicants to take the standard examination given by the Board may be issued a temporary license once all prerequisites to taking said examination are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Board. Such temporary licenses shall be valid from the date of issue until August 31 of the …

(1) Secretary of the Alabama Optometric Association who shall serve as chairman, or his designee. (2) Dean of the University of Alabama School of Optometry, or his designee. (3) Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Optometry. (4)…

One optometrist elected from each of six (6) of the component societies of the Alabama Optometric Association on a rotating basis. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-1-.02 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.

(1) Ex officio members will serve for the term they hold the specified office. (2) The elected representatives shall serve a term of four (4) years and be eligible for reelection. The terms of office are staggered so that two (2) district representatives from two (2) additional s…

(1) Chairman: The secretary of the Alabama Optometric Association automatically becomes chairman of the Board when he assumes his office. (2) Vice Chairman: A vice chairman shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the Board present at an official meeting of the Board…

(1) Chairman - The chairman is the ranking member of the Board and shall preside at all meetings. He shall be responsible for the agenda of each meeting. He shall sign all official documents, unless he delegates this authority to the vice chairman. He shall appoint the members of…

(1) The Executive Committee: The executive committee shall be composed of the chairman of the Board, the vice chairman and the treasurer. The chairman shall act as the chairman of the committee. The committee is empowered to act for the Board during intervals between meetings. Th…

(1) One annual meeting will be held each year.(a) An annual meeting of award scholarships and loans to members of the incoming class matriculating in September shall be scheduled in the summer. (2) Other Meetings: (a) The chairman may call a meeting of the Board at any time he de…

(1) Board members and staff members of the Board will be reimbursed for travel to all meetings in accordance with state regulations for instate travel. (2) Board members and staff members of the Board will be reimbursed for travel on official business of the Board in accordance w…

(1) In the event a recipient discontinues to fulfill the terms of his agreement to pay-with-service (635-X-9-.04), he/she shall be obligated to repay the cash balance of his/her loan which did not receive repayment-with-service credit. (2) Interest will accrue at the rate to be d…

In the event of death or total and permanent disability of the recipient to engage in the practice of optometry, repayment of the loan may be excused by the Board, in the exercise of the Board's sound discretion. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-11-.01 Filed September 7, 1…

The Board shall follow the procedure stipulated in Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-22-64, in the event a loan recipient does not adhere to the terms of the contractual agreement he/she signed when accepting the loan. (635-X-5-.01) Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-12-.01 Filed Sept…

The accountant shall report to the Board on all delinquent accounts at the annual meeting. The Board shall approve any action to be taken to bring a delinquent account up to date. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-12-.02 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of…

The executive committee will be responsible to initiate action approved by the Board concerning delinquent accounts. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-12-.03 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.

The executive committee has the authority to engage the University of Alabama in Birmingham to equip and maintain an office for the administration of the Alabama Optometric Scholarship Loan Program on the University of Alabama in Birmingham campus. The cost of equipping and maint…

Under this agreement the University of Alabama in Birmingham will: (a) provide adequate office space in a convenient location. (b) maintain the facilities allocated as office space. (c) provide all office equipment and supplies. (d) employ with the approval of the executive commi…

The Board will request an exception be made to the state policy of distributing appropriated funds consistent with the needs of the program. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-13-.03 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.

Checks in the amount to pay loan recipients one-third (1/3) of their annual award will be distributed on or about October 15, January 15, and April 15, provided the approved appropriation is received as stipulated. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-13-.04 Filed September 7,…

Whenever circumstances arise which, in the judgement of an individual Board member, would make that member's vote on a matter pending before the Board improper, unethical, unfair, or biased, that Board member shall request that his recusal from the vote on the issue in question b…

These rules and regulations may be supplemented, amended or repealed by the Board in accordance with the procedures set out in the Administrative Procedure Act, Code of Ala. 1975, §§14-22-1, et seq. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-15-.01 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory…

Public records may be requested in writing using the Board's public records request form. Questions may be directed to the Executive Director. The public request form will be made available on the Board's website. A fee shall be assessed for costs incurred for searching and produ…

Document retrieval and preparation charges are $20.00 per hour or any portion thereof. Copying of records will cost a fee not to exceed .50 per page. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board will charge the requestor any actual costs incurred while processing or responding to a p…

Appeals from decisions of the Alabama Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 41-22-1, et seq., and other pertinent statutes. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-16-…

A number of loans not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the students enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry professional program and/or the graduate program in vision science will be awarded each academic year to full-time students who are in…

Each loan will be in an amount not to exceed the current annual cost of tuition at the University of Alabama School of Optometry. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-2-.02 Filed September 7, 1984. Amended: Filed February 4, 2014; effective March 11, 2014. Author: Statutory Authority:…

(1) Only bona fide residents of Alabama as described in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Bulletin are eligible to file applications for loans. (2) Applicants must file an application form with the Board prior to a deadline date set by the Board. Simulta…

(1) Pertinent information concerning each applicant's financial status and academic achievements will be compiled in outline form prior to the annual meeting. These outlines plus the applications and Parent's Confidential Financial Reports will be available to members of the Boar…

Loans made to members of the freshman class are eligible for renewal for a total of four (4) years provided the recipient continues to make satisfactory progress toward the O.D. and/or the M.S. or Ph.D. degree(s) at the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Optometry and …

Each recipient must file a formal application including the Parent's Confidential Statement for the renewal of his/her loan each year he/she is eligible to receive it. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-3-.02 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §…

Each recipient has the privilege to surrender a loan at his/her discretion. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-3-.03 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.

Students who receive major financial aid from another source, such as Armed Forces Scholarships, Public Health Scholarships, Exceptional Need Scholarships and so forth are not eligible for state loans. Recipients of state loans who receive major financial aid as determined by the…

Recipients of merit scholarships (635-X-6) do not qualify for loans in this program. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-4-.02 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.

Students who are not bona fide residents of Alabama are not eligible to receive state loans. [635-X-2-.03(1)] Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-4-.03 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.

Recipients of loans must be full-time students who are making satisfactory progress to qualify for the O.D. and/or M.S. or Ph.D. degree(s). Part-time students are not eligible. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-4-.04 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala…

Each recipient and the chairman will sign a legal contract stating the terms of the loans and the approved method(s) of repayment. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 635-X-5-.01 Filed September 7, 1984. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.