Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

The board may adopt regulations prescribing minimum standards governing the optometric services offered or performed, the equipment, or the sanitary conditions, in all offices for the practice of optometry, which are necessary to protect the health and safety of persons availing …

The board may adopt regulations clarifying the level of training and the level of supervision of assistants. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1150, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Except as provided in Sections 3102 and 3103, nothing contained in Section 651.3 shall be construed as authorizing the board to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations relating to price fixing or advertising of commodities. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 1. Effectiv…

The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices. (Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 423.)

The board shall employ an executive officer and other necessary assistance in the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter. The executive officer shall perform the duties delegated by the board and shall be responsible to it for the accomplishment of those duties. The execu…

The Attorney General shall act as the legal counsel for the board and his or her services shall be a charge against it. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2005.)

(a) The board, or its designated agent, may at any time inspect either of the following: (1) Any premise in which optometric services, as defined in Section 3041, are provided or reasonably suspected of being provided. (2) Any premise in which the services of dispensing, adjustin…

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which consists of 15 members. (b) Any reference in any law or regulation to the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, or the Board…

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought t…

Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States. Five members shall be registered under this chapter. One member shall be licensed under the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act, Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700), one member shall be licensed under the Geolog…

(a) All appointments to the board shall be for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Each appointment thereafter shall be for a four-year term expiring on June 30 of the fourth year following the year in which the previous term exp…

Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 588, Sec. 4. (AB 3253) Effective January 1, 2025.)

The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determined by the board with the approval of the Director of Finance. This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 588, Sec. 5…

The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensees that contains information showing the name, address of record, type of branch license, license number, the date the license was issued, and the date the license wi…

(a) The board may adopt rules and regulations consistent with law and necessary to govern its action. These rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Divis…

The board may, by regulation, define the scope of each branch of professional engineering other than civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering for which registration is provided under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1006, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerning all matters within the board’s jurisdiction. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1709.)

The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1709.)

Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1645.)

The board shall establish relations with bodies that regulate the practice of professional engineering, or closely related professions, or that register or license professional engineers in other states, and may establish relations with those bodies in other countries, for the pu…

The board may establish one or more technical advisory committees to advise and assist the board with respect to the following: (1) Application review and verification for any level of registration, licensure, authority, or title. (2) Evaluation and investigation of potential vio…

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Each committee shall be composed of no more than five members. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1.3.)

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be an expert in the branch of engineering within the committee’s jurisdiction and shall be licensed under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 658, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 2007.)

All the members of each technical advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1.5.)

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1134, …

No entity of state or local government shall by rule or otherwise regulate the practice of industrial hygiene by any certified industrial hygienist, except where authorized by state statute to regulate a specific activity that may include the practice of industrial hygiene. (Adde…

(a) It is unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of optometry or to advertise or hold himself or herself out as an optometrist without a valid, unrevoked California optometrist license. The practice of optometry includes the performing or controlling of any acts set fort…

(a) The practice of optometry includes the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of disorders and dysfunctions of the visual system, as authorized by this chapter, as well as the provision of habilitative or rehabilitative optometric services, and is the doing of any o…

An optometrist diagnosing or treating eye disease shall be held to the same standard of care to which physicians and surgeons and osteopathic physicians and surgeons are held. An optometrist shall consult with and, if necessary, refer to a physician and surgeon or other appropria…

The California State Board of Optometry shall, by regulation, establish educational and examination requirements for licensure to ensure the competence of optometrists to practice pursuant to this chapter. Satisfactory completion of the educational and examination requirements sh…

(a) In order to be certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and authorized to diagnose and treat the conditions listed in subdivisions (b) and (d) of Section 3041, an optometrist shall apply for a certificate from the board and meet all requirements imposed by the board…

(a) A person requesting to be certified to administer immunizations pursuant to Section 3041 shall apply for a certificate from the board pursuant to an application that shall be in substantially the following form: “Application for Optometrists to Administer Immunizations Per Ca…

The provisions of this chapter do not prevent a licensed physician and surgeon from treating or fitting glasses to the human eye, or from doing any act within the practice of optometry, or a licensed physician and surgeon or optometrist from filling prescriptions or orders, nor d…

(a) The practice of persons actually enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students of optometry in the clinical departments of schools or colleges of optometry accredited by the board shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that such practice shal…

The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit the sale of goggles, sun glasses, colored glasses or occupational eye-protective devices if they do not have refractive values nor do the provisions of this chapter prohibit the sale of complete ready to wear eyeglasses as merchandis…

A person over the age of 18 years desiring to engage in the practice of optometry in this state may file an application for examination and an application for licensure. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required by this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Se…

Applications shall be verified by the oath of the applicant and shall contain information and evidence satisfactory to the board showing the eligibility of the applicant. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2005.)

In order to obtain a license to practice optometry in California, an applicant shall be a natural person, have graduated from an accredited school of optometry, have passed the required examinations for licensure, not have met any of the grounds for denial established in Section …

(a) The board shall issue a temporary license to practice optometry to a person who applies for and is eligible for licensure pursuant to Section 3046, but who is unable to immediately take the Part III - Patient Encounters and Performance Skills Examination developed by the Nati…

(a) The board shall develop an interface with the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting inquiries on applicants for licensure, applicants for renewal of licensure, and current licensees. (b) The board shall limit its inquiries to both of the following: (1)…

All applicants for examination for an optometrist license in accordance with the educational and examination requirements adopted pursuant to Section 3023.1 shall show the board by satisfactory evidence that he or she has received education in child abuse detection and the detect…

All examinations shall be practical in character, designed to ascertain applicants’ fitness to practice the profession of optometry and conducted in the English language. The board may by rule or regulation accept the examination given by other agencies or organizations which it …

The passing grades for the licensure examination shall be based on psychometrically sound principles of establishing minimum qualifications and levels of competency. If an applicant fails to pass any section of the examination, he or she may be examined in any succeeding examinat…

The board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter, including the payment of the prescribed licensure, certification, or renewal fee, and who meets any other requirement in accordance with state law. A license or certificate issued under th…

(a) The board may issue a license to practice optometry to a person who meets all of the following qualifications: (1) Has a degree as a doctor of optometry issued by an accredited school or college of optometry. (2) Is currently licensed in another state. (3) Is currently a full…

(a) The board may issue a license to practice optometry to a person who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Has a degree as a doctor of optometry issued by an accredited school or college of optometry. (2) Has successfully passed the licensing examination for an optometr…