Title 20, Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-126i. Application for license. Application from foreign dental school graduate. (a) Each application for a license to practice dental hygiene shall be in writing and signed by the applicant and accompanied by satisfactory proof that such person has received a diploma or c…

Sec. 20-126j. Examination of applicants. Except as provided in section 20-126k, each applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene shall be examined through written and practical examinations by the Department of Public Health, as to his professional knowledge and skill befo…

Sec. 20-126k. Licensure without examination. The Department of Public Health may, without examination, issue a license to any dental hygienist who has provided evidence of professional education not less than that required in this state and who is licensed in some other state or …

Sec. 20-126l. Definitions. Scope of practice. Limitations. Continuing education. Exceptions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “General supervision of a licensed dentist” means supervision that authorizes dental hygiene procedures to be performed with the knowledge of said license…

Sec. 20-126m. Display of license. The license for the current year shall be displayed conspicuously in the office, place of business or place of employment of each licensee. Each licensed dental hygienist shall forthwith notify the department of any change of address or employmen…

Sec. 20-126n. License renewal. Licenses issued under sections 20-126h to 20-126w, inclusive, shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88. (P.A. 94-149, S. 7.)

Sec. 20-126o. Disciplinary action by the department. (a) The Department of Public Health may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 for any of the following causes: (1) The presentation to the department of any diploma, license or certificate illegally or fraudulentl…

Sec. 20-126p. Change of residence out of state. Any licensed dental hygienist changing his residence or place of business to another state shall, upon application to the Department of Public Health, receive a certificate which shall state that he is a licensed dental hygienist an…

Sec. 20-126q. False representations. No person shall falsely claim to hold a certificate of registration, license, diploma or degree granted by a society, school or by the Department of Public Health, or, with intent to deceive the public, pretend to be a graduate of any dental h…

Sec. 20-126r. Appeal. Any licensee aggrieved by a final decision of the Department of Public Health in suspending or revoking any license under the provisions of sections 20-126h to 20-126w, inclusive, may appeal therefrom as provided in section 4-183. Appeals brought under this …

Sec. 20-126s. Payment for dental hygiene care of patients in chronic and convalescent hospitals and convalescent homes. Payment for dental hygiene care rendered to patients in chronic and convalescent hospitals or convalescent homes shall be made directly to the dental hygienist …

Sec. 20-126t. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of sections 20-126h to 20-126w, inclusive, or section 20-126y shall be guilty of a class D felony. Any person who continues to practice dental hygiene or engage as a dental hygienist, after his license or authority to…

Sec. 20-126u. Regulations. The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of sections 20-126h to 20-126w, inclusive. (P.A. 94-149, S. 14; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.) History: P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner a…

Sec. 20-126w. Construction of chapter. Nothing in sections 20-126h to 20-126u, inclusive, shall be construed to (1) allow a dental hygienist to practice beyond the parameters of section 20-126l, or (2) prevent a licensed dentist from providing dental hygiene services. (P.A. 94-14…

Sec. 20-126x. Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements. (a) Each person licensed to practice dental hygiene under the provisions of this chapter who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability ins…

Sec. 20-126y. Practice of dental therapy by dental hygienists. Scope of practice. Requirements. Collaborative agreement. Continuing education. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Practice of dental therapy” means the performance of educational, preventive and therapeutic services t…

Sec. 20-127. Definitions. Scope of practice. License renewal forms. (a) For the purposes of this chapter: (1) The “practice of advanced optometric care” means any one or more of the following practices and procedures: (A) Measuring, examining, diagnosing, preventing, enhancing, m…

Sec. 20-128. Examining board. Section 20-128 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4489; 1957, P.A. 610, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 44; P.A. 77-614, S. 408, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-128a. Board of examiners. Regulations. (a) There shall be within the Department of Public Health a Connecticut Board of Examiners for Optometrists. Said board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, as follows: …

Sec. 20-129. Regulations. Meetings. Records. Reports. The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the board, shall make regulations for the government of the board in the transaction of its business. The board shall, annually, on or before the first day of …

Sec. 20-130. Qualifications for practice of optometry. Examination. Fees. Each person, before beginning the practice of optometry in this state, except as hereinafter provided, shall present to the Department of Public Health satisfactory evidence that such person has been gradua…

Secs. 20-131 and 20-132. License; fee for; display of. Regulations concerning license; duplicate licenses. Sections 20-131 and 20-132 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4492, 4493; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 47; P.A. 77-614, S. 411, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-132a. Definitions. Renewal of licenses. Continuing education. Exceptions. (a) For purposes of this section, “actively engaged in the practice of optometry” means the treatment of one or more patients by a licensee during any given registration period, and “registration pe…

Sec. 20-133. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The board may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 after notice and hearing, for any of the following reasons: (1) Conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without this state, of any crime in the p…

Sec. 20-133a. Restrictions on employment of optometrists. No licensed optometrist shall practice his profession as an employee of any unlicensed person, firm or corporation, provided that said prohibition shall not apply to health service organizations, hospitals, other optometri…

Sec. 20-133b. Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements. (a) Each person licensed to practice optometry under the provisions of this chapter who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insuranc…

Sec. 20-133c. Optometrists. Agreements, leases or other contracts. Prohibited provisions. On and after October 1, 2008, no agreement, lease or other contract entered into, renewed or extended between an optometrist and any other person shall contain any provision that: (1) Impede…

Secs. 20-134 and 20-135. Hearing on suspension or revocation of license. Appeal. Sections 20-134 and 20-135 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4495, 4496; 1971, P.A. 179, S. 11; 870, S. 59; P.A. 76-436, S. 423, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 64, 125; 77-614, S. 413, 414, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 37,…

Sec. 20-136. Examination of school children. The examination and inspection of school children under the provisions of chapter 169, as far as such examination and inspection concern the vision, may be performed by any optometrist licensed under the provisions of this chapter, pro…

Sec. 20-137. Exemption. Use of title “Doctor”. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to physicians and surgeons authorized to practice under the laws of this state, nor to any person who sells spectacles or eyeglasses on prescription from any such physici…

Sec. 20-138. Penalty. Section 20-138 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4499; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 47.)

Sec. 20-138a. Construction of chapter. Penalty for practice without a license. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of optometry in this state unless such person has first obtained a license from the Department of Public Health, but the provisions of this chapter shall not …

Sec. 20-138b. Interference with choice of physician or optometrist for vision care prohibited. Offer by health care center or preferred provider network of ophthalmologic care to include optometric care and equal access to plans and policies. Regulations. (a) No person shall inte…

Sec. 20-138c. Optometrists as members of certain advisory committees. Wherever a committee, council or other body is appointed to serve in an advisory capacity in matters pertaining to vision for the Department of Public Health, the State Board of Education, the Department of Mot…

Sec. 20-138d. Coverage of services of optometrists under health insurance policies. The provisions of section 20-138b shall apply to every individual or group hospital or medical expense insurance policy and every individual or group hospital or medical service plan contract deli…

Sec. 20-139. Purpose and legislative policy. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of the state, and the purposes thereof generally are to protect public health, welfare and safety. It is declared that regulation is required of all optica…

Sec. 20-139a. Board of Examiners for Opticians. (a) There shall be within the Department of Public Health a Connecticut Board of Examiners for Opticians. Said board shall consist of three members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, as follows: Tw…

Sec. 20-140. Commission of Opticians. Appointment and qualifications. Section 20-140 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4501; 1951, S. 2239d; P.A. 77-614, S. 415, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-140a. Receipts credited to General Fund. All moneys received by the Department of Public Health under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. (1959, P.A. 616, S. 49; P.A. 80-484, S. 53, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9…

Sec. 20-141. Powers and duties of board and commissioner. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the Board of Examiners for Opticians, shall make regulations not inconsistent with law, and in conformity with the declared policy of this chapter, as …

Sec. 20-142. Meetings of commission. Section 20-142 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4519; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-143. Commissioner may employ inspectors. Duties of inspectors. The Commissioner of Public Health may, from time to time, employ an inspector or inspectors, who shall inspect during usual business hours, licensees or optical permittees and places in which eyeglasses are so…

Sec. 20-144. Compensation and expenses of commission. Executive secretary. Section 20-144 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4521; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 50.)

Sec. 20-145. Definition of licensed optician. A licensed optician, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be defined as follows: One having a knowledge of optics and skilled in the technique of producing and reproducing ophthalmic lenses and kindred products and mounting the sam…

Sec. 20-146. Licensed opticians; examinations, continuing education requirements. Licensure without examination. (a) Except as provided in section 20-146a, no person shall produce or reproduce ophthalmic lenses and similar products or mount the same to supporting materials or fit…

Sec. 20-146a. Registration of inmates as apprentices. Credit toward licensure. Any inmate employed in an optical shop established and maintained by the Commissioner of Correction, as provided in section 18-88, shall be entitled to register as an apprentice with the Department of …