Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

classification of optometrists -- Board to have sole authority over practice of optometry -- Authorization to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents and certain oral medications. (1) The board shall meet at least once each year, at which time it shall choose from among it…

There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against, any current or former member, officer, administrator, agent, or employee of the board, either as a part of the board's operation or as an individual, as the result of any …

(1) Licenses to engage in the practice of optometry shall be issued only to those who qualify under the provisions of KRS 320.260 or 320.270, or who successfully pass examinations conducted or approved by the board at a time and place fixed by the board. Each license certificate …

Any person, who, on June 17, 1954, was the holder of a valid, unrevoked license to practice optometry issued to him under the laws of this state, shall not be required to take an examination under this chapter, but shall secure an annual renewal of his license, and in every other…

The board may license by endorsement an optometrist who holds a valid license that was obtained by examination from another state or territory of the United States if the applicant for licensure by endorsement: (1) Has engaged in the active practice of optometry for at least five…

(1) All optometrists desiring to continue practice shall annually, prior to March 1, secure from the secretary-treasurer of the board a renewal certificate upon the payment of a fee which shall be established by administrative regulation promulgated by the board. Not later than F…

Every practicing optometrist shall display in a conspicuous place at the entrance to his office the true full name of the person practicing therein and shall keep his license certificate conspicuously displayed in his place of practice so that it can easily be seen and read.

No optometrist shall engage in advertising of any form that is false, misleading, or deceptive.

It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this chapter for any person: (1) To sell, fit, or dispense visual aids except upon the written prescription of an optometrist, physician, or osteopath regularly licensed to practice optometry, medicine, or osteopathy; (2) …

Restitution or fines -- Branch offices -- Expungement. (1) The board may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, limit or restrict, revoke, or suspend a license, may place on probation, or reprimand a licensee, may order restitution, may impose a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars…

(1) When the board has reason to believe, based upon its own information or a complaint or inquiry directed to the board, that an optometrist is suffering from a physical or mental condition that might impede his ability to practice competently, the board may order the optometris…

(1) Grievances may be submitted by an individual, organization, or entity, including the board based upon information within the board's knowledge. The board may investigate any licensee or unlicensed individual or entity engaged in the practice of optometry suspected of conduct …

An optometrist who, by final order of the board has been subjected to any disciplinary action may file an appeal. The action on appeal shall be filed with the Circuit Court of the county in which the violation occurred in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. The commencement of proce…

Upon application the board may reissue a license to practice optometry that has been revoked. No such application shall be made prior to one (1) year after revocation. The board may prescribe the manner and form of application.

No person shall practice optometry on premises not separate from premises whereon eyeglasses, lenses, eyeglass frames or any other merchandise or products are sold by any other person. For the purposes of this section, any room or suite of rooms in which optometry is practiced sh…

All fees imposed and collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the board for the use of the board, and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of an agency fund for the use of the board. The board may make such expenditures from the fund as ma…

The board may institute in its own name an action to enjoin, temporarily or permanently, a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or a violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(1) The board may institute, in its own name, proceedings to temporarily or permanently restrain and enjoin the practice of optometry by the following: (a) An individual who is not licensed to practice optometry pursuant to this chapter, or who is involved in conduct not specific…

(1) The testimony of an optometrist duly licensed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be received by any official, board, commission or other agency of the Commonwealth or any of its subdivisions or municipalities as qualified evidence with respect to any matter …

informed consent and maintain confidentiality -- Board to promulgate administrative regulations -- Definition of "telehealth." (1) A treating optometrist who provides or facilitates the use of telehealth shall ensure: (a) That the informed consent of the patient, or another appro…

Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with the professional activities of any optometrist licensed by the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, or prevent him from keeping any pharmaceutical agent that he may need and is authorized to use in his practice.

pharmaceutical agents. (1) Ocular devices approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration as a drug, including but not limited to contact lenses, that contain and deliver pharmaceutical agents pursuant to a prescription from a physician or osteopath licensed under KRS Chapte…

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall pay a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.