Title 58, Title 58: Occupations and Professions

58-16a-302. Qualifications for licensure. An applicant for licensure as an optometrist shall: (1) submit an application in a form the division approves; (2) pay a fee as determined by the division under Section; 63J-1-504 (3) be a doctoral graduate of a recognized school of optom…

58-16a-303. Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal. (1) Each license issued under this part shall be issued in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by rule. A renewal period may be extended or shortened by as much as one year to maintain established renewal cycl…

58-16a-304. Continuing education. (1) As a condition precedent for license renewal, each licensee shall, during each two-year licensure cycle or other cycle defined by rule, complete 30 hours of qualified continuing professional education in accordance with standards defined by r…

58-16a-305. License -- Exemptions. In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section, the following persons may engage in acts included in the definition of the practice of optometry subject to the stated circumstances and limitations without being licensed under this chapt…

58-16a-306. Contact lens prescription -- Qualifications. (1) An optometrist or physician issuing a contact lens prescription shall: be licensed under this title to practice in Utah; ensure the final contact lens prescription is accurate; present a written copy of the prescription…

58-16a-307. Licenses held on effective date. An individual holding a current license as an optometrist that was issued under any prior state law is considered to hold a current license in the same scope of practice under this chapter.

58-16a-401. Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings. Grounds for refusal to issue a license to an applicant, for refusal to renew the license of a licensee, to revoke, suspend, restrict, or place on probation the license of a licensee, to issue a public or priva…

58-16a-501. Unlawful conduct. "Unlawful conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section: (1) buying, selling, or fraudulently obtaining, any optometry diploma, license, certificate, or registration; (2) selling or providing contact lenses or ophthalmic lenses in a man…

58-16a-502. Unprofessional conduct. "Unprofessional conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section: (1) using or employing the services of an optometric assistant to assist a licensee in any manner not in accordance with: the generally recognized practices and standa…

58-16a-503. Penalty for unlawful conduct. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, any person who violates the unlawful conduct provision defined in Sectionor Subsectionoris guilty of a third degree felony. (2) 58-16a-501 58-1-501(1)(a) (1)(c) (2) A person who violates Subsectionis …

58-16a-601. Scope of practice. (1) An optometrist may: provide optometric services not specifically prohibited under this chapter or division rules if the services are within the optometrist's training, skills, and scope of competence; and prescribe or administer pharmaceutical a…

58-16a-701. Form of practice. (1) An optometrist licensed under this chapter may engage in practice as an optometrist or in the practice of optometry only as an individual licensee. However, as an individual licensee, the optometrist may be: an individual operating as a business …

58-16a-702. Medical records -- Electronic records. (1) Medical records maintained by a licensee shall meet the standards and ethics of the profession. (2) Medical records under this section may be maintained by any electronic means if the records comply with Subsection. (1)

58-16a-801. Contact lens and ophthalmic lens seller or provider. (1) A person may sell or provide contact lenses if the person: does so in the ordinary course of trade from a permanently located and established place of business; does not perform refractions, over-refractions, or…

58-16a-901. Title. This part is known as the "Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act."

58-16a-902. Policy. It is the policy of the state that citizens who wear contact lenses pursuant to valid prescriptions should not be unreasonably denied the opportunity to purchase their contact lenses from their retailer of choice.

58-16a-903. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Alternative channels of distribution" means any mail order company, Internet retailer, pharmacy, buying club, department store, or mass merchandise outlet, without regard to whether it is associated with a prescriber, unless the…

58-16a-904. Certification of availability of contact lenses -- Exceptions. (1) Beginning July 1, 2006, a manufacturer of contact lenses doing business in the state shall certify by affidavit to the Attorney General those brands of contact lenses produced, marketed, distributed, o…

58-16a-905. Manufacturers' conduct. Nothing in Sectionis intended to require a manufacturer to: (1) sell to a competitor; (2) sell contact lenses to different contact lens distributors or customers at the same price; (3) open or maintain any account for a contact lens seller who …

58-16a-905.1. Contact lens manufacturer or distributor -- Prohibited conduct. A contact lens manufacturer or a contact lens distributor may not: (1) take any action, by agreement, unilaterally, or otherwise, that has the effect of fixing or otherwise controlling the price that a …

58-16a-906. Penalties for violations. (1) A person who knowingly and intentionally violates a provision of Sectionis guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 58-16a-904 (2) The attorney general may bring a civil action or seek an injunction and a civil penalty against any person who viol…