Sections
9 entriesSection 3000Establishes the chapter as the chapter on optometry and gives it the name Optometry Practice Act, which is also the name by…Section 3001Defines an ophthalmic lens, for purposes of the chapter, as any lens having spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power or value. The definition…Section 3002Defines a trial frame or test lens, for purposes of the chapter, as a frame or lens used in testing the eye…Section 3003Defines optometrist, for purposes of the chapter, as a natural person licensed under the chapter’s authority to practice optometry in this state.…Section 3004Defines board, for purposes of the chapter, as the California State Board of Optometry. References in this code or any other code…Section 3004.5Defines person, for purposes of the chapter, to include a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, other organization, or any combination…Section 3005Defines place of practice, for purposes of the chapter, as any location where optometry is practiced. A location is a place of…Section 3006Defines advertise and its variants broadly to include newspapers, magazines, the Internet, publications, notices, circulars, pamphlets, letters, handbills, posters, bills, signs, placards,…Section 3007Requires an optometrist to retain each patient’s records for at least seven years after completing the patient’s treatment. For a minor patient,…