§ 4725.01 Optometry definitions
§ 4725.011 Vision-correcting device delivering drugs
§ 4725.02 License required
§ 4725.031 State vision professionals board
§ 4725.032 References to board and director
§ 4725.04 Organization of board
§ 4725.05 Executive director – employees
§ 4725.06 Compensation and expenses of board
§ 4725.07 Records – seal
§ 4725.08 State vision professionals board; immunity
§ 4725.09 Administrative rules
§ 4725.091 Rules regarding analgesic controlled substances
§ 4725.092 Adoption of rules regarding information on drug database
§ 4725.10 Approving schools of optometry
§ 4725.11 Examination
§ 4725.12 Written application for certificate of licensure
§ 4725.121 License applicant to comply with RC Chapter 4776
§ 4725.13 Issuing and display of certificate
§ 4725.131 Continued practice of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents certificate holders
§ 4725.15 Failing examination or part four times
§ 4725.16 Expiration of certificate – renewal
§ 4725.18 Endorsement
§ 4725.19 Disciplinary actions
§ 4725.20 Effect of child support default on license or certificate
§ 4725.21 Duty to report unprofessional conduct or addiction – complaints
§ 4725.22 Professional liability insurer to report final disposition of claim for damages
§ 4725.23 Investigations – confidentiality of information
§ 4725.231 Cease and desist order for unlicensed practice of optometry
§ 4725.24 Suspension without prior hearing
§ 4725.25 Unauthorized practice
§ 4725.26 Exceptions
§ 4725.27 Evidence – interference with choice of service
§ 4725.28 Copy of prescription to be given to patient
§ 4725.29 Advertising
§ 4725.30 Ocular abnormalities
§ 4725.31 Clinically significant drug-induced side effects
§ 4725.32 Requiring impact-resistant lenses
§ 4725.33 Offering services through authorized business entity
§ 4725.34 Fees
§ 4725.35 Telehealth services
§ 4725.40 Dispensing optician, ocularist definitions
§ 4725.41 License required
§ 4725.411 Dispensing prepackaged soft contact lenses
§ 4725.44 Powers and duties of board
§ 4725.48 Application and qualifications
§ 4725.49 Examinations
§ 4725.50 Issuance and display of certificate
§ 4725.501 License applicant to comply with RC Chapter 4776
§ 4725.51 Renewal – continuing education
§ 4725.52 Apprentices
§ 4725.53 Disciplinary actions
§ 4725.531 Effect of child support default on license
§ 4725.54 Disciplinary actions
§ 4725.541 Cease and desist order for unlicensed practice of optical dispensing
§ 4725.55 Licenses and applications – prohibited acts
§ 4725.56 Prohibiting payment for referrals
§ 4725.57 Reciprocity
§ 4725.59 Exemptions
§ 4725.591 Optical dispensing by volunteers licensed in other state
§ 4725.61 Compliance with law regarding sanctions for human trafficking
§ 4725.63 Appointment of committees
§ 4725.64 Authority of board to enter into contracts
§ 4725.65 Membership in national licensing organization
§ 4725.66 Code of ethics
§ 4725.67 Discrimination prohibited
§ 4725.99 Penalty

Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 4725 - Optometrists; Dispensing Opticians

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Certificate of licensure: means a certificate issued by the board under section 4725. See Ohio Code 4725.01
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Invasive procedure: means any procedure that involves cutting or otherwise infiltrating human tissue by mechanical means including surgery, laser surgery, ionizing radiation, therapeutic ultrasound, administering medication by injection, or the removal of intraocular foreign bodies. See Ohio Code 4725.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • practice of optometry: means all of the following:

    (1) The application of optical principles, through technical methods and devices, in the examination of human eyes for the purpose of ascertaining departures from the normal, measuring their functional powers, adapting optical accessories for the aid thereof, and detecting ocular abnormalities that may be evidence of disease, pathology, or injury;

    (2) Employing, applying, administering, and prescribing instruments, devices, and procedures, other than invasive procedures, for purpose of examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of any disease, injury, or other abnormal condition of the visual system;

    (3) Employing, applying, administering, and prescribing topical ocular pharmaceutical agents;

    (4) Employing, applying, administering, and prescribing therapeutic pharmaceutical agents;

    (5) Assisting an individual in determining the individual's blood glucose level by using a commercially available glucose-monitoring device. See Ohio Code 4725.01

  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Registered mail: includes certified mail and "certified mail" includes registered mail. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Therapeutic pharmaceutical agent: means a drug or dangerous drug that is used for examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of any disease, injury, or other abnormal condition of the visual system in the practice of optometry by a licensed optometrist, and is any of the following:

    (1) An oral drug or dangerous drug in one of the following classifications:

    (a) Anti-infectives, including antibiotics, antivirals, antimicrobials, and antifungals;

    (b) Anti-allergy agents;

    (c) Antiglaucoma agents;

    (d) Analgesics, including only analgesic drugs that are available without a prescription, analgesic drugs or dangerous drugs that require a prescription but are not controlled substances, and, to the extent authorized by the state vision professionals board in rules adopted under section 4725. See Ohio Code 4725.01

  • Topical ocular pharmaceutical agent: means a drug or dangerous drug that is a topical drug and used for evaluative purposes in the practice of optometry or for purposes of examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of any disease, injury, or other abnormal condition of the visual system. See Ohio Code 4725.01
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Visual system: means the human eye and its accessory or subordinate anatomical parts. See Ohio Code 4725.01
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02