CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRY LAW EXAM
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE STUDYGUIDE
What are the 7 misdemeanors pertaining to the use of
licenses? Correct Answer 1. Displaying/possessing a
cancelled, suspended, or fake/fraudulent license or any
document simulating one
2. Lending license to another
3. Displaying license that wasn't issued to you
4. Failing to surrender license that has been
cancelled/suspended/revoked
5. Knowingly permitting unlawful use of license
6. Reproducing licenses
7. Buying or receiving forged/counterfeit license
Who has the authority to prescribe ophthalmic or contact
lenses, or plano contact lenses? Correct Answer a
physician and surgeon or optometrist
,What is a prescription lens? Correct Answer any device
that alters or changes the visual powers of the human eye
or any plano contact lenses
What must be included on a spectacle lens Rx? Correct
Answer pt's name
dioptric power of lens
issue and exp date
name, address, license #, signature of practitioner
The exp date fro spec lenses shall not be less than ___-
____ years from date of issuance unless by pt hx or
circumstance, such as presence of visual abnormalities
related to ocular or systemic dz, there is reasonable
probability of change earlier than that. Correct Answer 2-4
T/F. Prescriber must orally inform pt of exp date. Correct
Answer treu
When can an expired Rx be filled? Correct Answer loss,
breakage, or damage
The exp date for a CL shall not be less than ___ year(s)
and not more than ___ year(s) from date of issuance
unless reasonable probability of change earlier than that.
Correct Answer 1, 2
T/F. The prescriber shall provide pt with a copy of the CL
Rx upon completion of the eye exam or CL fitting process.
Correct Answer true
,Under which conditions does the prescriber have
discretion in releasing CL Rx? Correct Answer RGP
lenses, keratoconus lenses, and other lenses that are not
mass produced
How does federal law differ from state law concerning
release of CL Rxs? Correct Answer Under federal law
there is no discretion- prescriber must release Rx for all
lenses whether requested or not
What must be included on the CL Rx? Correct Answer
name of manufacturer, trade name of private label brand,
and if applicable trade name of equivalent national brand
When does the CL fitting process begin and end? Correct
Answer after the initial comprehensive eye exam
when an appropriate fit has been achieved or prescriber
determines no change in Rx for previous wearer
T/F. A prescriber can charge a fee as a condition for
releasing the CL Rx. Correct Answer False- however they
can charge a fee for verifying ophthalmic goods obtained
elsewhere
T/F. A precriber may not condition availability of services
on requirement to purchase CL from prescriber. Correct
Answer true
Federal law says that practitioners cannot charge for
___________ lenses required for fitting but can charge for
T/F. A prescriber can waive or disclaim
liability/responsibility for the accuracy of ophthalmic
goods/services dispensed by another seller. Correct
Answer False- but this does not impose liability on a
prescriber for goods/services dispensed by others
Who determines standards for ophthalmic devices?
Correct Answer American National Standards Institute
(ANSI)
Violation of ANSI is considered a ____________. Correct
Answer misdemeanor
What are the procedures that may be performed by a
registered optician? Correct Answer fitting, adjusting or
dispensing CLs
acting on advice, direction, and responsibility of the
prescriber
It shall be considered ___________ ____________
practice to represent that CL may be obtained w/o
confirmation of a valid Rx or to offer for sale plano CLs.
Correct Answer deceptive marketing
An assistant in any setting {also an unlicensed new OD
graduate} under the direct responsibility and supervision of
the physician and surgeon or OD may fit Rx lenses and
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