AR Optometry Jurisprudence flashcards
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- Practice of Optometry
- The licensed examination of the eye and visual system, determination of refractive status, and provision of corrective lenses or authorized treatment, as defined in the Arkansas Optometry Practice Act.
- Unlicensed Practice
- Performing acts reserved to licensed optometrists without a valid Arkansas license, which is a violation subject to Board enforcement and injunctive relief.
- Scope of Pharmaceutical Authority
- The specific list of therapeutic agents an Arkansas optometrist may use, prescribe, or administer, limited to those the Act and Board rules expressly authorize.
- Referral Requirement
- The obligation to refer a patient when a condition exceeds the optometrist's authorized scope or competence, ensuring continuity of appropriate care.
- Delegation Limits
- Task delegation is permitted only for acts not requiring optometric judgment and only to trained personnel working under the licensee's required supervision.
- License Renewal Cycle
- The periodic renewal interval set by Arkansas Board rules, which requires completion of required continuing education before the license expiration date.
- Continuing Education Credit
- Education hours earned within the current renewal cycle that meet Board subject-area and hour minimums and are documented for audit.
- CE Documentation Audit
- The Board's authority to require proof of continuing education; inability to produce certificates is treated as noncompletion of the requirement.
- Lapsed License
- A license not renewed by its expiration date; practicing under it constitutes unlicensed practice even if renewal is completed later.
- Late Renewal Penalty
- An additional fee and possible CE verification imposed when a licensee renews after expiration but seeks reinstatement of licensure.
- Board Rulemaking Authority
- The Arkansas State Board of Optometry's power to adopt rules consistent with the Practice Act to implement licensing, standards, and enforcement.
- Board Subpoena Power
- The Board's authority to compel documents and witness testimony and to administer oaths during investigations of licensee conduct.
- Disciplinary Sanctions
- Penalties the Board may impose, including reprimand, probation, suspension, revocation, and civil penalties authorized by statute.
- Hearing Rights
- A licensee's entitlement to notice of charges and an opportunity to be heard before the Board imposes disciplinary sanctions.
- Failure to Cooperate
- Refusing or failing to respond to a Board investigation, which is an independent ground for discipline apart from the original complaint.
- Fraudulent Licensure
- Obtaining or renewing a license through misrepresentation or concealment, which is a statutory ground for disciplinary action.
- Unprofessional Conduct
- Conduct falling below accepted standards of optometric practice, including negligence, incompetence, or dishonesty, and a ground for discipline.
- Aiding Unlicensed Practice
- Assisting or permitting an unlicensed person to perform licensed optometric acts, which is prohibited professional conduct.
- Patient Abandonment
- Terminating care without reasonable notice and an opportunity for the patient to obtain alternative care, constituting a disciplinary ground.
- Record Retention Period
- The minimum time patient records must be kept under Board rules, an obligation that continues after a practice closes or is sold.
- Patient Record Access
- A patient's right to obtain copies of their own optometric records, subject to limited exceptions defined by statute or Board rule.
- Informed Consent Elements
- Disclosure of the material risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed treatment, obtained before the procedure is performed.
- Authorized Record Release
- Disclosure of patient information to a third party only with a valid, specific patient authorization or a recognized legal exception.
- Prescription Content
- Required elements including patient identity, drug name, strength, quantity, directions, date, and prescriber identification on every prescription.
- Contact Lens Prescription
- A prescription specifying the lens parameters required by law and remaining valid for the period the statute specifies.
- Pharmaceutical Recordkeeping
- The requirement to document pharmaceutical agents prescribed, dispensed, or administered as part of the patient's optometric record.
- Truthful Advertising
- Advertising that is not deceptive or misleading and that does not claim services the licensee is not licensed or competent to provide.
- Fee Disclosure Rule
- Advertised fees must state the actual charge or its computation basis when the advertised price is not the complete charge.
- Fee Splitting Prohibition
- Payment arrangements dividing fees with referral sources without patient disclosure or legal authorization, constituting professional misconduct.
- Unlicensed Business Control
- Business or employment arrangements that let unlicensed persons control an optometrist's professional judgment, which are prohibited.
- Impaired Practice
- Practicing while impaired by substances or a physical or mental condition affecting competence, a ground for Board discipline.
- Monitoring Agreement
- A Board-approved rehabilitation and monitoring arrangement whose terms are enforceable and whose violation is a separate disciplinary ground.