OK Optometry Jurisprudence flashcards
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- Oklahoma Board of Examiners
- The state agency that licenses optometrists, adopts rules implementing the Practice Act, investigates complaints, and imposes discipline on licensees.
- Scope of practice
- The statutory and rule-based list of acts an Oklahoma optometrist may perform, including refraction, contact lens fitting, disease diagnosis and treatment, and authorized prescribing.
- License by endorsement
- A pathway allowing an optometrist licensed in another jurisdiction to obtain an Oklahoma license without full re-examination when the Board finds the applicant meets equivalent standards.
- Unlicensed practice
- Practicing optometry or holding oneself out as an optometrist without a valid Oklahoma license, which is unlawful and may be enjoined by the Board in court.
- Board subpoena power
- The Board's authority to compel attendance of witnesses and production of documents in investigations and hearings, enforceable through the courts.
- Standard of care
- The degree of care and skill that a reasonably prudent optometrist in similar circumstances would exercise; falling below it supports a negligence or discipline claim.
- Patient record retention
- The required period for keeping clinical records after the last service, longer for minors, so that continuity of care and later legal needs are served.
- Patient record access
- The patient's right to obtain a copy of their own clinical record on request, subject to permissible copying fees and legal exceptions.
- Abandonment
- Terminating a patient relationship without reasonable notice, referral, or transfer of records, leaving the patient unable to obtain needed care.
- Unprofessional conduct
- Behavior that violates the Practice Act or board rules, including record falsification, practice while impaired, and improper delegation to assistants.
- Prescription elements
- Required content of a prescription: prescriber name and identifiers, patient name, drug, strength, quantity, directions, refills, and date.
- DEA registration
- Federal registration required before a prescriber may issue prescriptions for controlled substances; Oklahoma CDS registration may also be required.
- Prescription Monitoring Program
- Oklahoma's database of dispensed controlled substances that prescribers must check before prescribing monitored drugs such as opioids.
- Contact lens prescription release
- The requirement that a patient receive a valid contact lens prescription so lenses may be purchased from any vendor the patient chooses.
- Schedule II limits
- Federal and Oklahoma restrictions on prescriptions for Schedule II drugs, including prohibitions on refills and limits on quantity and validity period.
- Truthful advertising
- The rule that all advertising of optometric services must be accurate and not misleading, including claims about credentials, fees, and treatment outcomes.
- Fee splitting
- Dividing professional fees with a person who did not provide the service, which is restricted because it can improperly influence patient referrals.
- Specialist claim
- An advertising statement that a licensee is a specialist, permitted only when the licensee holds the credential the Board recognizes for that specialty.
- Deceptive trade name
- A practice name that misrepresents the identity, credentials, or nature of the practice; its use is prohibited and subject to discipline.
- Professional entity compliance
- The requirement that practice ownership and employment structures follow Oklahoma professional entity law so non-licensees cannot control professional judgment.
- CE hour categories
- Board-required distribution of continuing education hours, with minimums in areas such as pharmacology, ocular disease, ethics, and jurisprudence.
- CE documentation
- Certificates or transcripts proving attendance at approved continuing education, retained by the licensee for audit by the Board.
- Late renewal penalty
- An additional fee charged when a license is renewed after its expiration but within the grace period allowed by board rule.
- Reinstatement requirements
- Conditions for restoring a lapsed or revoked license, which may include fees, additional CE, re-examination, and a Board appearance.
- Falsified CE records
- Reporting continuing education that was not actually completed; this is unprofessional conduct and an independent ground for discipline.
- Notice of charges
- Written statement of the allegations against a licensee that must precede a disciplinary hearing so the licensee can prepare a defense.
- Administrative Procedures Act
- Oklahoma's framework governing agency hearings, including notice, evidence, record, and appeal rights for licensees facing discipline.
- Disciplinary sanctions
- Penalties the Board may impose, including reprimand, probation, suspension, revocation, fines, costs, and required remedial education.
- Emergency suspension
- Immediate action to suspend a license when public health or safety requires it, followed promptly by a hearing on the charges.
- Judicial appeal
- A licensee's right to challenge a final Board order in district court under the Administrative Procedures Act within the statutory deadline.
- Informed consent elements
- Disclosure of diagnosis, proposed treatment, material risks and benefits, alternatives, and the right to withdraw consent, documented in the record.
- HIPAA authorization
- A patient's written permission allowing disclosure of protected health information for purposes beyond treatment, payment, or health care operations.