OPTOMETRYgCALIFORNIAgLAWg EXAMg2024-
2025gQUESTIONSgANDgANSWERSg100g%gPASSg SOLUTIONgA+gGR
ADE
WhatgaregthegCEgrequirementsgforgangODgingCalifornia?g-gANSWER-
1.g50ghoursgofgCEgeveryg2gyears
2.g35gofgtheg50ghoursgmustgbegingthegdiagnosis,gtreatment,gandgmanagementgofgoculargdise
aseginganygcombinationgofgglaucoma,gocularginfections,ginflammationgandgtopicalgsteroids,gs
ystemicgmeds,gandgpaingmeds.
WhatgisgthegFederal-StarkgLawgagainstgself-referrals?g-gANSWER-
Itgisgunlawfulgtogrefergtogaghealthgcaregprovidergingwhichgpractitionergorgimmediategfamilyg
membersghavegagfinancialginterest.gReferralgorgconsultationgfromgangorganizationgingwhichgli
censeeghasgfinancialginterestgwithgisgpermittedgifgfinancialginterestgisgdisclosedgingwriting.
Whatgconstitutesg"significantgfinancialginterest?"g-gANSWER-$5,000gorg5%gofgthegwhole
Whatgaregtheg4grequirementsgforgangoptometristgtogbegcertifiedgforgthegadministrationgofgi
mmunizationsg-gANSWER-
1.gcompletegangimmunizationgtraininggprogramgendorsedgbygthegfederalgCDCgthatgincludesg
hands-
onginjectiongtechnique,gclinicalgevaluationgofgindicationsgandgcontraindicationsgofgvaccines,g
andgthegrecognitiongofgemergencygreactionsgtogvaccines,gandgmaintainsgthatgtraining.
2. Compliesgwithgallgstategandgfederalgrecordgkeepinggandgreportinggrequirement
s,gincludinggprovidinggdocumentationgtogthegpatient'sgPCPgandgenteringginformationgin
gthegappropriategimmunizationgregistrygdesignatedgbygthegimmunizationgbranchgofgth
egstategdepartment.
3. Isgcertifiedgingbasicglifegsupport.
4. Appliesgforgimmunizationgcertificategongboardgapprovedgform
Whatg3gimmunizationsgaregablegtogbegadministeredgbygangoptometristgforgpatientsg18gyearsg
ofgagegorgolder?g-gANSWER-1.ginfluenza
2. herpesgzostergvirus
3. pneumococcus
,True/false:gwhengtreatinggsteroid-
inducedgglaucoma,gthegoptometristgmustginformgprescribergofgsteroidgifgthegprescribergofgt
hegsteroidgdidgnotgrefergpatientgtogthegoptometrist.g-gANSWER-gtrue
true/false:gingangemergency,gandgODgcangstabilizegandgthengimmediatelygrefergagpatientgwi
thgangacuteganglegclosuregattackgtogangOMDg-gANSWER-true
Requirementsgforgglaucomagcertificationgtogtreatgglaucomagpatientsgoverg18gyearsgofgag
eg-gANSWER-RequirementsgforgGlaucomagCertification-geffectivegasgofgJanuaryg8,g2011.
1. HoldgangactiveglicensegasgangoptometristgingCalifornia
2. BegTPAgcertified
3. Completegag24-
hourgdidacticgcoursegingthegdiagnosis,gpharmacologicalgandgothergtreatmentgofgglauco
magifggraduatedgpriorgtogMayg1,g2000.gThisgrequirementgisgwaivedgforgthoseggraduating
gaftergthisgdate.
4. Completegagcasegmanagementgrequirementgofgagminimumgofg25gpatientsgeac
hgprospectivelygtreatedgforgminimumgofg12gconsecutivegmonths.gThisgrequirementgma
ygbegsatisfiedgbyganygonegorgcombinationgofgthegfollowing:
--16ghourgcasegmanagementgcoursegthroughgaccreditedgCAgschool
--16ghoursggrandgrounds
--completinggagpreceptorshipgprogra
5. Licenseesgthatgaregglaucomagcertifiedgshallgbegrequiredgtogcompleteg10ghoursg
ofgglaucomagspecificgCEgeveryglicensegrenewalgperiod.gTheseg10ghoursgshallgbegpartgof
gthegrequiredg35ghoursgongdiagnosis,gtreatmentgandgmanagementgofgoculargdisease
*LicenseesggraduatinggfromgangaccreditedgschoolgorgcollegegofgoptometrygaftergMayg2008gar
egexemptgfromgdidacticgcoursegandgcasegmanagementgrequirement.
True/false:gCPRgcertificationgisgrequiredgbygangODg-gANSWER-false
,AgpersonglocatedgoutsidegCAgmaygship,gmail,gorgdeliverginganygmanner,greplacementgCLgatg
retailgtogagptgingCAgifgregisteredgwithgthegStategBoardgofgOptometrygofgCAgandgifgpursuantgt
ogagvalidgRx.gWhengCLsgare
suppliedgingthisgmanner,gwhatgmustgbegdone?g-gANSWER-
ThegptgmustgbegwarnedgtogconsultgwithgthegprescribinggDrgifganygeyegproblemgoccurs
NonresidentgCLgsellersgmustgprovidegwhatg3gthingsgthatgaregdedicatedgtogprovidersgandgthei
rgauthorizedgagentsgforgRxgverification?g-gANSWER-1.gtoll-freegphoneg#
2. faxg#
3. emailgaddress
Itgshallgbe
practicegtogpublish,gadvertisegorgotherwisegrepresentgthatgCLgmayg
begobtainedgw/ogconfirmationgofgagvalidgRx.g-gANSWER-deceptivegmarketing
WhatgaregthegconditionsgrequiredgforgsalegofgCLs?g-gANSWER-
MustghavegreceiptgofgwrittengRxgorgcopygofgwrittengRxgandgbegsoldgingquantitiesgconsistentg
withgthegRxgepgdategandgstdgmanufacturer/vendorgpackaging
IfgagwrittengRxgforgCLsgisgnotgavailable,gwhatgcangbegdone?g-gANSWER-
gthegsellergmustgcommunicategbygphone,gfax,gorgemailgwithgthegprescribergpriorgtogselling,gs
hipping,gmailinggorgdeliveringganyglens
Upongreceivinggangrxgverificationgfromgagseller,ghowglonggdoesgagprescriberghavegtogconfirm,
galter,gorgdenygthegrequest.g-gANSWER-one
businessgdaygorg2pmgofgthegnextgbusinessgday,gwhichevergisgsoonerg(Federalglawgrequiresg8g
businessghrs)
T/F.gAgsellergcangalterganygaspectsgofgthegCLgspecsgorgsubstitutegagdifferentgmanufacturer,gbr
and,gorgothergphysicalgpropertygofgtheglens.g-gANSWER-False-gtheygcan't
, Whatgisgthegdefinitiongofgagdispensinggoptician?g-gANSWER-
individuals,gcorporations,gorgfirmsgwhogeithergsinglygorgingcombinationgw/gothers,gtakegfacia
lgmeasurements,gandgfitgandgadjustglensesgandgframes.
T/F.gDispensinggopticiansgmustgbegregisteredgwithgthegStategBoardgofgOptometry.g-
gANSWER-gTrue
T/F.gItgisgpermissiblegforgagregisteredgdispensinggopticiangtogadvertisegthegfurnishinggof,gorg
togfurnish,gthegservicesgofgangODgorgagphysiciangandgsurgeon,gtogdirectlygemploygangODgprg
physiciangandgsurgeongforgthegpurposegofganygexamgorgtreatmentgofgthegeyes,gorgtogduplic
ategorgchangeglensesgw/gogagRxgorgordergfromgagpersonglicensedgtogissuegthegsame.g-
gANSWER-gFalse-gitgisgunlawfulgforgopticiansgtogdogthesegthings
Allglicensedgoptometristsgingagsettinggw/gagregisteredgdispensinggopticiangshallgreportgthegbu
sinessgrelationshipgtogwhom?g-gANSWER-thegStategBoardgofgOptometry
AnyghealthgplangthatgpreviouslygemployedgODsgmustgprovegthatgtheygnoglongergemploygang
ODgbygwhatgdate?g-gANSWER-Jang1g2019
T/F.gTheregisgnogprohibitiongagainstgthegsalegofg"plano"ggoggles,gsunglasses,gcoloredglenses,g
orgoccupationalgprotectivegeyewear.g-gANSWER-True
Whogmaygfitgandgadjustgspectacleglensesgorgcontactglenses?g-gANSWER-
gOnlygagregisteredgspectacleglensgorgcontactglensgdispensergorgangindividualgundergthegdirect
gresponsibilitygandgsupervisiongofgagregisterdgdispenser
Togbeglicensed,gwhatgdoesgagCLgfitter/dispenserghavegtogdo?g-gANSWER-
gpassgthegCLgRegistrygExamggivengbygthegNtlgCommitteegofgCLgExaminers
T/F.gItgisgunlawfulgtogmakegfalse,gfraudulent,gmisleadinggorgdeceptivegstatmentsgorgclaimsgsu
chgasgmisrepresentationgofgfact,gfailuregtogdisclosegmaterialgfacts,gcreategfalsegorgunjustified
gexpectationsgofgfavorablegresults,gpresentinggfeesgw/ogfullygandgspecificallygdisclosinggallgva
riables,gandgmakinggothergrepresentationsgorgimplicationsgwhichgcausegangordinarygprudentg
persongtogmisunderstandgorgbegdeceived.g-gANSWER-gtrue
2025gQUESTIONSgANDgANSWERSg100g%gPASSg SOLUTIONgA+gGR
ADE
WhatgaregthegCEgrequirementsgforgangODgingCalifornia?g-gANSWER-
1.g50ghoursgofgCEgeveryg2gyears
2.g35gofgtheg50ghoursgmustgbegingthegdiagnosis,gtreatment,gandgmanagementgofgoculargdise
aseginganygcombinationgofgglaucoma,gocularginfections,ginflammationgandgtopicalgsteroids,gs
ystemicgmeds,gandgpaingmeds.
WhatgisgthegFederal-StarkgLawgagainstgself-referrals?g-gANSWER-
Itgisgunlawfulgtogrefergtogaghealthgcaregprovidergingwhichgpractitionergorgimmediategfamilyg
membersghavegagfinancialginterest.gReferralgorgconsultationgfromgangorganizationgingwhichgli
censeeghasgfinancialginterestgwithgisgpermittedgifgfinancialginterestgisgdisclosedgingwriting.
Whatgconstitutesg"significantgfinancialginterest?"g-gANSWER-$5,000gorg5%gofgthegwhole
Whatgaregtheg4grequirementsgforgangoptometristgtogbegcertifiedgforgthegadministrationgofgi
mmunizationsg-gANSWER-
1.gcompletegangimmunizationgtraininggprogramgendorsedgbygthegfederalgCDCgthatgincludesg
hands-
onginjectiongtechnique,gclinicalgevaluationgofgindicationsgandgcontraindicationsgofgvaccines,g
andgthegrecognitiongofgemergencygreactionsgtogvaccines,gandgmaintainsgthatgtraining.
2. Compliesgwithgallgstategandgfederalgrecordgkeepinggandgreportinggrequirement
s,gincludinggprovidinggdocumentationgtogthegpatient'sgPCPgandgenteringginformationgin
gthegappropriategimmunizationgregistrygdesignatedgbygthegimmunizationgbranchgofgth
egstategdepartment.
3. Isgcertifiedgingbasicglifegsupport.
4. Appliesgforgimmunizationgcertificategongboardgapprovedgform
Whatg3gimmunizationsgaregablegtogbegadministeredgbygangoptometristgforgpatientsg18gyearsg
ofgagegorgolder?g-gANSWER-1.ginfluenza
2. herpesgzostergvirus
3. pneumococcus
,True/false:gwhengtreatinggsteroid-
inducedgglaucoma,gthegoptometristgmustginformgprescribergofgsteroidgifgthegprescribergofgt
hegsteroidgdidgnotgrefergpatientgtogthegoptometrist.g-gANSWER-gtrue
true/false:gingangemergency,gandgODgcangstabilizegandgthengimmediatelygrefergagpatientgwi
thgangacuteganglegclosuregattackgtogangOMDg-gANSWER-true
Requirementsgforgglaucomagcertificationgtogtreatgglaucomagpatientsgoverg18gyearsgofgag
eg-gANSWER-RequirementsgforgGlaucomagCertification-geffectivegasgofgJanuaryg8,g2011.
1. HoldgangactiveglicensegasgangoptometristgingCalifornia
2. BegTPAgcertified
3. Completegag24-
hourgdidacticgcoursegingthegdiagnosis,gpharmacologicalgandgothergtreatmentgofgglauco
magifggraduatedgpriorgtogMayg1,g2000.gThisgrequirementgisgwaivedgforgthoseggraduating
gaftergthisgdate.
4. Completegagcasegmanagementgrequirementgofgagminimumgofg25gpatientsgeac
hgprospectivelygtreatedgforgminimumgofg12gconsecutivegmonths.gThisgrequirementgma
ygbegsatisfiedgbyganygonegorgcombinationgofgthegfollowing:
--16ghourgcasegmanagementgcoursegthroughgaccreditedgCAgschool
--16ghoursggrandgrounds
--completinggagpreceptorshipgprogra
5. Licenseesgthatgaregglaucomagcertifiedgshallgbegrequiredgtogcompleteg10ghoursg
ofgglaucomagspecificgCEgeveryglicensegrenewalgperiod.gTheseg10ghoursgshallgbegpartgof
gthegrequiredg35ghoursgongdiagnosis,gtreatmentgandgmanagementgofgoculargdisease
*LicenseesggraduatinggfromgangaccreditedgschoolgorgcollegegofgoptometrygaftergMayg2008gar
egexemptgfromgdidacticgcoursegandgcasegmanagementgrequirement.
True/false:gCPRgcertificationgisgrequiredgbygangODg-gANSWER-false
,AgpersonglocatedgoutsidegCAgmaygship,gmail,gorgdeliverginganygmanner,greplacementgCLgatg
retailgtogagptgingCAgifgregisteredgwithgthegStategBoardgofgOptometrygofgCAgandgifgpursuantgt
ogagvalidgRx.gWhengCLsgare
suppliedgingthisgmanner,gwhatgmustgbegdone?g-gANSWER-
ThegptgmustgbegwarnedgtogconsultgwithgthegprescribinggDrgifganygeyegproblemgoccurs
NonresidentgCLgsellersgmustgprovidegwhatg3gthingsgthatgaregdedicatedgtogprovidersgandgthei
rgauthorizedgagentsgforgRxgverification?g-gANSWER-1.gtoll-freegphoneg#
2. faxg#
3. emailgaddress
Itgshallgbe
practicegtogpublish,gadvertisegorgotherwisegrepresentgthatgCLgmayg
begobtainedgw/ogconfirmationgofgagvalidgRx.g-gANSWER-deceptivegmarketing
WhatgaregthegconditionsgrequiredgforgsalegofgCLs?g-gANSWER-
MustghavegreceiptgofgwrittengRxgorgcopygofgwrittengRxgandgbegsoldgingquantitiesgconsistentg
withgthegRxgepgdategandgstdgmanufacturer/vendorgpackaging
IfgagwrittengRxgforgCLsgisgnotgavailable,gwhatgcangbegdone?g-gANSWER-
gthegsellergmustgcommunicategbygphone,gfax,gorgemailgwithgthegprescribergpriorgtogselling,gs
hipping,gmailinggorgdeliveringganyglens
Upongreceivinggangrxgverificationgfromgagseller,ghowglonggdoesgagprescriberghavegtogconfirm,
galter,gorgdenygthegrequest.g-gANSWER-one
businessgdaygorg2pmgofgthegnextgbusinessgday,gwhichevergisgsoonerg(Federalglawgrequiresg8g
businessghrs)
T/F.gAgsellergcangalterganygaspectsgofgthegCLgspecsgorgsubstitutegagdifferentgmanufacturer,gbr
and,gorgothergphysicalgpropertygofgtheglens.g-gANSWER-False-gtheygcan't
, Whatgisgthegdefinitiongofgagdispensinggoptician?g-gANSWER-
individuals,gcorporations,gorgfirmsgwhogeithergsinglygorgingcombinationgw/gothers,gtakegfacia
lgmeasurements,gandgfitgandgadjustglensesgandgframes.
T/F.gDispensinggopticiansgmustgbegregisteredgwithgthegStategBoardgofgOptometry.g-
gANSWER-gTrue
T/F.gItgisgpermissiblegforgagregisteredgdispensinggopticiangtogadvertisegthegfurnishinggof,gorg
togfurnish,gthegservicesgofgangODgorgagphysiciangandgsurgeon,gtogdirectlygemploygangODgprg
physiciangandgsurgeongforgthegpurposegofganygexamgorgtreatmentgofgthegeyes,gorgtogduplic
ategorgchangeglensesgw/gogagRxgorgordergfromgagpersonglicensedgtogissuegthegsame.g-
gANSWER-gFalse-gitgisgunlawfulgforgopticiansgtogdogthesegthings
Allglicensedgoptometristsgingagsettinggw/gagregisteredgdispensinggopticiangshallgreportgthegbu
sinessgrelationshipgtogwhom?g-gANSWER-thegStategBoardgofgOptometry
AnyghealthgplangthatgpreviouslygemployedgODsgmustgprovegthatgtheygnoglongergemploygang
ODgbygwhatgdate?g-gANSWER-Jang1g2019
T/F.gTheregisgnogprohibitiongagainstgthegsalegofg"plano"ggoggles,gsunglasses,gcoloredglenses,g
orgoccupationalgprotectivegeyewear.g-gANSWER-True
Whogmaygfitgandgadjustgspectacleglensesgorgcontactglenses?g-gANSWER-
gOnlygagregisteredgspectacleglensgorgcontactglensgdispensergorgangindividualgundergthegdirect
gresponsibilitygandgsupervisiongofgagregisterdgdispenser
Togbeglicensed,gwhatgdoesgagCLgfitter/dispenserghavegtogdo?g-gANSWER-
gpassgthegCLgRegistrygExamggivengbygthegNtlgCommitteegofgCLgExaminers
T/F.gItgisgunlawfulgtogmakegfalse,gfraudulent,gmisleadinggorgdeceptivegstatmentsgorgclaimsgsu
chgasgmisrepresentationgofgfact,gfailuregtogdisclosegmaterialgfacts,gcreategfalsegorgunjustified
gexpectationsgofgfavorablegresults,gpresentinggfeesgw/ogfullygandgspecificallygdisclosinggallgva
riables,gandgmakinggothergrepresentationsgorgimplicationsgwhichgcausegangordinarygprudentg
persongtogmisunderstandgorgbegdeceived.g-gANSWER-gtrue
