California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 2 - Administration

  • Section 3010.1.
    Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the State Board of Optometry in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the...
  • Section 3010.5.
    (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a State Board of Optometry in which the enforcement of this chapter is vested. The board consists...
  • Section 3011.
    (a) Members of the board, except the public members and the registered dispensing member, shall be appointed only from persons who are registered optometrists of the...
  • Section 3013.
    (a) Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or...
  • Section 3014.
    The board shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president, and a secretary who shall hold office for one year or until the...
  • Section 3014.6.
    (a) The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and...
  • Section 3016.
    Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 11. Effective...
  • Section 3017.
    The board shall hold regular meetings every calendar quarter.Special meetings shall be held upon request of a majority of the members of the board or...
  • Section 3018.
    The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its licensees, proceedings, and meetings.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 13. Effective January 1,
  • Section 3019.
    The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions for violations of this chapter and of all applications for licensure and examination.(Amended by Stats. 2004,...
  • Section 3020.
    (a) There shall be established under the State Board of Optometry a dispensing optician committee to advise and make recommendations to the board regarding the regulation...
  • Section 3021.
    The board shall have rulemaking authority with respect to Chapter 5.45 (commencing with Section 2546) and Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) in accordance with...
  • Section 3023.
    For the purposes of this chapter, the board shall accredit schools, colleges, and universities in or out of this state providing optometric education, that it...
  • Section 3023.1.
    (a) The nonresident contact lens seller program established under Chapter 5.45 (commencing with Section 2546) and the registered dispensing optician, spectacle lens dispensing, and contact lens...
  • Section 3024.
    The board may grant or refuse to grant an optometrist license as provided in this chapter and may revoke or suspend the license of any...
  • Section 3025.
    The board may make and promulgate rules and regulations governing procedure of the board, the admission of applicants for examination for a license as an...
  • Section 3025.1.
    The board may adopt rules and regulations that are, in its judgment, reasonable and necessary to ensure that optometrists have the knowledge to adequately protect...
  • Section 3025.2.
    The board may adopt rules and regulations that are, in its judgment, reasonable and necessary to ensure that optometrists have the knowledge to adequately protect...
  • Section 3025.5.
    The board may adopt regulations prescribing minimum standards governing the optometric services offered or performed, the equipment, or the sanitary conditions, in all offices for...
  • Section 3025.6.
    The board may adopt regulations clarifying the level of training and the level of supervision of assistants.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1150, Sec. 20. Effective...
  • Section 3025.7.
    Except as provided in Sections 3102 and 3103, nothing contained in Section 651.3 shall be construed as authorizing the board to adopt, amend, or repeal...
  • Section 3026.
    The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.(Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 423.)
  • Section 3027.
    The board shall employ an executive officer and other necessary assistance in the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter.The executive officer shall perform...
  • Section 3028.
    The Attorney General shall act as the legal counsel for the board and his or her services shall be a charge against it.(Added by Stats....
  • Section 3030.
    (a) The board, or its designated agent, may at any time inspect either of the following:(1) Any premise in which optometric services, as defined in Section 3041,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018