Florida Statutes Part I - Preparing And Dispensing Of Eyeglasses And Other Optical Devices (Ss. 484.001-484.018)

• 484.001 - Purpose; Legislative Findings; Intent.
  (1) The Legislature finds that the practice of opticianry by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health and safety. The Legislature finds...
• 484.002 - Definitions.
  As used in this part:(1) “Department” means the Department of Health.(2) “Board” means the Board of Opticianry.(3) “Opticianry” means the preparation and dispensing of lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact...
• 484.003 - Board Of Opticianry; Membership; Appointment; Terms.
  (1) The Board of Opticianry is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed...
• 484.004 - Board Headquarters.
  The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee.History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-275; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 11, 12, ch....
• 484.005 - Authority To Make Rules.
  The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon it. Such...
• 484.006 - Certain Rules Prohibited.
  (1) No rule or policy of the board shall prohibit any optician from offering a discount in any form or manner in conjunction with the practice...
• 484.007 - Licensure Of Opticians; Permitting Of Optical Establishments.
  (1) Any person desiring to practice opticianry shall apply to the department, upon forms prescribed by it, to take a licensure examination. The department shall examine...
• 484.008 - Renewal Of License.
  (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $350.(2) The department shall...
• 484.009 - Inactive Status.
  (1) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 484.008 upon application to the department. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education...
• 484.011 - Supportive Personnel.
  No person other than a licensed optician may engage in the practice of opticianry, except that a licensed optician may delegate to nonlicensed supportive personnel...
• 484.012 - Prescriptions; Filing; Duplication Of Prescriptions; Duplication Of Lenses.
  (1) Any prescription written by a duly licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician or optometrist for any lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other optical devices shall...
• 484.013 - Violations And Penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person:(a) To make a false or fraudulent statement, either for herself or himself or for another person, in any application, affidavit,...
• 484.014 - Disciplinary Actions.
  (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2):(a) Procuring or attempting to procure a license by...
• 484.015 - Authority To Inspect.
  Duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours an establishment of...
• 484.017 - Reciprocity.
  In order to ensure that opticians licensed in this state may be licensed in other states, the board may enter into reciprocity agreements with other...
• 484.018 - Exceptions.
  (1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a person licensed in this state as a physician or as an optometrist from performing those...

Last modified: September 23, 2016