Hawaii Revised Statutes 459. Optometry

• 459-1 Optometry; Practice Of, Defined.
  (a) The practice of optometry, for the purpose of this chapter, is defined to be: (1) The examination, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases...
• 459-1.5 Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: "Board" means the board of examiners in optometry. "Director" means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. "Surgery" means...
• 459-2 Optometry; Unauthorized Practice, Unlawful.
  It shall be unlawful for any person to practice optometry or to append the letters "O.D." or any other optometric degree to a person's...
• 459-3 Board of Examiners; Members, Appointment, Qualifications.
  There shall be a board to be known as the board of examiners in optometry, for the State. The board shall consist of seven...
• 459-4 Powers and Duties of the Board.
  In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board shall prescribe rules in harmony with this chapter, as may be...
• 459-5 Records.
  The department of commerce and consumer affairs on behalf of the board of examiners in optometry shall preserve a record of all applications for...
• 459-6 Examinations, Time Of.
  Examinations shall be administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) at least once a year with additional examinations as the National...
• 459-7 Application; Examination; Reexamination; Appeal; Renewal; Continuing Education; License.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every person desiring to begin or to continue the practice of optometry, before beginning or continuing...
• 459-7.4 Therapeutically Certified Optometrists; Scope; Qualifications.
  (a) The use and prescription of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents as established by the board for the treatment and management of conditions of the anterior...
• 459-7.5 Reciprocity.
  The board, by rules, shall provide for licensure of optometrists registered and licensed under the laws of any state or territory of the United...
• 459-8 Conduct of Examinations.
  Each applicant whose application is received by the board after December 31, 1986, shall pass all written examinations given by the National Board of...
• 459-9 Refusal to Permit Examination or Issue License; Revocation and Suspension of License; Grounds For.
  In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the board of examiners in optometry may refuse to admit persons to its examinations or...
• 459-9.5 Repealed.
  L 1985, c 224, §12.
• 459-10 Advertising, Contents Of.
  All advertising by a licensee which contains a price for specified ophthalmic goods or services shall contain the following information when appropriate: (1) Whether...
• 459-11 Repealed.
  L 1992, c 202, §220.
• 459-12 Repealed.
  L 1984, c 7, §79.
• 459-13 Exceptions.
  Nothing in this chapter shall apply to duly licensed physicians authorized to practice medicine under the laws of the State, nor to the commissioned...
• 459-14 Penalty.
  Any person practicing optometry in violation of this chapter or any rule may be fined up to $500 or be imprisoned not more than...
• 459-14.5 Remedies or Penalties Cumulative.
  Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available...
• 459-15 Repealed.
  L 1997, c 335, §3.
• 459-16 Repealed.
  L 2014, c 9, §9.

Last modified: October 27, 2016