Michigan Compiled Laws 368-1978-5-55a Part 55a Eye Care Consumer Protection (333.5551...333.5571)

• Section 333.5551 Eye Care Consumer Protection Law; Meanings Of Words And Phrases.
  (1) This part may be referred to as the "eye care consumer protection law". (2) As used in this part, the words and phrases...
• Section 333.5553 Definitions; C To E.
  (1) "Contact lens" means a lens placed directly on the surface of the eye, regardless of whether it is intended to correct a visual...
• Section 333.5555 Definitions; L To S.
  (1) "Licensee" means any of the following: (a) A physician who is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of medicine under...
• Section 333.5557 Definitions; V.
  "Valid prescription" means 1 of the following, as applicable: (a) For a contact lens, a written or electronic order by a licensee who has...
• Section 333.5559 Spectacles And Contact Lenses As Medical Devices; Exceptions.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), spectacles and contact lenses are medical devices and are subject to the requirements of this part...
• Section 333.5561 Prohibited Acts; "Supervision" Defined.
  (1) A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Employ objective or subjective physical means to determine the accommodative or refractive condition...
• Section 333.5563 Administration And Enforcement Of Part; Rules.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the administration and enforcement of this part is the responsibility of the department. (2) The department...
• Section 333.5565 Allegation Of Violation; Writing; Review By Department; Hearing, Oaths, And Testimony; Authority Of Department To Proceed Under Mcl 333.5567; Initiation Of Investigation.
  (1) A person or governmental entity that believes that a violation of this part or a rule promulgated under this part has occurred or...
• Section 333.5567 Order To Cease And Desist; Hearing; Costs; Referral Of Case For Further Enforcement; Action Under Mcl 333.5569 Or 333.5571.
  (1) After a determination as described in section 5565(4), the department may order a person to cease and desist from a violation of this...
• Section 333.5569 Civil Action; Filing; Injunction Or Other Relief; Civil Fine; Costs; Attorney Fees.
  (1) The department may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking an injunction or other appropriate relief to enforce this...
• Section 333.5571 Violation Of Part, Rule, Or Order As Misdemeanor; Fine; Costs; Attorney Fees.
  A person that violates this part or a rule promulgated under this part or violates a cease and desist order issued under this part...

Last modified: October 10, 2016