Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 484 · 34 active provisions
(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 further that it is difficult for the public to make an informed choice about opticians and that the consequences of a wrong choice could seriously…
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 lenses, and other optical devices to the intended user or agent thereof, upon the written prescription of a lice…
(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 by the Senate.(2) Five members of the board must be licensed opticians. The remaining two members must be residents of the state who never have been licensed as opticia…
The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee.
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 rules shall include, but not be limited to, rules relating to:(1) A standard of practice for opticians licensed pursuant to this part.(2) Minimum equipment which shall be…
(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 of opticianry or from advertising, either directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever, any definite or indefinite price or credit terms on prescriptive or corrective lenses,…
(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 each applicant who the board certifies meets all of the following criteria:(a) Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable applicat…
(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 adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.(3) The board may by rule prescribe continuing education, not to exceed 20 hours biennially,…
(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 requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 12 classroom hours…
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 those duties, tasks, and functions which fall within the purview of s. 484.002(3). All such delegated acts shall be performed under the direct supervision o…
(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 be kept on file for a period of 2 years with the optical establishment that fills such prescription. However, the licensed optician ma…
(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, or statement presented to the board or in any proceeding before the board.(b) To prepare or dispense lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other…
(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 misrepresentation, bribery, or fraud or through an error of the department or the board.(b) Procuring, or attempting to procure, a license for any…
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 any kind in the state in which lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and any other optical devices are prepared or dispensed, for the purposes of:(1) Determinin…
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 states.
(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 services she or he is licensed to perform.(2) Nothing in this part shall be construed to mean that an employee of a licensed physician or a licensed optometrist shall be requi…
The Legislature recognizes that the dispensing of prescription hearing aids requires particularized knowledge and skill to ensure that the interests of the hearing-impaired public will be adequately served and safely protected. It recognizes that a poorly selected or fitted prescription hearing aid not only will give l…
As used in this part, the term:(1) “Board” means the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists.(2) “Department” means the Department of Health.(3) “Dispensing prescription hearing aids” means and includes:(a) Conducting and interpreting hearing tests for purposes of selecting suitable prescription hearing aids, making earmolds…
(1) The Board of Hearing Aid Specialists is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.(2) Five members of the board shall be hearing aid specialists who have been licensed and practicing the dispensing of prescription hearing ai…
The board shall maintain its official headquarters in Tallahassee.
(1) 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.(2) The board shall adopt rules requiring that each prospective purchaser of a prescription hearing aid be notified by the attending hearing aid specialist, at the time of…
(1) The board shall establish by rule a training program for a minimum 6 months in length, which may include a board-approved home study course.(2) A trainee shall perform the functions of a hearing aid specialist in accordance with board rules only under the direct supervision of a licensed hearing aid specialist. The…
The board shall by rule establish fees to be paid as follows:(1) Examination application fee, not to exceed $150;(2) Examination fee, not to exceed $175, which is refundable if the applicant is found to be ineligible to take the examination;(3) Reexamination fee, not to exceed $175;(4) Initial licensure fee, not to exc…
(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a hearing aid specialist shall apply to the department on a form approved by the department.(2) The department shall license each applicant who the board certifies meets all of the following criteria:(a) Has completed the application form and remitted the required fees.(b) Has…
(1) The board by rule shall provide a method for the biennial renewal of a license.(2) In addition to the other requirements for renewal provided in this section and by the board, the department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the renewal fee. A licensee must maintain, if applicable, a…