PocketLaw | Delaware Code | Optometry

Optometry

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Objectives.

Definition of practice of optometry.

Board of Examiners in Optometry; appointment; qualifications; terms of office; vacancies; suspension or removal; unexcused absences; compensation.

Organization; meetings; officers; quorum.

Powers and duties.

Fees.

License required.

Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review.

Examinations [Repealed].

Reciprocity.

Internship requirements; temporary licenses.

Certification and registration for successful applicants.

Issuance and renewal of licenses.

Grounds for refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses.

Complaints.

Disciplinary sanctions.

Hearing procedures.

Reinstatement of a suspended license; removal from probationary status.

Exemptions.

Discrimination by state boards between optometrists and ophthalmologists forbidden.

Penalty.

Continuing education requirements.

Prescription requirements.

Duty to report conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline or inability to practice.