Agency 105. Board of Optometry
- Preface
VAC AGENCY NO. 105
BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Board of Optometry is a licensing and regulatory board housed within the Department of Health Professions. For the statutory authority of the boards within the department, see Subtitle III (§ 54.1-2400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.
The board is authorized by Chapter 32 (§ 54.1-3200 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia to license optometrists, to establish standards for licensure and governing practice, and to approve courses of continuing education required for annual license renewal. The board is also authorized to promulgate regulations regarding the certification of optometrists to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents for the purpose of examining the human eye and to certify qualified optometrists to prescribe certain therapeutic pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of certain diseases and abnormal conditions of the human eye and its adnexa.
Board regulations and guidance as well as contact information for the board are available through the board's website at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Optometry/.
Rev. 07/2024
- Chapter 10
- Public Participation Guidelines [Repealed]Read all
- Section 10
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- Section 20
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- Section 30
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- Section 40
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- Section 50
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- Section 60
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- Section 70
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- Section 80
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- Section 90
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- Section 100
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- Section 110
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- Section 120
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- Chapter 11
- Public Participation GuidelinesRead all
- Part I
- Purpose and Definitions
- Section 10
- Purpose
- Section 20
- Definitions
- Part II
- Notification of Interested Persons
- Section 30
- Notification List
- Section 40
- Information to Be Sent to Persons on the Notification List
- Part III
- Public Participation Procedures
- Section 50
- Public Comment
- Section 60
- Petition for Rulemaking
- Section 70
- Appointment of Regulatory Advisory Panel
- Section 80
- Appointment of Negotiated Rulemaking Panel
- Section 90
- Meetings
- Section 100
- Public Hearings on Regulations
- Section 110
- Periodic Review of Regulations
- Chapter 20
- Regulations Governing the Practice of OptometryRead all
- Section 5
- Definitions
- Section 10
- Requirements for Licensure
- Section 15
- [Repealed]
- Section 16
- Requirements for Tpa Certification
- Section 20
- Fees
- Section 30
- [Repealed]
- Section 40
- Standards of Conduct
- Section 41
- Criteria for Delegation of Informal Fact-Finding Proceedings to an Agency Subordinate
- Section 45
- Standards of Practice
- Section 46
- Treatment Guidelines for Tpa-Certified Optometrists
- Section 47
- Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents
- Section 48
- Prescribing an Opioid for Acute Pain
- Section 49
- Prescribing an Opioid for Chronic Pain
- Section 50
- [Repealed]
- Section 51
- Patient Counseling for Opioids
- Section 60
- Renewal of Licensure; Reinstatement
- Section 61
- Inactive Licensure; Reactivation
- Section 70
- Requirements for Continuing Education
- Section 75
- Registration for Voluntary Practice by Out-of-State Licensees
- Section 80
- Requirements for Laser Surgery Certification
- Section 90
- Requirements for Proctoring
- Section 100
- Reporting Requirements
- Section 110
- Quality Assurance Review Process
- FORMS
- Forms (18VAC105-20)
- Chapter 30
- Regulations on Certification of Optometrists to Use Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents [Repealed]Read all
- Section 10
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- Section 50
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- Section 60
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- Section 90
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- Section 110
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- Section 120
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