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| Licensing Doctors of Optometry and Regulating the Practice of Optometry |
Board Rules
| The Board has adopted the following rules to clarify and interpret the Texas Optometry Act. Each link is to the official copy of the Board Rule on the website of the Secretary of State (Texas Administrative Code). |
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| Chapter 271. Examinations | |
| 271.1. | Definitions |
| 271.2. | Applications |
| 271.3. | Jurisprudence Examination Administration |
| 271.4. | Reserved |
| 271.5. | Licensure Without Examination |
| 271.6. | National Board Examination |
| 271.7. | Criminal History Evaluation Letters |
| Chapter 272. Administration | |
| 272.1. | Open Records. |
| 272.2. | Historically Underutilized Business |
| 272.3. | Bid and Purchasing Protest Procedures |
| Chapter 273. General Rules | |
| 273.1. | Surrender of License |
| 273.2. | Use of Name of Retired or Deceased Optometrist |
| 273.3. | Contact Lenses as Prize or Premium |
| 273.4. | Fees (Not Refundable) |
| 273.5. | Limited License for Clinical Faculty |
| 273.6. | Licenses for a Limited Period |
| 273.7. | Inactive Licenses and Retired License for Volunteer Charity Care |
| 273.8. | Renewal of License |
| 273.9. | Public Interest Information |
| 273.10. | Licensee Compliance with Payment Obligations |
| 273.11. | Public Participation in Meetings |
| 273.12. | Profile Information |
| 273.13. | Contract or Employment with Community Health Centers |
| Chapter 275. Continuing Education | |
| 275.1. | General Requirements |
| 275.2. | Required Education |
| Chapter 277. Practice and Procedure | |
| 277.1. | Complaint Procedures |
| 277.2. | Disciplinary Proceedings |
| 277.3. | Probation |
| 277.4. | Reinstatement |
| 277.5. | Convictions |
| 277.6. | Administrative Fines and Penalties |
| 277.7. | Patient Records |
| 277.8. | Emergency Temporary Suspension or Restriction |
| 277.9. | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Chapter 279. Interpretations | |
| 279.1. | Contact Lens Examination |
| 279.2. | Contact Lens Prescriptions |
| 279.3. | Spectacle Examination |
| 279.4. | Spectacle and Ophthalmic Devices Prescriptions |
| 279.5. | Dispensing Ophthalmic Materials |
| 279.6. | Reserved |
| 279.7. | Reserved |
| 279.8. | Reserved |
| 279.9. | Advertising |
| 279.10. | Professional Identification |
| 279.11. | Relationship with Dispensing Optician -- Books and Records |
| 279.12. | Relationship with Dispensing Optician -- Separation of Offices |
| 279.13. | Board Interpretation Number Thirteen (Practice at Industrial Site, School or Nursing Home) |
| 279.14. | Patient Files |
| 279.15. | Board Interpretation Number Fifteen (Practice with Contagious Disease) |
| 279.16. | Telehealth Services |
| Chapter 280. Therapeutic Optometry | |
| 280.1. | Application for Certification |
| 280.2. | Required Education |
| 280.3. | Certified Therapeutic Optometrist Examination |
| 280.4. | Reserved |
| 280.5. | Prescription and Diagnostic Drugs for Therapeutic Optometry |
| 280.6. | Reserved |
| 280.7. | Reserved |
| 280.8 | Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: Required Education, Examination and Clinical Skills Evaluation |
| 280.9 | Application for Licensure as Optometric Glaucoma Specialist |
| 280.10. | Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: Administration and Prescribing of Oral Medications and Anti-Glaucoma Drugs |
| 280.11 | Treatment of Glaucoma by an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist |
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