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...(A) Each licensed spectacle dispensing optician shall complete two hours of study in prepackaged soft contact lens dispensing approved by the state vision professionals board under section 4725.51 of the Revised Code. The two hours of study shall be completed as follows: (1) Each licensed spectacle dispensing optician who holds the license on September 29, 2015, shall complete the two hours of study not later than D...

...(A) The state vision professionals board shall be responsible for the administration of sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code and, in particular, shall process applications for licensure as licensed dispensing opticians; schedule, administer, and supervise the qualifying examinations for licensure or contract with a testing service to schedule, administer, and supervise the qualifying examination for licens...

...individual a conditional license that lasts for one year. After the one-year period has expired, the license is no longer considered conditional, and the individual shall be considered fully licensed. (E) The board, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish examination fees in excess of the amount established by rule pursuant to this section, provided that such fees do not exceed those amount...

...(A) The state vision professionals board may provide for the examination of applicants by designing, preparing, and administering the qualifying examinations or by contracting with a testing service that is nationally recognized as being capable of determining competence to dispense optical aids as a licensed spectacle dispensing optician or a licensed spectacle-contact lens dispensing optician. Any examination used ...

...(A) Each person who qualifies for licensure under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code shall receive from the state vision professionals board, under its seal, a certificate of licensure entitling the person to practice as a licensed spectacle dispensing optician or a licensed spectacle-contact lens dispensing optician. The appropriate certificate of licensure shall be issued by the board no later than six...

...(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter. (B) In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for an initial license shall comply wi...

...(A)(1) Each license issued under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code shall expire on the last day of December of each odd-numbered year. Each person holding a valid, current license may apply to the state vision professionals board for the extension of the license under the standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. Each application for renewal shall be accompanied by a renewal fee ...

...idual a conditional registration that lasts for one year. After the one-year period has expired, the registration is no longer considered conditional, and the individual shall be considered fully registered. A person who is gaining experience under the supervision of a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist that would qualify the person under division (B)(1) of section 4725.48 of the Revised Code to take the exami...

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the state vision professionals board, by a majority vote of its members, may refuse to grant a license and, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke the license of a licensed dispensing optician or impose a fine or order restitution pursuant to division (B) of this section on any of the following grounds: (1) Conviction of a c...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state vision professionals board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued by the board pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) Any person having knowledge of a violation of sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code by a licensed dispensing optician or an apprentice, or of any other ground specified in section 4725.53 of the Revised Code for denying, suspending, or revoking a license, may submit a written complaint, specifying the precise violations or grounds, to the state vision professionals board. If the board determines, in acc...

...The state vision professionals board may issue a cease-and-desist order against any person engaged in optical dispensing without having received a license under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code that the board reasonably suspects has violated, is currently violating, or is about to violate this chapter. The board shall notify the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the alleged unlicensed activi...

...No person shall do any of the following: (A) Sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, a certificate of licensure as a dispensing optician issued under sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code; (B) Use, or attempt to use, a license which is illegally purchased or acquired under division (A) of this section, obtained by fraud or deception, counterfeited, materially altered or otherwise modified without prio...

...No licensed dispensing optician, or employee or agent of a licensed dispensing optician shall pay or offer to pay a rebate or commission of any nature, or offer any other thing of value, to a licensed physician or licensed optometrist for referring patients to the licensed dispensing optician.

...The state vision professionals board shall issue a license to engage in optical dispensing in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (A) The applicant holds a license or registration in another state. (B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a dispensing ...

...(A) Sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code do not apply to: (1) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or to persons while in the employment and under the supervision of physician at the physician's office; (2) An optometrist licensed under sections 4725.01 to 4725.34 of the Revised Code, or to persons while in t...

...ration during a charitable event that lasts not more than seven days. When a person meets the conditions of this section, the person shall be deemed to hold, during the course of the charitable event, a license to engage in optical dispensing from the state vision professionals board and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter authorizing the board to take disciplinary action against a license holder. No...

...The state vision professionals board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...onal association representing the interests of the profession of ophthalmology. Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, a committee or group organized under this section is advisory in nature and may not act independently of the board or act on the board's behalf. Members of a committee or group may be reimbursed by the board for any expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, in accordance wi...

...The state vision professionals board may enter into contracts with any person or government entity to implement this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, any other applicable statutes or rules, and any applicable federal statutes or regulations.

...nal licensing organization for optometrists and dispensing opticians. The board may participate in any of the organization's activities, including reporting actions the board takes against an applicant or license holder to any data bank established by the organization.

...al organizations representing the interests of optometrists and dispensing opticians. The board may establish standards in its codes of ethical practice that are more stringent than those established by national organizations. The board may take disciplinary action against an applicant or license holder for violating any code of ethical practice established under this section.

...The state vision professionals board and any committees established by the board shall not discriminate against an applicant or holder of a certificate of licensure, license, registration, or endorsement issued under this chapter because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or age. A person who files with the board or committee a st...

...(A) Whoever violates section 4725.02 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for a first offense; for each subsequent offense such person shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one year. (B) Whoever violates section 4725.41 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree for a...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Pharmacy," except when used in a context that refers to the practice of pharmacy, means any area, room, rooms, place of business, department, or portion of any of the foregoing where the practice of pharmacy is conducted. (B) "Practice of pharmacy" means providing pharmacist care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill derived from the principles of biological, chemica...