2011 Hawaii Code
DIVISION 2. BUSINESS
TITLE25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
458. Opticians, Dispensing
§458-14 Exceptions; acts not prohibited.
§458-14 Exceptions; acts not prohibited. (a) Nothing in this chapter applies to any physician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist licensed under the laws of the State, nor shall anything in this chapter prohibit the sale of glasses, sun glasses, colored glasses, or eye devices if they do not have refractive values and are not contact lenses.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a certified ocularist as recognized by the American Society of Ocularists from performing within the scope of such certification; provided that the ocularist performs only those functions dealing with the designing, fitting, and fabricating of artificial eyes, and not contact lenses of refractive value, and is under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist. The ocularist shall inform the board in writing of the name of the supervising ophthalmologist or optometrist. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1955, §69-14; HRS §458-14; am L 1988, c 198, §1; am L 2008, c 63, §2]
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