2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 26 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 30 - Optometry
§ 1703 Definitions
§ 1703. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the state board of optometry.
(2) The "practice of optometry" means any one or combination of the following practices:
(A) The examination of the human eyes and visual system for purposes of:
(i) diagnosing refractive and functional ability; or
(ii) diagnosing the presence of eye and adnexa disease or injury, treating the disease or injury with the appropriate pharmaceutical agents and procedures in accordance with this chapter, and making referrals to the appropriate health care provider when warranted.
(B) The diagnosis and correction of anomalies of the refractive and functional ability of the visual system and the enhancement of visual performance including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) the prescribing and employment of ophthalmic lenses, prisms, autorefractor or other automatic testing devices, frames, ophthalmic aids, and prosthetic materials as consistent with the health of the eye;
(ii) the prescribing and employment of contact lenses; and
(iii) administering visual training, vision therapy, orthoptics, and pleoptics.
(3) "Disciplinary action" or "disciplinary cases" includes any action taken by a board against a licensee or applicant premised upon a finding of wrongdoing or unprofessional conduct by the licensee or applicant. It includes all sanctions of any kind, including obtaining injunctions, issuing warnings, reprimands, suspensions, or revocations of licenses, and other similar sanctions and ordering restitution.
(4) "Financial interest" means being:
(A) a licensed practitioner of optometry; or
(B) a person who deals in goods and services which are uniquely related to the practice of optometry; or
(C) a person who has invested anything of value in a business which provides optometric services.
(5) "Contact lenses" means those lenses that are worn for cosmetic, therapeutic, or refractive purposes. (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 35, § 27; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
