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California Laws and Regulations Examination

Provider
PSI
Format
Computer-based examination
Examination outline
  • Scope of Practice (50%)
    • Knowledge of certifications required for performing various optometric services.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to optometric scope of practice.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to testing patients for diabetes.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to testing patients for ocular allergies.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to administering flu, shingles, and pneumonia immunizations.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to ordering laboratory tests or imagery.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations regarding removal of foreign bodies from the eye.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to the treatment and management of glaucoma.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to the treatment and management of ocular disorders in pediatric patients.
  • Recordkeeping and reporting (14%)
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to parent or guardian consent for treating minors.
    • Knowledge of the methods to report suspected child or elder abuse to authorities.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to reporting suspected or known abuse of patients.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to retention of patient records.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to providing receipts to patients.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to release of patient records.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to providing summaries of patient health records.
  • Advertising and Referrals (8%)
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to solicitation for payment from patients.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to providing discounts for services.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to optometric advertising, misrepresentation, and false claims.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations regarding advertising free and discounted services.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to use of optometric title.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations regarding optometric certification designations.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations regarding solicitation of referrals that provide beneficial interest to family or self.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations regarding referral rebates.
  • Prescribing (16%)
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to information required on a prescription.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to providing copies of prescriptions to patients.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to consumer notice posting related to consumer rights.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to shatter-resistant materials in a spectacle lens prescription.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to lens specifications required for a spectacle prescription.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to the release of contact lens prescriptions.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to confirmation of contact lens prescriptions.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to prescribing therapeutic drugs.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to administering therapeutic drugs and devices.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations regarding excessive prescribing.
  • Office Management and Professional Conduct (12%)
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to the duties and supervision of optometric assistants and to the duties of registered dispensing opticians.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to infection control guidelines.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to multiple office locations.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to renting or leasing space from a commercial establishment.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to use and display of optometric license.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations related to unprofessional conduct.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations regarding sexual contact, conduct, and relations with patients and staff.
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