Free Minnesota Optometric Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1How many public members serve on the Minnesota Board of Optometry?

   1. A. Two
   2. B. Three
   3. C. Five
   4. D. Seven

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Minnesota Statutes section 148.52 sets the Board's membership at two public members and five Minnesota-licensed optometrists, so two is the required count.

   Reference: Board of Optometry — Board of Optometry

2. 2When must a Minnesota optometrist ordinarily provide the patient a copy of a contact lens prescription?

   1. A. At lens delivery only
   2. B. Within 30 calendar days
   3. C. After the prescription is verified by a retailer
   4. D. Upon completion of the eye examination and fitting

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Section 145.712, subdivision 1, requires providing the copy upon completion of the eye examination and fitting.

   Reference: Rules Full — Subdivision 1

3. 3What minimum score must an applicant earn on the Minnesota optometric jurisprudence examination?

   1. A. 80 percent
   2. B. 75 percent
   3. C. 70 percent
   4. D. 65 percent

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Minnesota Rules part 6500.2400, subpart 1, requires a score of 80 percent or better.

   Reference: Rules Full — Subpart 1

4. 4How may the Minnesota Board use a national optometry examination to satisfy the statutory written and clinical examination requirement?

   1. A. It may use it only after rewriting every item
   2. B. It may recognize and approve it in whole or in part
   3. C. It may use it only for endorsement applicants
   4. D. It may use it only as an unscored advisory test

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 148.57, subdivision 1(b)(2), permits the Board to recognize and approve in whole or in part an examination prepared, administered, and graded by a national board of examiners in optometry.

   Reference: Board Compilation — Subdivision 1(b)(2)

5. 5Under Minnesota law, when may an optometrist delay releasing a contact lens prescription until the patient pays for the examination and fitting?

   1. A. Only when immediate payment would also have been required if no ophthalmic goods were needed
   2. B. Whenever the patient intends to buy lenses elsewhere
   3. C. Whenever the fitting required more than one visit
   4. D. Only when the patient declines digital delivery

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 145.712, subdivision 1, permits withholding until payment only under the same immediate-payment policy that would apply had the exam shown no need for ophthalmic goods.

   Reference: Rules Full — Subdivision 1

6. 6A Minnesota optometrist places Dr. before the name on professional material. What explanatory term must follow the name?

   1. A. Optometrist
   2. B. Physician
   3. C. Ophthalmologist
   4. D. Vision specialist

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Minnesota Rules part 6500.0400, subpart 1, requires Optometrist after the name when Doctor or Dr. appears before it.

   Reference: Rules Full — Subpart 1

7. 7Who appoints the licensed-optometrist members of Minnesota's Board of Optometry?

   1. A. The commissioner of health
   2. B. The legislature
   3. C. The governor
   4. D. The Board president

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 148.52 provides that the five licensed-optometrist members are appointed by the governor.

   Reference: Board of Optometry — Board composition

8. 8Absent an ocular-health reason for a different term, when does a Minnesota contact lens prescription expire?

   1. A. One year after fitting
   2. B. Two years after it is written
   3. C. Three years after the examination
   4. D. Five years after it is written

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 145.712, subdivision 2, establishes a two-year expiration unless the patient's ocular health warrants a different date.

   Reference: Easy3 319B 11 — Subdivision 2

9. 9Which styling is disallowed by Minnesota's optometrist title rule?

   1. A. Using Optometrist after a name preceded by Dr.
   2. B. Using Dr. before the name and O.D. as a suffix
   3. C. Using the professional's full legal name
   4. D. Identifying the profession as optometry

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Part 6500.0400, subpart 1, provides that O.D. may not be used as a suffix when Doctor or Dr. is used before the name.

   Reference: Rules Full — Subpart 1

10. 10Which set of officers must the Minnesota Board of Optometry elect from among its members?

    1. A. Chair, treasurer, and registrar
    2. B. President, treasurer, and counsel
    3. C. Chair, vice chair, and auditor
    4. D. President, vice president, and secretary

    Answer: D

    Explanation: Minnesota Statutes section 148.54 directs the Board to elect a president, vice president, and secretary from among its members.

    Reference: Board Compilation — 148.54 BOARD; SEAL.