Free Tennessee Optometry Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1A Tennessee optometrist posts a public message intended to attract patients to purchase professional eye-care services. Under the Board's advertising rule, how is that message classified?

   1. A. A patient encounter
   2. B. An advertisement
   3. C. A professional referral
   4. D. A consumer disclosure

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Rule 1045-02-.08 treats public communications intended to sell or offer professional services or ophthalmic goods as advertising, so the posted message is an advertisement.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(2)(a), pages 2 and 18

2. 2A Tennessee advertisement omits information that an ordinary prudent patient would need when choosing an eye-care practitioner. What does Rule 1045-02-.08 call that omitted information?

   1. A. A material fact
   2. B. A routine service
   3. C. A discounted fee
   4. D. A patient encounter

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The rule defines a material fact as information an ordinary reasonable and prudent person would need or rely on when selecting a practitioner.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(2)(c), page 2

3. 3An optometry practice advertises an inexpensive service it does not intend to sell so that callers can be redirected to a costlier service. Which Tennessee advertising category applies?

   1. A. Discount advertising
   2. B. Range-of-fees advertising
   3. C. Bait-and-switch advertising
   4. D. Fixed-fee advertising

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Rule 1045-02-.08 defines bait-and-switch advertising as an insincere offer used to switch consumers to something usually more expensive or advantageous to the advertiser.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(2)(d), page 2

4. 4A Tennessee practice expressly offers a vision screening at no charge. For purposes of Rule 1045-02-.08, how is that offer treated?

   1. A. As a discounted fee
   2. B. As a fixed fee
   3. C. As a range of fees
   4. D. As not being a discounted fee

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The rule expressly excludes products or services offered free of charge from its definition of a discounted fee.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(2)(e), page 2

5. 5An optometrist advertises a fixed fee for a service without stating any exclusions. What does Tennessee presume that fee includes?

   1. A. The components customarily included in the practice's usual fee
   2. B. All professionally recognized components required to complete the service
   3. C. The components expressly requested when the appointment is booked
   4. D. The components needed to verify goods dispensed by another seller

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Unless the advertisement states otherwise, Rule 1045-02-.08 presumes a fixed fee includes all professionally recognized components required under generally accepted standards to complete the service.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(3)(a)1, page 3

6. 6A patient's physical limitation prevents an optometrist from performing one component ordinarily required for an advertised examination. What must the optometrist do?

   1. A. Document the reason or exemption in the patient record
   2. B. Cancel the entire encounter and refund every fee
   3. C. Report the patient to the Board before continuing
   4. D. Obtain approval from the advertising publisher

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Rule 1045-02-.08 requires the reason or exemption to be noted in the patient record when age, physical limitation, or an applicable exemption prevents a listed procedure.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(3)(b), page 4

7. 7At a Tennessee governmental visual screening, what notice must each recipient receive for the comprehensive examination components to be inapplicable?

   1. A. Written notice that it is a routine encounter, substitutes for an examination, and may yield a prescription
   2. B. Written notice of the tests offered, the advertised fee period, and any separately charged related service
   3. C. Written notice of its limits, its non-equivalence to a comprehensive examination, and no resulting corrective prescription
   4. D. Written notice identifying the provider, permitted transmissions, and privacy risks after security measures

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The public-service screening exception requires written notice of the screening's limitations, its non-equivalence to a comprehensive examination, and the fact that it will not result in a prescription.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(3)(d), page 4

8. 8A Tennessee optometrist wants to advertise a range of fees for a non-routine service. What disclosure is required?

   1. A. The factors used to determine the actual fee
   2. B. The names of every current patient
   3. C. The practice's annual revenue
   4. D. The wholesale cost of every material

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Rule 1045-02-.08 permits a range of fees for services other than routine vision-care encounters only when the advertisement discloses the factors that determine the actual fee.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(3)(e), page 4

9. 9A practice advertises a discounted fee. Which condition must be met in addition to the fee actually being lower than its customary charge?

   1. A. The service must include only the components named in the advertisement
   2. B. The same quality and components normally provided at the regular fee must be provided
   3. C. The discount must apply throughout the advertised fee period regardless of completion
   4. D. Related services must be included at the discount even when separately identified

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The Tennessee rule requires both a genuinely lower fee and the same quality and components of service and material normally supplied at the regular fee.

   Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(3)(f), page 4

10. 10A Tennessee optometrist advertises a service that may require a related service for an additional charge. How must the advertisement handle that possibility?

    1. A. Identify the related service as carrying an additional fee
    2. B. Mention the related service only after treatment
    3. C. Bundle it into every advertised service
    4. D. Exclude it from all written communications

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Related services for which an additional fee may be charged must be identified in the advertisement; otherwise the rule requires provision at the quoted fee.

    Reference: Publications · Tnsosfiles — Rule 1045-02-.08(3)(g), page 5