Free Part IV – Florida Laws and Rules Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1Which item must appear on a Florida health practitioner's written prescription?

   1. A. The prescriber's name and professional title
   2. B. The patient's employment history
   3. C. The pharmacy owner's home address
   4. D. The manufacturer's wholesale invoice number

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Florida Statutes § 456.42 requires a written prescription to identify the prescribing practitioner's name and professional title, among other required elements.

   Reference: Ch456 — § 456.42(1)

2. 2What is the minimum age for an applicant seeking Florida optometrist licensure by examination?

   1. A. 18 years
   2. B. 19 years
   3. C. 21 years
   4. D. 25 years

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Florida Statutes § 463.006 requires an applicant for licensure to be at least 18 years old.

   Reference: Ch463 — § 463.006(1)(a)

3. 3A Florida optometry probable cause panel includes an actively licensed former professional Board member and an available former consumer Board member. Which additional role is required for this panel?

   1. A. A currently serving member of the Board of Optometry
   2. B. Another actively licensed former professional Board member
   3. C. Another available former consumer Board member
   4. D. A department investigator who has never served on the Board

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 456.073(4) states, "Any probable cause panel must include a present board member." The two former members can satisfy other membership conditions, but neither is a present Board member. Adding another former member or an investigator leaves that requirement unmet.

   Reference: 2026 Florida Statutes, Chapter 456 — § 456.073(4)

4. 4What equipment standard applies to each Florida optometric practice location where patients are examined?

   1. A. Each location must maintain the equipment required by Board rule
   2. B. One central office may supply all locations regardless of distance
   3. C. Equipment is required only when pharmaceuticals are prescribed
   4. D. Equipment may be replaced entirely by patient referrals

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Rule 64B13-3.004 applies the required minimum equipment to each office where the optometrist examines patients.

   Reference: 64B13-3.004 : Minimum Equipment Requirements - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register - FAC, FAR, eRulemaking — Rule 64B13-3.004; current final adopted rule and effective date

5. 5For initial Florida licensure, within what period must accepted examination scores generally have been obtained relative to the application?

   1. A. Six months
   2. B. Eighteen months
   3. C. Three years
   4. D. Four years

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The current rule says the Board accepts scores obtained within the "three (3) year period immediately preceding application for licensure" or the corresponding period after submission; the applicant's scores must fall within that window.

   Reference: Rule 64B13 4 001 — Rule 64B13-4.001(2)(b)1

6. 6A Florida optometrist received the initial license during the current biennium and is approaching the first renewal. Which continuing-education requirement survives the first-biennium exemption?

   1. A. Complete one hour of HIV/AIDS instruction for renewal
   2. B. Complete two hours of medical-error instruction for renewal
   3. C. Complete two hours of Florida jurisprudence instruction for renewal
   4. D. Complete six hours of transcript-quality instruction for renewal

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Board states that newly licensed optometrists are "exempt from the continuing education (CE) requirements for renewal with the exception of one (1) hour of HIV/AIDS." The other listed subjects belong to ordinary renewal requirements; they do not displace this first-biennium exception.

   Reference: Florida Board of Optometry, Optometrist licensure and renewal — Continuing education; First Biennium Renewal

7. 7A Florida optometrist's final disciplinary order imposes probation with a supervisor and required testing. Who is responsible for those probation costs under Board Rule 64B13-7.005?

   1. A. The licensed optometrist named in the final probation order
   2. B. The Board that approved the final probation order
   3. C. The Department that administers the disciplinary case
   4. D. The supervisor assigned to monitor the probation order

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Board rule text assigns costs to "the licensed practitioner who is the subject of the final order imposing terms of probation." This includes supervision and required testing or treatment. The Board, Department, and monitor have different roles but are not made the payer by this clause.

   Reference: Florida Administrative Register, Rule 64B13-7.005 amendment — Rule 64B13-7.005(3), FAR Vol. 42 No. 38

8. 8When a Florida optometrist applies to reactivate an inactive license, which event falls within the Board rule's disclosure requirement for the inactive period?

   1. A. An optometry-license sanction in another state during Florida inactivity
   2. B. An optometry-license sanction in another state before Florida inactivity
   3. C. A pending optometry complaint in another state during Florida inactivity
   4. D. A sanction against a non-optometry credential during Florida inactivity

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The rule requires the applicant to "Discloses any disciplinary action that has been taken" against an optometry license held in any jurisdiction during Florida inactivity. The later amendment marks this disclosure clause "No change." An earlier sanction falls outside the period, a mere pending complaint is not an action taken, and a non-optometry credential is outside the stated license category.

   Reference: Florida Administrative Weekly, Rule 64B13-11.001 amendment — Rule 64B13-11.001(2)(a), FAW Vol. 28 No. 35

9. 9An optometrist violates an administrative requirement unrelated to a patient's diagnosis or treatment, and the conduct does not directly endanger public health. How does Rule 64B13-15.002 classify it?

   1. A. A minor administrative violation
   2. B. A major administrative violation
   3. C. A minor patient-care violation
   4. D. A major patient-care violation

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Board defines a "Minor Administrative Violation" as one "which does not involve the diagnosis or treatment" of a patient and does not directly endanger public health. A major administrative violation involves direct danger; patient-care categories concern diagnosis or treatment. The described violation satisfies the minor administrative definition.

   Reference: Florida Administrative Register, Rule 64B13-15.002 definitions — Rule 64B13-15.002(1), FAR Vol. 42 No. 83

10. 10A certified optometrist considers a topical ocular drug listed in Florida's formulary. Four available strengths are expressed as percentages of the formulary's specified concentration for that drug. Which is the highest strength permitted by the formulary concentration clause?

    1. A. 50% of the specified concentration
    2. B. 75% of the specified concentration
    3. C. 100% of the specified concentration
    4. D. 125% of the specified concentration

    Answer: C

    Explanation: The formulary allows listed agents "in concentrations up to those specified, or any lesser concentration." A listed strength equal to the specified concentration is the highest allowed. The 50% and 75% strengths are also within the ceiling but are not the highest; 125% exceeds it.

    Reference: Florida Administrative Register, Rule 64B13-18.002 formulary — Rule 64B13-18.002, operative formulary clause, FAR Vol. 50 No. 179