OPTOMETRISTS

See also OPTICIANS

Addresses, tuberculosis health order hearings, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4805

Advertising, signs, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56

Advice given, diagnosis and treatment, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.572

Authority to prescribe or administer controlled substances, Minn. Statutes 2006 152.11, 152.12

Billing, uniform forms, use, Minn. Statutes 2006 62J.52

Business licenses, exception, Minn. Statutes 2006 116J.70

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), prerequisite to use of topical ocular drugs, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.573

Certificates and certification

Legend drugs, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.575

Recording, fees, district court, Minn. Statutes 2006 357.021

Certified copies, medical records

Tuberculosis, reportable persons, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4804

Contact lenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.711 to 145.714

Continuing education, license renewal, Minn. Statutes 2006 214.12

Controlled substances, prescribing, administering, and dispensing, Minn. Statutes 2006 152.11, 152.12

Definitions

Health care information, review organizations, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.61

Health law, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4172

Professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2006 319B.02

Public health occupations, licensing, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56, 148.57, 148.571, 148.575

Public health provisions, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.711

Tuberculosis Health Threat Act, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4803

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2006 176.011

Designation by, infection control practitioners, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4803

Directories, Minn. Statutes 2006 214.071

Disciplinary action

Forms of, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.603

Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57, 148.61, 214.16

Ophthalmic goods and services violations, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.712 to 145.714

Disclosure, financial or economic interest, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.6521

Drugs and medicine

Authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.571, 148.574

Gifts from manufacturers or wholesalers, Minn. Statutes 2006 151.461

Topical ocular drugs, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.571 to 148.574, 151.37

Examinations (licenses), Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57

Fees, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.713

Financial or economic interests, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.6521

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.62

Health and accident insurance

Services, policy provisions, Minn. Statutes 2006 62A.03, 62A.15

Health care providers, optometrists defined as

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2006 176.011

Health care taxes, Minn. Statutes 2006 295.50, 295.51, 295.52

Identity and identification, name tags, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.6585

Information exchange, vaccination records, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.3351

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

International Association of Boards of Examiners in Optometry, legend drugs, certification, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.575

Legend drugs

Adverse reaction reports, Minn. Statutes 2006 147.111, 148.576

Authority to prescribe or administer, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.576

Certificate required for use, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.575

Restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.574

Standard of care, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.577

Liability

Health threat to others, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4175

Tuberculosis, good faith reporting, immunity, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4804

Licensed health professionals, optometrists defined as

Health law, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4172

Tuberculosis Health Threat Act, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4803

Licenses

Business license, exception, Minn. Statutes 2006 116J.70

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57, 148.59

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57

Insurance fraud, effect, Minn. Statutes 2006 214.106

Practicing without, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56, 148.61

Renewals, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.59, 214.12

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56, 148.57

Loans to, income-contingent loan repayment program, Minn. Statutes 2006 136A.1703, 136A.1785

Malpractice, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.682

Medical records

Access to data, see under MEDICAL RECORDS

Maternal death studies, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.901

Vaccination records, information exchange, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.3351

Misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57

Names, tuberculosis health order hearings, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4805

National Board of Examiners in Optometry, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57

Ophthalmic services

Violations, disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.712 to 145.714

Optometry Board, see OPTOMETRY BOARD

Pharmacology studies, topical ocular drug use

Prerequisites, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.573

Posting (notices)

Financial or economic interest, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.6521

Practice, drivers, examination of eyesight, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2006 171.13

Practitioners, optometrists defined as, Minn. Statutes 2006 151.01

Prescription drug discounts, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2006 325F.784

Prices, Health Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.699

Professional firms, authority to organize, Minn. Statutes 2006 319B.40

Professional services

Definitions, professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2006 319B.02

Professionals, optometrists defined as

Health care information, review organization, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.61

Professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2006 319B.02

Providers, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.335, 176.011

Reciprocity, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57

Records and record keeping

Contact lenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.712, 145.713

Vaccination records, information exchange, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.3351

Referrals, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.572, 148.573

Referrals by, financial or economic interest, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.6521

Regulated persons, optometrist defined as, Minn. Statutes 2006 214.16

Reports given

Health threats to others, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4175

Legend drugs, adverse reaction reports, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.576

Newly blinded persons, diagnosis, Minn. Statutes 2006 248.011

Tuberculosis, reportable persons, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4804

Requests by, contact lenses

Prescription verification, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.712

Sales, simple lenses, unregulated sales, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56

Scope of practice, abortion

Health plan companies, Minn. Statutes 2006 62Q.145

Services, defined as health services, Minn. Statutes 2006 123B.41

Signs, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56

Standard of care, legend drugs, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.577

Testimony, tuberculosis carriers

Endangerment to public health, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4809

Topical ocular drugs

Advice to seek diagnosis and treatment, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.572

Authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.571, 148.574, 151.37

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.573

Unprofessional conduct, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57

Verification by, contact lenses, prescriptions, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.712

Violations and penalties

Gross misdemeanors, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.57

Health threat to others, false reports, Minn. Statutes 2006 144.4175

Ophthalmic goods and services violations, disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2006 145.712 to 145.714

Practicing without license, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56, 148.61

Unlawful practice, Minn. Statutes 2006 148.56