Texas Optometry Board Rules
- The Board has adopted the following rules to clarify and interpret the Texas Optometry Act. Each link is to the official copy of the Board Rule on the website of the Secretary of State (Texas Administrative Code)
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Chapter 271. Examinations
271.1 Reserved
271.2 Applications for Licensure as Therapeutic Optometrist
271.3 Jurisprudence Examination Administration
271.4 Reserved
271.5 Licensure Without Examination
271.6 National Board Examination
271.7 Criminal History Evaluation Letters
271.8 Converting Optometric License to Therapeutic Optometric License
271.9 Licensure as Optometric Glaucoma Specialist
271.10 Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: Required Education and Examination
271.11 Required Education for Therapeutic Licensure
271.12 License Designation
Chapter 272. Administration
272.1 Open Records
272.2 Historically Underutilized Business
272.3 Bid and Purchasing Protest Procedures
272.4 Public Participation in Meetings
272.5 Definitions
272.6 Dual Office Holding
272.7 Agency Staff Training and Education
272.8 Leave Pools
272.9 Petition for Rulemaking
Chapter 273. General Rules
273.1 Surrender of License
273.2 Use of Name of Retired or Deceased Optometrist
273.3 Contact Lenses as Prize or Premium
273.4 Fees (Not Refundable)
273.5 Clinical Instruction and Practice – Limited License for Clinical Faculty
273.6 Licenses for a Limited Period
273.7 Inactive Licenses and Retired License for Volunteer Charity Care
273.8 Renewal of License
273.9 Public Interest Information
273.10 Licensee Compliance with Payment Obligations
273.11 Reserved
273.12 Profile Information
273.13 Contract or Employment with Community Health Centers
273.14 License Applications for Military Service Member, Military Veteran, and Military Spouse
273.15 Retired License for Volunteer Charity Care
273.16 Licensee Compliance With Board Investigations and Inspections
273.17 Emergency Management
273.18 Clinical Instruction for Optometry Student
Chapter 275. Continuing Education
275.1 General Requirements
275.2 Required Education
275.3 Continuing Education Tracking System
Chapter 277. Practice and Procedure
277.1 Complaint Procedures
277.2 Disciplinary Proceedings
277.3 Probation
277.4 Reinstatement
277.5 Convictions
277.6 Administrative Fines and Penalties
277.7 Patient Records
277.8 Emergency Temporary Suspension or Restriction
277.9 Alternative Dispute Resolution
277.10 Remedial Plans
277.11 Submission to Mental or Physical Examination
277.12 Denial Of License And Disciplinary Action By Board
277.13 Complaints Resulting From Glaucoma Treatment – Investigation Process
277.14 Complaints Resulting From Glaucoma Treatment – Use of Case Review Consultant and Expert Panel
Chapter 279. Interpretations
279.1 Contact Lens Examination
279.2 Contact Lens Prescriptions
279.3 Spectacle Examination
279.4 Spectacle and Ophthalmic Devices Prescriptions
279.5 Dispensing Ophthalmic Materials
279.6 Reserved
279.7 Reserved
279.8 Reserved
279.9 Advertising
279.10 Professional Identification
279.11 Relationship with Dispensing Optician — Books and Records
279.12 Relationship with Dispensing Optician — Separation of Offices
279.13 Professional Responsibility for Off-Site Examinations: Improper Solicitation of Patients
279.14 Patient Files
279.15 Practice with Contagious or Infectious Disease
279.16 Telehealth Services
Chapter 280. Therapeutic Optometry
280.1 Therapeutic License
280.2 Reserved
280.3 Reserved
280.4 Reserved
280.5 Prescription and Diagnostic Drugs for Therapeutic Optometry
280.6 Procedures Authorized for Therapeutic Optometrists
280.7 Reserved
280.8 Reserved
280.9 Optometric Glaucoma Specialist
280.10 Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: Administration and Prescribing of Oral Medications and Anti-Glaucoma Drugs
