Any reference to a statute or rule was current as of the date of the newsletter. The information may have been superseded by changes to rules or statutes.
All newsletters contain “Disciplinary Actions.”
•Clarification of Advertising including designation, specialization, and certification • Leasing Space from Mercantile/Optical • Licensing Changes & Administrative Rules Update • Update Contact Information
•Clarification of Texas Optometry Act • Practice Pointers • Jurisprudence Exam Update • Amended Rules • Office Inspections • Update Contact Information
•Agency Relocation •Telehealth •Initial Patient Examinations •CE Broker Requirement •Glaucoma Complaints •Rules Update •CPR or BLS required after January 1, 2023 •88th Legislative Session
•SB993-Scope Expansion •CE Broker Partnership •Rules Update •Continuing Education Provider Update •Online Examinations •Telehealth Services •Office Inspections •TOB Office Relocation •Peer Assistance Program Information
•Two Year License Renewal Instructions •Continuing Education Requirements to Renew for 2021 •COVID-19 Information •Peer Assistance •Office Inspections •Information for New Licensees •Drug Abuse / Poison Control Information •Submission of CE •New Rules
•Prescription Monitoring Program •New Laws •New Diagnostic/Therapeutic CE Requirement •Peer Assistance •Future 2 Year License Renewal •On-Line License Renewal Certificates •Information for New Licensees •Reporting Illegal Contact Sales •Office Inspections •CPR Course Reporting •New Rules
•Required Registration and Use of Prescription Monitoring Program •Peer Assistance •On-Line License Renewal Certificates •Information for New Licensees •Reporting Illegal Contact Sales •Office Inspections •Deaf Patients •Disaster Volunteering
•Changes to Optometry Act (renewal fee changes, fingerprint requirements) •Prescription Monitoring Program •Peer Assistance •EMR Issues •Information for New Licensees •Optometrist Websites •Office Inspections •New Laws
•Controlled Substance Permits •Prescription Monitoring Program •Peer Assistance •Disruptive Patients •Information for New Licensees •Customer Survey •Office Inspections •Sunset Commission Review
•Substance Abuse & Mental Health Issues •License Renewal Fee Changes •New Laws and Rules, Internet & Social Media •Information for New Licensees •Deaf Patients & Interpreters •DPS Controlled Substances Permit •Office Inspections •Continuing Education Requirements
•Help For Doctors With Substance Abuse & Mental Health Issues •Contact Lens Rx •Common Questions •License Renewal Procedure •New Licensee Information •Pain Management Information •Amended Rules •Office Inspections •Continuing Education Requirements
•Office Inspections •Rx Signature Requirements •New Optometry Laws •License Renewal Procedure •New Licensee Information •Help For Doctors With Substance Abuse & Mental Health Issues •Pain Management Information •Amended Rules •Optometry School News •Continuing Education Requirements
•Missed Renewal Deadline But Still Practicing •Compliance Issues •Rx Signature Requirements •Mobile Clinics •New Licensee Information •Help For Doctors With Substance Abuse & Mental Health Issues •Continuing Education Requirements •Amended Rules •License Renewal Procedure
Special Advertising Issue: •Advertising “Board Certified” or “Specialist” •Required Professional Identification on Prescriptions, Office Door, and in Advertising •Required Names on Office Door •Advertising Restrictions When Leasing Space From a Retailer •Advertising “Free Eye Exams” •Advertising Unauthorized Procedures, Duties, and Comparisons
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