484.005 Authority to make rules. - Florida Statutes

484.005 Authority to make rules.

The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon it. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, rules relating to:

   (1) A standard of practice for opticians licensed pursuant to this part.

   (2) Minimum equipment which shall be utilized to prepare, fit, measure, and dispense lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other optical devices allowed under the practice of opticianry.

   (3) Procedures for transfer of prescription files upon the going out of business of an optician, corporation, or other person.

   (4) A standard of practice for filling prescriptions for contact lenses and fitting, adapting, and dispensing contact lenses.

History. ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-275; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 11, 12, ch. 86-254; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 156, ch. 98-200.