Laws & Regulations
Optometry
Laws and Regulations
The Board recommends applicants and licensees review the links to the most current laws and regulations set out below:
- Business and Professions Code §§ 3000 – 3167
- Title 16, California Code of Regulations §§ 1500 – 1582
Other Optometry Laws and Regulation Links:
- Optometry / Optician Laws and Regulations Book (2024 Optometry / Optician Laws and Regulations Book.)
Registered Dispensing Optician
Laws and Regulations
The Board recommends applicants and registrants review the links to the most current laws and regulations set out below:
- Prescription Lenses – Business and Professions Code §§ 2540 – 2545
- Dispensing Optician – Business and Professions Code §§ 2550 – 2559
- Spectacle Lens Dispenser – Business and Professions Code §§ 2559.1 – 2559.4
- Contact Lens Dispenser – Business and Professions Code §§ 2560 – 2564.6
- Optometry / Optician Laws and Regulations Book (2024 Optometry / Optician Laws and Regulations Book).
- Nonresident Ophthalmic Lens Dispensers – Business and Professions Code §§ 2564.70 – 2564.80
- Registered Dispensing Ophthalmic Businesses – Business and Professions Code §§ 2564.90 – 2564.94
- Regulations: Title 16, California Code of Regulations §§ 1399.200 – 1399.285