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 - 3067
- Title 16, California Code of Regulations §§ 1500 - 1582
Other Optometry Laws and Regulation Links:
- Business and Professions Code § 2556.2 Reporting Requirements
- Changes in Law Affecting Optometry 2006-2013
- Optometry / Optician Laws and Regulations Book (note: this book does not contain changes made after February 20, 2020)
- Changes in Law Affecting Optometry 2006-2013
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 §§ 2559.1-2559.6
- Contact Lens Dispenser - Business and Professions Code §§ 2560-2564.6
- Non-Resident Contact Lens Dispensers - Business and Professions Code §§ 2546-2546.10
- Regulations: Title 16, California Code of Regulations §§ 1399.200 – 1399.285
- Optometry / Optician Laws and Regulations Book (note: this book does not contain changes made after February 20, 2020)
