Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry
Article 3 - Standards of Practice
12 AAC 48.330 - Unprofessional conduct

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 48.330

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) No optometrist may advertise professional services in a false or misleading manner. Conduct prohibited by this subsection includes

(1) using any false, deceptive, or misleading representation in connection with any advertising concerning ophthalmic products or optometric services; and

(2) lending, leasing, renting, or in any other manner placing a certificate of registration at the disposal of or in the service of a person not licensed to practice optometry in this state.

(b) Repealed 3/12/86.

(c) Repealed 3/12/86.

(d) No optometrist may represent himself or herself as a specialist in an optometric field unless the optometrist is certified

(1) as a diplomate of the American Academy of Optometry in contact lenses, binocular vision, geriatric care, or low vision; or

(2) as a fellow of the College of Vision Development in vision training or developmental vision.

(e) No optometrist required to be licensed under AS 08.72 may allow his or her professional conduct or judgment in the practice of optometry to be directed or controlled by a person who is not an optometrist licensed to practice optometry in Alaska.

As of Register 109, 12 AAC 48.070 was redesignated as 12 AAC 48.330. The history note for the section under its former number was carried forward to the new location.

Authority:AS 08.72.050

AS 08.72.060(b)

AS 08.72.240

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