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
