Ohio Admin. Code 4725-7-05 - Not permitted

An A licensed optometrist shall not permit an unlicensed person any ancillary personnel, including licensed opticians or ocularists, to perform the following duties in the optometric practice:

(A) Make the determination as to whether or not a patient may safely and comfortably wear contact lenses.

(B) Evaluate the physical fit of a contact lens through the use of a "black light" and fluorescein or any similar substance.

(C) Evaluate the physical fit of a contact lens through the use of a biomicroscope or other similar instrument with magnification qualities.

(D) (B) Use a phoropter or hand-held lenses of any type for the purpose of determining the prescription or change in the prescription necessary for any optical accessory.

(E) (C) Use a spectacle prescription or a prescription determined through the use of a lensometer, or its equivalent, on a pair of spectacles as a basis for designing, manufacturing or duplicating a new contact lens.

(F) (D) Prescribe a schedule of wearing time for a patient.

(G) (E) In any way attempt to exercise professional judgment or exercise professional skills which constitute the practice of optometry.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 4725-7-05

Effective: 1/14/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/29/2020 and 01/14/2026
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 119.03, 4725.09
Rule Amplifies: 4725.28
Prior Effective Dates: 11/15/1970, 06/01/1999