Free California Laws and Regulations Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1A California optometrist wants to prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents independently within optometric scope. Which Board status is required?

   1. A. Therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certification
   2. B. Glaucoma certification
   3. C. Immunization certification
   4. D. Lacrimal irrigation certification

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The controlling statute limits this authority to an optometrist who is "certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Section 3041.3." That is the certification matching the proposed prescribing activity.

   Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §3041(a)(5)

2. 2A 15-year-old lives apart from the parents and manages personal finances. May the minor consent to routine vision care in California?

   1. A. Yes, if all three statutory conditions are satisfied
   2. B. Yes, but only after turning 16
   3. C. No, unless a court appoints the optometrist as guardian
   4. D. No, vision care always requires parental consent until age 18

   Answer: A

   Explanation: California provides that "A minor may consent to the minor's medical care, vision care, or dental care" when the minor is at least 15, lives separately, and manages personal finances. The stated facts satisfy those conditions.

   Reference: California Code, FAM 6922. — Family Code §6922(a)

3. 3An optometrist bills a patient for a clinical laboratory service the optometrist did not personally render. What billing feature avoids the prohibited additional-charge rule?

   1. A. The charge is itemized for a service actually rendered by the licensee
   2. B. The charge is described only as an office convenience fee
   3. C. The charge is collected before the laboratory performs any work
   4. D. The charge is omitted from the patient's bill

   Answer: A

   Explanation: California preserves "Any itemized charge for any service actually rendered to the patient by the licensee." A charge for unrendered, unitemized work does not fit that protection.

   Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §655.5(c)(1)

4. 4Which patient identifier must appear on a California spectacle-lens prescription?

   1. A. The patient's Social Security number
   2. B. The patient's insurance number
   3. C. The patient's employer
   4. D. The name of the person to whom the prescription is issued

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The required elements include "The name of the person to whom the prescription is issued." That is the mandated patient identifier.

   Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §2541.1(a)(5)

5. 5An optometrist dispenses a prescription lens that violates California's adopted ophthalmic-device regulations. How may the violation be classified?

   1. A. A misdemeanor
   2. B. An infraction
   3. C. Unprofessional conduct only
   4. D. A civil violation only

   Answer: A

   Explanation: California provides, "Any violation of the regulations adopted by the State Department of Public Health, the California State Board of Optometry, or the Medical Board of California pursuant to this section shall be a misdemeanor."

   Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §2541.3(c)

6. 6Before treating primary open-angle glaucoma in California, an otherwise TPA-certified optometrist must hold which additional certification?

   1. A. Immunization certification
   2. B. Glaucoma certification
   3. C. Injection skills certification
   4. D. Lacrimal irrigation certification

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The glaucoma authority begins, "If also certified under subdivision (c)," and then permits specified antiglaucoma agents. The added certification is the glaucoma certification described in subdivision (c).

   Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §3041(a)(5)(C), (c)

7. 7Who is financially liable for vision care that a minor validly consents to under Family Code section 6922?

   1. A. The parent alone
   2. B. The guardian alone
   3. C. The school district
   4. D. Neither the parents nor guardian under that section

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The statute states, "The parents or guardian are not liable for medical care, vision care, or dental care provided pursuant to this section." The valid self-consent does not shift liability to them.

   Reference: California Code, FAM 6922. — Family Code §6922(b)

8. 8A California optometrist offers a prompt-payment discount on a health care claim. Is that discount authorized?

   1. A. No, every health care discount is a referral rebate
   2. B. No, unless the patient has insurance coverage
   3. C. Yes, when payment is made promptly within the provider's stated time limit
   4. D. Yes, but only when the discount is paid to a referring licensee

   Answer: C

   Explanation: California expressly authorizes providers to "grant discounts in health or medical care claims when payment is made promptly within time limits prescribed" by the provider.

   Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §657(b)

9. 9The patient's spectacle correction has not changed since the prior examination. What may the prescriber write instead of the dioptric power?

   1. A. Power to be determined by seller
   2. B. Copy lenses currently worn
   3. C. Use any equivalent correction
   4. D. No refractive specification required

   Answer: B

   Explanation: When the needed prescription has not changed, the statute permits the prescriber to write "copy lenses currently worn" instead of listing dioptric power.

   Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §2541.1(a)(1)

10. 10How much documented training must an assistant have before performing preliminary subjective refraction procedures?

    1. A. 24 hours
    2. B. 36 hours
    3. C. 45 hours
    4. D. 65 hours

    Answer: C

    Explanation: The assistant must have "at least 45 hours of documented training in subjective refraction procedures" acceptable to the supervisor.

    Reference: Codes Display Text — BPC §2544(a)(9)(A)