Free Maryland Board of Examiners in Optometry jurisprudence examination Practice Questions

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1. 1Which item must a Maryland replacement contact lens prescription include?

   1. A. The patient's credit-card number
   2. B. The dispenser's tax number
   3. C. The lens manufacturer
   4. D. The patient's employer

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Health Occupations §11-404.4(b)(1)(i) requires the lens manufacturer, so C is correct. The current official MGA source has no readable workDir copy because direct retrieval of the official PDF timed out; the provision was verified on the official MGA page through server-side access.

   Reference: Health Occupations §11-404.4(c)(2)(iii) — Statutes Text

2. 2How long must a Maryland optometrist retain continuing education documentation?

   1. A. 4 years
   2. B. 2 years
   3. C. 5 years
   4. D. 7 years

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Current COMAR 10.28.02.03C directs a licensee to "retain supporting documents for inspection by the Board for 4 years", supporting A.

   Reference: .03 Registration Renewal. | Library of Maryland Regulations — COMAR 10.28.02.03C

3. 3What may the Maryland Board do with a complaint over which it has no jurisdiction?

   1. A. Refer it automatically for criminal prosecution
   2. B. Recommend closing the case
   3. C. Issue an immediate revocation
   4. D. Convert it into a renewal audit

   Answer: B

   Explanation: COMAR 10.28.04.05A(1)(b) permits the Board to "Recommend that cases involving complaints over which the Board has no jurisdiction be closed", so B is correct.

   Reference: .05 Proceedings under Health Occupations Article, §11-313, Annotated Code of Maryland. | Library of Maryland Regulations — COMAR 10.28.04.05A(1)(b)

4. 4What must a licensee submit to place a Maryland optometry license on inactive status?

   1. A. Only a written notice
   2. B. Only the inactive-status fee
   3. C. Proof of 125 CE hours
   4. D. The Board's inactive-status application and required fee

   Answer: D

   Explanation: COMAR 10.28.05.01 requires "An application for inactive status on the form required by the Board" and the inactive-status fee; thus D is correct.

   Reference: .01 Inactive Status. | Library of Maryland Regulations — COMAR 10.28.05.01A-B

5. 5For Maryland out-of-state licensure eligibility, what constitutes active practice?

   1. A. 250 hours in the preceding year
   2. B. 500 hours within 3 consecutive years immediately before application
   3. C. 1,000 hours within 5 years
   4. D. Three years of full-time employment only

   Answer: B

   Explanation: COMAR 10.28.08.01B defines active practice as "at least 500 hours" within the specified three-year period, so B is correct.

   Reference: Md Optometric Jurisprudence Exam — COMAR 10.28.08.01B

6. 6How must a Maryland optometry office identify the optometrists providing services?

   1. A. By listing them only on tax filings
   2. B. By giving names only upon written request
   3. C. By conspicuously posting their names in the office
   4. D. By publishing names annually in a newspaper

   Answer: C

   Explanation: COMAR 10.28.10.02A requires the names to be "conspicuously posted" in the office, so C is correct.

   Reference: .02 Practitioner Identification. | Library of Maryland Regulations — COMAR 10.28.10.02A

7. 7How many continuing education hours must a therapeutically certified Maryland optometrist complete during a two-year licensure period?

   1. A. 36
   2. B. 40
   3. C. 45
   4. D. 50

   Answer: D

   Explanation: COMAR 10.28.12.03A requires "50 hours" during the two-year period, so D is correct.

   Reference: .03 Requirements for Renewal of Certification. | Library of Maryland Regulations — .03 Requirements for Renewal of Certification.

8. 8What is the maximum administrative monetary penalty Maryland may impose on a licensed optometrist for a prohibited act or omission under the cited disciplinary provision?

   1. A. $1,000
   2. B. $5,000
   3. C. $10,000
   4. D. $50,000

   Answer: B

   Explanation: COMAR 10.28.13.01A sets a penalty "not exceeding $5,000", so B is correct.

   Reference: .01 Scope. | Library of Maryland Regulations — COMAR 10.28.13.01A

9. 9When may a Maryland records custodian disclose information from an optometry licensing or investigative file under the compelling-purpose rule?

   1. A. Whenever a commercial advertiser asks
   2. B. Whenever an anonymous caller requests it
   3. C. When the custodian determines a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure
   4. D. Only after the licensee consents

   Answer: C

   Explanation: COMAR 10.28.15.01B requires a determination that a "compelling public purpose exists to warrant disclosure", so C is correct.

   Reference: .01 Scope. | Library of Maryland Regulations — COMAR 10.28.15.01B

10. 10If one Maryland disciplinary case falls into multiple guideline categories, which categories prevail?

    1. A. Those with the lowest minimum sanction
    2. B. Those containing the highest maximum sanction and penalty
    3. C. The category chosen by the licensee
    4. D. The category listed first alphabetically

    Answer: B

    Explanation: COMAR 10.28.17.04B says categories with the "highest maximum sanction and penalty shall prevail", so B is correct.

    Reference: .04 Guidelines for Disciplinary Sanctions and Imposition of Penalties. | Library of Maryland Regulations — COMAR 10.28.17.04B