Free South Carolina Optometric Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1A licensed South Carolina optometrist proposes transferring the authorization to practice to a colleague who bought the practice. What is the legal status of that authorization?

   1. A. It transfers with the patient records
   2. B. It transfers after Board notice
   3. C. It is a personal privilege and is not transferable
   4. D. It transfers if the buyer is also licensed

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 40-37-240(B) provides that "An authorization to practice is a personal privilege and not transferable." A practice sale does not transfer the seller's authorization.

   Reference: Code of Laws - Title 40 - Chapter 37- - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS — S.C. Code Section 40-37-240(B)

2. 2After an investigation is initiated under the general professional-licensing law, by when must the director send the required complaint notice materials to the licensee?

   1. A. Within fourteen days
   2. B. Within sixty days
   3. C. Within ninety days
   4. D. Within thirty days

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Section 40-1-80(B) begins, "Within thirty days after an investigation is initiated, the director must send the licensee" the specified notice and materials.

   Reference: Code of Laws - Title 40 - Chapter 1- - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS — S.C. Code Section 40-1-80(B)

3. 3A new South Carolina optometry applicant is confirming the examinations required before initial licensure. Which combination does the governing regulation require?

   1. A. The South Carolina jurisprudence examination and NBEO Parts I, II, and III
   2. B. The South Carolina jurisprudence examination and NBEO Parts I and II only
   3. C. NBEO Parts II and III without a South Carolina examination
   4. D. A South Carolina clinical examination and NBEO Part III only

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Regulation 95-3(B) requires "a passing score on the South Carolina Optometric Jurisprudence Examination and a passing score on parts one (I), two (II), and three (III)" of the NBEO examination. The complete listed combination is therefore required.

   Reference: Sc Regulations Chapter 95 Current — S.C. Code Regs. Section 95–3(B)

4. 4An optometrist receives information professionally that gives reason to believe a child may be abused or neglected. Which reporting threshold applies?

   1. A. Report only after personally observing an injury
   2. B. Report when the professional information gives reason to believe abuse or neglect may have occurred
   3. C. Report only after the child identifies the alleged offender
   4. D. Report after an internal review confirms the allegation

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 63-7-310(A) applies when a listed professional "has received information that gives him reason to believe that a child has been or may be abused or neglected." The facts meet that statutory reporting threshold.

   Reference: Code of Laws - Title 63 - Chapter 7- - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE — S.C. Code Section 63-7-310(A)

5. 5Under the Patient Records Act applied to optometry licensees, who owns records in the practitioner's possession that were made in treating the patient?

   1. A. The patient
   2. B. The practitioner
   3. C. The insurer
   4. D. The Board

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 44-115-20 states, "The physician is the owner of medical records in his possession that were made in treating a patient." Regulation 95-6 applies this records framework to Board licensees.

   Reference: Code of Laws - Title 44 - Chapter 115- - HEALTH — S.C. Code Section 44-115-20

6. 6Which pair states the minimum elements included in an eye examination under South Carolina's statutory definition?

   1. A. An ocular-health questionnaire and automated refraction data
   2. B. Distance visual acuity and intraocular-pressure measurements
   3. C. A symptom history and retinal imaging
   4. D. A complete written or electronic medical history and an assessment of visual status

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Section 40-24-10(3) defines an eye examination to include "a complete written or electronic medical history, as well as an assessment of the visual status of a patient."

   Reference: Code of Laws - Title 40 - Chapter 24- - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS — S.C. Code Section 40-24-10(3)

7. 7A South Carolina licensed optometrist offers treatment free of charge. Assuming any later injury results from ordinary negligence, which notice arrangement satisfies the advance-notice condition for the free-care civil-liability protection?

   1. A. Give the patient oral notice before treatment begins.
   2. B. Give the patient written notice after treatment ends.
   3. C. Give the patient written notice before treatment begins.
   4. D. Give the patient oral notice after treatment ends.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 44-30-310 requires the provider to "informs his or her patient in writing ... before treatment" that care is free. Only C satisfies both form and timing. The provision excludes gross negligence and wilful or wanton misconduct; the stem specifies ordinary negligence.

   Reference: South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 44, Chapter 30 — Health Care Professionals — S.C. Code § 44-30-310

8. 8An optometrist has a South Carolina controlled-substance registration for dispensing at one principal office and plans to dispense authorized controlled substances at a second principal practice site. What does Chapter 53 require for the second site?

   1. A. Use the first office's registration for both principal sites.
   2. B. Obtain a separate registration for the second principal site.
   3. C. Replace both site registrations with the optometry license.
   4. D. Use a pharmacist's registration for the second principal site.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 44-53-290(e) says "A separate registration shall be required at each principal place of business or professional practice where the applicant manufactures, distributes or dispenses controlled substances." The second principal dispensing site therefore needs its own registration; neither an optometry license nor another person's registration substitutes.

   Reference: South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 44, Chapter 53 — Controlled Substances — S.C. Code § 44-53-290(a), (e)

9. 9A driver submits a vision-examination certificate from an optometrist licensed in another state to seek a South Carolina DMV vision-screening waiver. What is the oldest the certificate may be when submitted?

   1. A. No more than 12 months old.
   2. B. No more than 24 months old.
   3. C. No more than 36 months old.
   4. D. No more than 48 months old.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 56-1-220(A) requires waiver upon a certificate "dated within the previous thirty-six months" from an optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed in any state. The question asks the outer limit, so 36 months is the unique answer.

   Reference: South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 56, Chapter 1 — Driver's License — S.C. Code § 56-1-220(A)

10. 10A dispenser receives a patient's old contact-lens order from a licensed optometrist. The prescription has expired, although the lens parameters have not changed. What must the dispenser obtain before supplying lenses?

    1. A. A current, unexpired contact-lens prescription from a licensed eye prescriber.
    2. B. The expired contact-lens prescription plus the patient's verbal confirmation.
    3. C. The expired contact-lens prescription plus the dispenser's own measurements.
    4. D. The expired contact-lens prescription plus the patient's prior purchase record.

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Section 37-25-20 forbids dispensing without "a valid, unexpired contact lens prescription from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist." Unchanged measurements, patient confirmation, or purchase history do not make the expired order valid.

    Reference: South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 37, Chapter 25 — Contact Lenses — S.C. Code § 37-25-20