Florida Statute 463.002 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 463
OPTOMETRY

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F.S. 463.002

463.002 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Optometry.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Health.

(3)(a) “Licensed practitioner” means a person who is a primary health care provider licensed to engage in the practice of optometry under the authority of this chapter.

(b) A licensed practitioner who is not a certified optometrist shall be required to display at her or his place of practice a sign which states, “I am a Licensed Practitioner, not a Certified Optometrist, and I am not able to prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents.”

(4) “Certified optometrist” means a licensed practitioner authorized by the board to administer and prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents.

(5) “Ocular pharmaceutical agent” means a pharmaceutical agent that is administered topically or orally for the diagnosis or treatment of ocular conditions of the human eye and its appendages without the use of surgery or other invasive techniques.

(6) “Surgery” means a procedure using an instrument, including a laser, scalpel, or needle, in which human tissue is cut, burned, scraped except as provided in s. 463.014(4), or vaporized, by incision, injection, ultrasound, laser, infusion, cryotherapy, or radiation. The term includes a procedure using an instrument which requires the closure of human tissue by suture, clamp, or other such device.

(7) “Optometry” means the diagnosis of conditions of the human eye and its appendages; the employment of any objective or subjective means or methods, including the administration of ocular pharmaceutical agents, for the purpose of determining the refractive powers of the human eyes, or any visual, muscular, neurological, or anatomic anomalies of the human eyes and their appendages; and the prescribing and employment of lenses, prisms, frames, mountings, contact lenses, orthoptic exercises, light frequencies, and any other means or methods, including ocular pharmaceutical agents, for the correction, remedy, or relief of any insufficiencies or abnormal conditions of the human eyes and their appendages.

(8) “Direct supervision” means supervision to an extent that the licensee remains on the premises while all procedures are being done and gives final approval to any procedures performed by an employee.

(9) “General supervision” means the responsible supervision of supportive personnel by a licensee who need not be present when such procedures are performed, but who assumes legal liability therefor. Except in cases of emergency, “general supervision” shall require the easy availability or physical presence of the licensee for consultation with and direction of the supportive personnel.

(10) “Appendages” means the eyelids, the eyebrows, the conjunctiva, and the lacrimal apparatus.

(11) “Transcript-quality” means a course which is in conjunction with or sponsored by a school or college of optometry or equivalent educational entity, which course is approved by the board and requires a test and passing grade.

(12) “Clock hours” means the actual time engaged in approved coursework and clinical training.

History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; s. 315, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 93-101; s. 119, ch. 94-218; s. 232, ch. 97-103; s. 63, ch. 98-166; s. 1, ch. 2013-26.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 463.002

Total Results: 20

D.F. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1232

Snippet: admitted for involuntary examination under section 394.463(2)(a)(2), Florida Statutes (2017) ("Baker Act

D.F. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-06-04T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: involuntary examination under section 394.463(2)(a)(2), Florida Statutes (2017) (“Baker Act”), where

L.G. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-05-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 244 So. 3d 418

Snippet: EVANDER, WALLIS and EDWARDS, JJ., concur. § 394.463(2)(a)3., Fla. Stat. (2017). Case No. 5D18

L.G. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-05-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: held a Baker Act hearing. 1 § 394.463(2)(a)3., Fla. Stat. (2017). After hearing the treating

Robert L. Rumph v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-04-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 217 So. 3d 1092

Snippet: Senior Judge, concur. 1 . § 394.463(2)(a)2„ Fla. Stat. (2009). 2 . Material

C.W. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-04-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 214 So. 3d 796

Snippet: PALMER, BERGER and EDWARDS, JJ., concur. . § 394.463(2)(a)3., Fla. Stat. (2016). . The involuntary placement

C.W. v. State - corrected 4/12/17

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-04-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: February 17, 2017, the circuit 1 § 394.463(2)(a)3., Fla. Stat. (2016). court determined that

W. Frank Wells Nursing Home v. State, Agency for Health Care Administration

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-10-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 75 So. 3d 328

Snippet: the nursing home for a violation of section 394.463(2), Florida Statutes. Because the undisputed facts…fail to establish that a violation of section 394.463(2) occurred, the agency's final action must be…this point, the procedures required by section 394.463(2)(b) were undertaken: a mental health professional… State Hospital later that evening. Section 394.463(2)(b), Florida Statutes, prohibits nursing homes and…movement of the resident did not trigger section 394.463(2)(b) because the resident was not discharged from

Lukehart v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-06-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 70 So. 3d 503

Snippet: involuntary examination into custody." § 394.463(2)(a)(2), Fla. Stat. (1995). [3] In his motion, Lukehart

Jews for Jesus, Inc. v. Rapp

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-10-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 997 So. 2d 1098

Snippet: complaint in its entirety with prejudice. Id. at 463.[2] On appeal, the Fourth District addressed, among

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2008-05-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: future as evidenced by recent behavior.5 Section 394.463(2)(a), Florida Statutes, states that an involuntary

SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSP. OF FLORIDA v. Ashe

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-02-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 948 So. 2d 889

Snippet: requirements of Florida's Baker Act. See § 394.463(2)(f), Fla. Stat. (2003) ("[An involuntarily

Kephart v. Kearney

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-09-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 826 So. 2d 517

Snippet: grounds and essential facts alleged in motion); § 394.463(2), Fla. Stat. (2001) (requiring ex parte order for

State, Department of Children & Families v. Reyes

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-09-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 829 So. 2d 252

Snippet: appropriate notice and hearing procedures. See § 394.463(2)(a)(l), Fla. Stat. (2001).5 The actual transfer …Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. . Section 394.463(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2001), provides: "An

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2001-10-17T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: authorized professional pursuant to section 394.463(2), Florida Statutes, what entity within a county …114 So. 543, 544 (Fla. 1927). 8 And see, s. 394.463(2), Fla. Stat., providing that an involuntary examination

Lukehart v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2000-09-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 776 So. 2d 906

Snippet: involuntary examination into custody." § 394.463(2)(a)2., Fla. Stat. (1995). [5] The rights card,

MW v. Davis

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2000-05-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 756 So. 2d 90

Snippet: the criteria and procedure established in s. 394.463(2) or chapter 393[[24]] shall be used, whichever is

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1999-11-07T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: initiated under a number of circumstances. Section 394.463(2)(a)2., Florida Statutes, provides in part: "…quot; See, s. 394.455(3), Fla. Stat. 5 See, s. 394.463(2)(a)1. and 3., Fla. Stat. 6 Id. If the court has

Amador v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-06-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 712 So. 2d 1179

Snippet: holding in Heidrick and pursuant to section 394.463(2)(a)1, Florida Statutes (1997), the trial court has…findings on which that conclusion is based. § 394.463(2)(a)1, Fla. Stat. (1997). On remand, we direct the…involuntary examination pursuant to section 394.463(2)(a)1. Habeas granted; capias quashed. NOTES [1]

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1997-11-25T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Supp.). 2 Section 394.463(2)(a)1.-3., Fla. Stat. (1996 Supp.). 3 Section 394.463(2)(g), Fla. Stat. (1996…involuntary examination period established in section 394.463(2), Florida Statutes (1996 Supplement), for examination…. The 72-hour period referred to in section 394.463(2), Florida Statutes (1996 Supplement), may be extended… or by a health care professional.2 Section 394.463(2)(f), Florida Statutes (1996 Supplement), provides…1996 Supp.). 4 Section 394.463(2)(i), Fla. Stat. (1996 Supp.). 5 Reino v. State, 352 So.2d 853, 860 (Fla