Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16 § 1587

Current through Register 2025 Notice Reg. No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 1587 - Patient Notification and Records

(a) Each owner and operator of a mobile optometric office shall meet the requirements in Sections 1566 and 1566.1 requiring the posting of a consumer notice in a conspicuous place in the mobile optometric office.

(b) In addition to the posted notice required by subdivision (a), each owner and operator of a mobile optometric office shall provide each patient, or the patient's caregiver or guardian, a consumer notice in at least 12-point font containing all of the following information:

(1) The name, license number, telephone number, primary business address, and business email address (if any), of the optometrist directing medical operations at the mobile optometric office;

(2) The owner and operator of the mobile optometric office's name, primary business address, telephone number, website or email address (if any), and Board-issued certificate to operate number;

(3) Information on follow-up care available for the patient, including a list of available Medi-Cal or volunteer optometrists; and,

(4) The following information:

NOTICE OF REGULATION AND WHO TO CONTACT REGARDING COMPLAINTS

The operation of mobile optometric offices and optometrists providing services at a mobile optometric office are regulated by the California State Board of Optometry ("Board"). The Board receives and investigates all consumer complaints involving the practice of optometry and opticianry. Complaints or grievances involving the operation of this mobile optometric office or a California-licensed optometrist or optician should be directed in writing to:

BOARD OF OPTOMETRY

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

2450 DEL PASO ROAD, SUITE 105

SACRAMENTO, CA 95834

PHONE: 1-866-585-2666 OR 916-575-7170

EMAIL: OPTOMETRY@DCA.CA.GOV

WEBSITE: OPTOMETRY.CA.GOV

PRESCRIPTIONS

Optometrists are required to provide patients upon request with a copy of their ophthalmic lens prescriptions as follows:

* Spectacle prescriptions: Release upon completion of exam.

* Contact lens prescriptions: Release upon completion of exam or upon completion of the fitting process.

COPIES OF MEDICAL RECORDS

Patients may obtain a copy of their medical records by contacting the owner and operator of this mobile optometric office as listed on this notice.

(c) Each owner and operator of a mobile optometric office shall retain the consumer notice required by subdivision (b) in the patient's medical record, and the optometrist shall record all the following in the medical record:

(1) that the patient, caregiver, or guardian has received the consumer notice; and

(2) the date the optometrist provided the consumer notice to the patient, caregiver, or guardian.

(d) An owner and operator of a mobile optometric office shall maintain at the primary business office in California a copy of all records required by Section 3070.2 of the code and this Article. The records may be maintained in either paper or electronic form.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1587

Note: Authority cited: Sections 138, 3025, 3041 and 3070.2, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 138, 3041, 3041.3, 3070, 3070.1 and 3070.2, Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 10-9-2024; operative 10/9/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 41).