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How many days should one notify the board in regards to their mailing address change unless specified for shorter time?

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Within 30 days

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What happens if one does not notify the board within 30 days in regards to address change?

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Citation and administrative fine

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What type of font needed on the name tag?

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At least 18 point font

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When can an optometrist not have a name tag on them?

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In a practice/office or in psychiatric setting or setting that is not licensed by the state

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Which departments needs to do a periodic inspection?

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State Department of Social Services

State Department of Public Health

State Department of Health Care Services

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What needs to be displayed or communicated to the patient?

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  1. Writing at the initial office visit
  2. Prominent display in the office
  3. Name and license
  4. Highest level of academic degree
  5. Board certification
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What type of font needs to be used for displaying health care practitioner information?

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At least 24 point font

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In what condition it does not apply to health care practitioner when displaying their information?

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When contracting with a single medical group

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Does a health care practitioner need to provide information on a website?

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Yes

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When does the board make an exception for CE requirements?

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Reasons of health

Military services

Other good cause

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For good cause causing problem with compliance of CE requirement and was granted exemption, does one need to make up for previous requirements as well as current ones?

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Yes

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What time frame is required for submitting proof of CE compliance?

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Annually or biannually determined by the board

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How many hours needed every 2 years for renewing certificate?

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50 hours

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Total of 35 hours of CE in which categories? (i.e. diagnoses, treatment, and management)

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Glaucoma

Ocular infection

Ocular inflammation

Topical steroids

Systemic medication

Pain medication (include risk of addiction with schedule 2 drugs)

Pharmacology

Child abuse detection

Elderly abuse detection

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How many hours of CE needed within 2 years before the license expiration date?

Up to how many hours can be patient care management/ethics in practice of optometry?

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40 hours; 8 hours

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Does business management courses accepted by the board?

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No

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Up to 20 hours of what courses can be counted towards the 50 needed CE requirements?

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  1. Documented and accredited self study through correspondence or electronic medium
  2. Teaching CE courses
  3. Writing articles (1 page per 1 hour)
  4. Full day attendance of COA meeting (2 hour session = 1 hr; up to 4 hours)
  5. Completion of CPR course approved by the board (up to 4 hours)
  6. Approved category 1 AMA or 1A American Osteopathic Association that contributes to advancement of professional skills and knowledge in optometry
  7. Participation in creation of CA law and regulation exam ( 1 hr for each attending workshop; upto 8 hours)
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1 credit hour is how many minutes?

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50 minutes

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CE recognized by the board if they are….

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Officially sponsored/recognized by accredited school

Any national/state affiliate of AOA, AAO or Optometric Extension Program

Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry/COPE

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At least how many days prior to the date of the program needed to notify the Board?

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45 days

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What needed to be submitted for Continue Education Course Approval Application?

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Reference, course schedule, topic outline of subject matter and curriculum vitae of all instructors/lecturers

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CE credit will be determined if

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  1. Whether it contribute to advancement of professional skills and knowledge in optometry
  2. Instructors/lecturers are recognized by the board
  3. Course open to all optometrist in the state
  4. Provider of the course agrees to maintain and record of course content and attendance at least 3 years from the presentation
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Proof of CE attendance needs to have what minimal information?

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  1. Name of sponsoring organization
  2. Name, signature, practice address, and license number of attending licensee
  3. Subject/title of the course
  4. Number of CE hours provided for attending the course
  5. Date of the course
  6. Location of the course
  7. Name and signature of the course instructors
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Licensees can be exempt from CE renewal requirement if…

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  1. Regular armed forces during any part of 2 years before the license expiration date
  2. Renewing an active license for the 1st time if one graduated from an accredited school less than 1 year from date of initial licensure
  3. Due to illness, incapacity or other unavoidable circumstances if granted by the board
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What needs to be submitted for health reasons/good cause and unable to meet the CE requirements?
1. CE Exemption Request 2. All required supporting information 3. 30 days prior to expiration of license
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What events can happen when CE Exemption Request is submitted?
1. Board grant the request 2. Board deny request for exemption but may grant extension up to 1 year 3. Denied request for exemption and no extension
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How many hours of glaucoma related CE needed to renew license?
10 hours
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Who are the mandated reporter?
1. Teacher 2. Instructional aid 3. Teacher's aid or assistant 4. Employee of public school 5. Administrative officer/supervisor of child welfare and attendance or certified pupil personnel employee 6. Administrator of day camp 7. Administrator/employee of youth center/recreation program/youth organization 8. Administrator/board member/employee of organization whose duties require direct contact and supervision of children (i.e. foster family agency) 9. Employee of county office of education/State Department of Education whose duties into contact with children 10. Licensee/administrator/employee of licensed care/child day care 11. Head Start program teacher 12. Licensing worker/evaluator employed by licensing agency 13. Public assistance worker 14. Employee of child care institution (foster parents, group home, residential care facilities) 15. Social worker/probation officer/parole officer 16. Employee of school district police/security department 17. Administrator/presenter/counselor in child abuse prevention program 18. District attorney investigator/inspector/local child support caseworker 19. Peace officer 20. Firefighter; except volunteered 21. Health care professionals 22. Emergency medical technician/paramedic 23. Psychological assistant 24. Marriage and family therapist trainee 25. Unlicensed associate marriage and family therapist 26. State/county public health employee who treats minor for venereal disease (STD) 27. Coroner 28. Medical examiner/others who perform autopsies 29. Commercial film and photographic print/image processor (except who develops) 30. Child visitation monitor 31. Animal control officer/humane society officer 32. Clergy member 33. Custodian of records 34. Employee from police department/county sheriff's/county probation department/county welfare department 35. Employee/volunteer of court appointed special advocate program 36. Custodial officer 37. Person providing services to minor child 38. Alcohol and drug counselor (except abuse) 39. Clinical counselor trainee 40. Associate professional clinical counselor 41. Employee/administrator of public or private postsecondary educational institution 42. Athletic coach/administrator/director 43. Commercial computer technician/employer
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Who can a mandated reporter report child abuse or neglect to?
Police department/Sheriff's department (school district police, security department, county probation department)
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When should one report to an agency for report of child abuse/neglect? and by what ways?
Immediately; telephone, fax/electronic transmission
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When should one send out a follow up report after receiving the information concerning the events of child abuse/neglect?
36 hours
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What is a reasonable suspicion of child abuse/neglect?
Objectively of suspicion based upon facts
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Does minor pregnancy constitute as a basis for reasonable suspicion for sexual abuse?
No
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What should a mandated reporter for child abuse/neglect do if unable to submit an initial report?
Make one time automated written report form by the Department of Justice and need to be available to respond to a telephone follow up
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If the mandated reporter for child abuse/neglect unable to submit an initial report, do they need to submit a written follow up report?
No
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If fails to report an incidence of child abuse/neglect what can happen?
1. Find guilty of misdemeanor up to 6 months of confinement in county jail 2. Fine up to 1000 dollars 3. Or both imprisonment and fine
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Who are mandated reporter for elderly abuse?
Any one who has assumed full or intermittent responsibility for the care or custody of an elder with or without compensation
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What constitute of elderly abuse?
Abandonment, physical abuse, abduction, isolation, financial abuse or neglect
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When should one report elderly abuse?
Immediately or as soon as possible
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When should one submit a written report or internet report after the telephone report of an elderly abuse?
within 2 working days
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When a serious bodily injury occurred, in relation to elderly abuse, when should one make a telephone report and when to submit a written report?
Immediately but no later than 2 hours; within 2 hours
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When no serious bodily injury occurred, in relation to elderly abuse, when should one make a telephone report and when to submit a written report?
Within 24 hours; within 24 hours
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If suspected of elderly abuse caused by someone with dementia and without serious bodily injury , when should one make a telephone report and also a written report?
Immediately; within 24 hours
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Does state mental health hospital or state developmental center applied to WIC 15630 Elderly abuse?
No
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Who to report to for suspected abuse in a long term health care facility?
State Department of Public Health
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Who to report to for suspected abuse in residential care facility for elders?
State Department of Social Services
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Who to report to for suspected abuse in adult day health care center?
State Department of Public Health
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Who to report to for suspected elderly criminal activity?
Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
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Who to report to for suspected physical abuse and financial abuse?
Local district attorney's office
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Who to report to if abuse occurred in a state mental hospital or developmental center?
State Department of State Hospitals/State Department of Developmental Services/Local law enforcement
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When should one report elderly abuse that was occurred in a state mental hospital/developmental center?
Immediately and no longer than 2 hours
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Abuse in a state mental hospital/developmental center needed to be reported if....
1. Death 2. Sexual assault 3. Assault with deadly weapon 4. Assault with force likely causing great bodily injury 5. Injury to the genitals 6. Broken bone when break is undetermined cause
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Who to report to if the abuse did not occur in a long term care facility, state mental hospital, or state developmental center
Adult protective services agency or local law enforcement agency
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Mandated reporter who are physicians/surgeons/registered nurse/psychotherapist are not required to report if....
1. Been told by an elder/dependent adult that he/she experienced behavior constituting elderly abuse 2. Not aware of any independent evidence that corroborates the statement that the abuse has occurred 3. The elder who has been diagnosed with mental illness/dementia
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In a long term care facility, a mandated reporter are not required to report if.....
1. Aware there is a proper plan of care 2. Plan of care was properly provided/executed 3. Physical, mental or medical injury occurred as a result of care provided 4. Injury was not a result of abuse
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What to include in a telephone/internet report if suspected of elderly abuse?
Name of the person making the report Name and age of the elder Present location of the elder Names and addresses tf the family members or adults who are responsible for the care Extent of the elder's condition Date of the incident
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If failure to report elderly abuse what can happen?
1. Charged with misdemeanor 2. 6 months in county jail 3. Fine of 1,000 dollars 4. Both fine and imprisonment
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If failure to report elderly abuse that ended up in death/great bodily injury what can happen?
1. 1 year in county fail 2. Fine of 5,000 dollars 3. Both fine and imprisonment

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