C.R.S. Section 12-275-106
Persons excluded from operation of this article

(1)

This article 275 does not apply to:

(a)

Professional practice by a physician or surgeon licensed to practice medicine under the laws of the state of Colorado and ancillary or technical assistants working under the direction of a licensed physician or surgeon, with the exception of the fitting of contact lenses that must be done under the physician’s or surgeon’s direct supervision;

(b)

The practice of optometry in the discharge of their official duties by optometrists or physicians and surgeons in the service of the United States armed forces, public health service, Coast Guard, or veterans administration;

(c)

Opticians, persons, firms, and corporations that duplicate or repair spectacles or eyeglasses; opticians, persons, firms, and corporations that supply or sell spectacles, eyeglasses, or ophthalmic lenses, including but not limited to contact lenses, if the spectacles, eyeglasses, and ophthalmic lenses are provided pursuant to a valid prescription;

(d)

Persons serving a postdoctorate residency or an optometry student internship under the supervision of an optometrist licensed in Colorado as part of a curriculum from an accredited college of optometry.

Source: Section 12-275-106 — Persons excluded from operation of this article, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑275‑101
Legislative declaration 12‑275‑102
Applicability of common provisions 12‑275‑103
Practice of optometry defined - prescribing drugs - therapeutic optometrist - rule 12‑275‑104
Proprietor defined 12‑275‑105
Persons entitled to practice optometry - title protection of optometrists 12‑275‑106
Persons excluded from operation of this article 12‑275‑107
State board of optometry - created - members 12‑275‑108
Powers and duties of the board - rules - limitation on authority 12‑275‑109
Volunteer optometrist license 12‑275‑110
Application for license - licensure by endorsement 12‑275‑111
Current licensees - treatment and therapeutic practice 12‑275‑112
Examination - licenses 12‑275‑113
Use of prescription and nonprescription drugs - limits on prescriptions 12‑275‑114
Prescriptions - requirement to advise patients 12‑275‑115
License renewal - questionnaire - continuing education 12‑275‑116
Change of address 12‑275‑117
Licenses to be displayed 12‑275‑118
Records to be kept by the board 12‑275‑119
Patient’s exercise of free choice - release of patient records - rules 12‑275‑120
Unprofessional conduct - definitions 12‑275‑121
Mental and physical examination of licensees - confidential agreements to limit practice 12‑275‑122
Discipline - procedure - professional review - immunity - reconsideration and review of action by board - rules 12‑275‑123
Use or sale of forged or invalid certificate, degree, or license 12‑275‑124
Corporate practice prohibited - exceptions 12‑275‑125
Enforcement - injunction - defense 12‑275‑126
Unauthorized practice - penalties 12‑275‑127
Professional service corporations, limited liability companies, and registered limited liability partnerships for the practice of optometry - definitions 12‑275‑128
Financial responsibility - rules 12‑275‑129
Judgments and settlements - reporting 12‑275‑130
Repeal of article - review of functions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 12-275-106’s source at colorado​.gov