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Board of Examiners for Optometrists

 

410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHOEyeglasses and eye exam chart

P. O. Box 340308

Hartford, CT 06134-0308

 

 

Licensure/Examination Information

Phone:   860-509-7603 - Menu Option 3

Fax:       860-509-8457

 

Administrative/Non Licensure

860-509-7648

 

 

Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements

 

On-Line License Verification 

 

 

Reporting a Health Care Complaint

 

Mandatory Reporting of Impaired Practitioners

 

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Statutes and Regulations

 Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 380 - Optometry

 

 

Connecticut General Statues Section 10-305

Reports of blind persons by physicians and optometrists

 

 

Mandatory Reporters of Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation

 

 

REGULATIONS

Optometry Regulations (pdf)

 

Administrative Regulations - Public Health Code

Rules of Practice (pdf)

Medical Records (pdf)

 

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Declaratory Rulings

Circumstances under which an optometrist would be considered to be
practicing his profession as an employee of any unlicensed person, firm or organization.
 (pdf)

 

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Board Members

 

Matthew Blondin, OD - Chairman

Susan P. Barrett (Public Member)

Carol R. Goldberg (Public Member)

Lawrence Lefland, OD

Joseph E. Pavano, III, OD

Regina A. Strand, OD

Lawrence M. Sweeney (Public Member)

 

 

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

 

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Disciplinary Actions

 

Disciplinary Actions Against Licensees

 

Regulatory Action Reports - A listing of disciplinary actions taken against all licensed professionals and organizations.