Laws/Policies
New Law (updated June 6, 2022)
Optometry Practice Act, Chapter 37
Optometry Practice Act, Chapter 37. Update to Statutes - Ratified 5/13/22
Board Regulation of Professional and Occupation, Chapter 1
Code of Regulations Chapter 10
Minimum Eye Examination Policy
CPT Codes for Optometric Procedures
Fairness to Contact Lens Consumer Act (2004)
Contact Lens Rule (Amended 2020)
Other South Carolina State Laws that are applicable to the S.C. Optometry Board
- Child Protection and Permanency, S.C. Code of Law §63-7-310: Persons required to report
- Physician’s Patient Records Act, S.C. Code of Law §44-115
- Eye Care Consumer Protection, S.C. Code of Law §40-24
- Health Care Professional Compliance Act, S.C. Code of Law §44-30-310: Immunity from Liability for Providing Free Health Care Services
- Medical Malpractice Insurance, S.C. Code of Law §38-79-30
- Poisons, Drugs, and Other Controlled Substances, S.C. Code of Law §44-53
- Driver’s License, S.C. Code of Law §56-1-220: Vision Screening Requirements