Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2554
General Provisions
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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2011
Each registrant shall conspicuously and prominently display at each registered location the name of the registrant’s employee who is currently designated to handle customer inquiries and complaints and the telephone number where he or she may be reached during business hours.
Each registrant shall conspicuously and prominently display at each registered location the following consumer information:
This section shall become operative on January 1, 1988.
“Eye doctors are required to provide patients 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.
Patients may take their prescription to any eye doctor or registered dispensing optician to be filled.
The California State Board of Optometry regulates optometrists and registered dispensing opticians. The California State Board of Optometry receives and investigates all consumer complaints involving the practice of optometry and registered dispensing opticians. Complaints involving a California-licensed optometrist or a registered dispensing optician should be directed to:
California State Board of Optometry
Department of Consumer Affairs
2450 Del Paso Road, Suite 105
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 1-866-585-2666 or (916) 575-7170
Email: [email protected]
Internet website: www.optometry.ca.gov”
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.