1(1) 2The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 19456.072(2)20:21(a) 22Procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice optometry by bribery, by fraudulent misrepresentations, or through an error of the department or board.
46(b) 47Procuring or attempting to procure a license for any other person by making or causing to be made any false representation.
68(c) 69Having a license to practice optometry revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the denial of licensure, by the licensing authority of another jurisdiction.
93(d) 94Being convicted or found guilty, regardless of adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the practice of optometry or to the ability to practice optometry. Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a conviction for the purposes of this chapter.
139(e) 140Making or filing a report or record which the licensee knows to be false, intentionally or negligently failing to file a report or record required by state or federal law, willfully impeding or obstructing such filing, or inducing another person to do so. Such reports or records shall include only those which are signed by the licensee in her or his capacity as a licensed practitioner.
206(f) 207Advertising goods or services in a manner which is fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading in form or content.
225(g) 226Fraud or deceit, negligence or incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of optometry.
239(h) 240A violation or repeated violations of provisions of this chapter, or of chapter 456, and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
260(i) 261Conspiring with another licensee or with any person to commit an act, or committing an act, which would coerce, intimidate, or preclude another licensee from lawfully advertising her or his services.
292(j) 293Willfully submitting to any third-party payor a claim for services which were not provided to a patient.
310(k) 311Failing to keep written optometric records about the examinations, treatments, and prescriptions for patients.
325(l) 326Willfully failing to report any person who the licensee knows is in violation of this chapter or of rules of the department or the board. However, a person who the licensee knows is unable to practice optometry with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness or use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material, or as a result of a mental or physical condition, may be reported to a consultant operating an impaired practitioner program as described in s. 412456.076 413rather than to the department. 418(m) 419Gross or repeated malpractice.
423(n) 424Practicing with a revoked, suspended, inactive, or delinquent license.
433(o) 434Being unable to practice optometry with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness or use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material or as a result of any mental or physical condition. A licensed practitioner affected under this paragraph shall at reasonable intervals be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate that she or he can resume the competent practice of optometry with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
508(p) 509Having been disciplined by a regulatory agency in another state for any offense that would constitute a violation of Florida laws or rules regulating optometry.
545(r) 546Violating any lawful order of the board or department, previously entered in a disciplinary hearing, or failing to comply with a lawfully issued subpoena of the board or department.
575(s) 576Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law or accepting and performing professional responsibilities which the licensed practitioner knows or has reason to know she or he is not competent to perform.
611(t) 612Violating any provision of this chapter or chapter 456, or any rules adopted pursuant thereto.
