History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 4; R.S. 1923, 74-1501; L. 1975, ch. 318, § 9; L. 1978, ch. 308, § 56; L. 1981, ch. 299, § 52; L. 1996, ch. 95, § 4; Apr. 4.
History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 5; R.S. 1923, 74-1502; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 10; July 1.
Members of the board of examiners in optometry attending meetings of such board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such board, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto. The board may appoint a secretary-treasurer who shall be in the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act. The secretary-treasurer shall receive an annual salary which shall be fixed by the board and approved by the state finance council. The board shall remit all moneys received by or for it from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury. Twenty percent of each such deposit shall be credited to the state general fund and the balance shall be credited to the optometry fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the president of the board or by a person or persons designated by the president.
History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 6; R.S. 1923, 74-1503; L. 1951, ch. 360, § 3; L. 1956, ch. 52, § 18; L. 1957, ch. 431, § 13; L. 1963, ch. 398, § 20; L. 1973, ch. 309, § 28; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 51; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 306; July 1.
(1) Employ agents, attorneys and inspectors under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe in accordance with the provisions of the optometry law, except that no state officer shall be eligible for employment by the board.
(2) Make all necessary disbursements, to carry out the provisions of this act, including payment for stationery supplies, acquire all necessary optical instruments to be used in the conducting of examination, print and distribute to all optometrists in the state a yearbook of the names and addresses of all optometrists licensed by the board.
(3) Grant all licenses as seem just and proper and to suspend, limit, revoke or refuse to renew any such licenses granted for any of the causes specified under K.S.A. 65-1506 and amendments thereto.
(4) Administer oaths and take testimony upon granting or refusing to grant, revoking, limiting or suspending licenses.
(5) Issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents and testimony, and to cause the deposition of witnesses, either residing within or without the state, to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for taking depositions in civil actions in the district courts. In case of disobedience on the part of any person to comply with any subpoena issued in behalf of the board, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matters regarding which such witness may be lawfully interrogated, the judge of the district court of any county, on application of a member of the board, may compel obedience by proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify in such court. Each witness who appears before the board by the board's order or subpoena, other than a state officer or employee, shall receive for attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of record which shall be audited and paid upon the presentation of proper vouchers sworn to by such witnesses and approved by the president and secretary-treasurer of the board.
(6) Adopt rules and regulations for the procedure and conduct of the board and for the administration of the optometry law, which rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the optometry law.
(b) The board shall meet at least annually for the purpose of examining applicants for licensure. Such meetings shall be held in Topeka. At least 30 days prior to the examination, the board shall cause a special notice to be published in the Kansas register stating the date and hour for holding such examination. Special meetings shall be held at such times and places as the board may direct.
(c) The board shall preserve an accurate record of all meetings and proceedings of the board including receipts and disbursements with vouchers therefor and complete minutes of all prosecutions and violations of the optometry law and of examinations held under the provisions of the optometry law and an accurate inventory of all property of the board. All such records shall be kept in the office of the board and made accessible to the public.
History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 7; R.S. 1923, 74-1504; L. 1939, ch. 240, § 8; L. 1943, ch. 269, § 15; L. 1953, ch. 366, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 27; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 11; July 1.
(b) The interprofessional advisory committee shall consist of one member of the board appointed by the board who shall serve as a nonvoting chair, together with three optometrists licensed to practice optometry in this state chosen by the board from those nominated by the Kansas optometric association and three ophthalmologists licensed to practice in this state chosen by the board from those nominated by the Kansas medical society and the Kansas association of osteopathic medicine. The Kansas optometric association and Kansas medical society shall submit six nominees to the board. The Kansas association of osteopathic medicine shall submit two nominees to the board. Persons appointed to the committee shall serve terms of three years and without compensation. All expenses of the committee shall be paid by the board.
(c) The committee shall submit recommendations to the board on the following:
(1) An ongoing quality assessment program including the monitoring and review of co-management of patients pursuant to subsection (d) of K.S.A. 65-1505 and amendments thereto;
(2) requirements for the education and clinical training necessary for glaucoma licensure, which shall be submitted to the board within 90 days following appointment;
(3) criteria for evaluating the training or experience acquired in other states by applicants for glaucoma licensure;
(4) requirements for annual reporting during a glaucoma licensee's co-management period to the committee and the board which shall be submitted to the board within 90 days following appointment;
(5) the classes and mix of patients either suspected of having or diagnosed as having adult open-angle glaucoma who may be included in the number of co-management cases required by subsection (d) of K.S.A. 65-1505 and amendments thereto, which shall be submitted to the board within 90 days following appointment; and
(6) requirements for annual continuing education by glaucoma licensees.
(d) After considering the recommendations of the committee pursuant to subparagraph (c), the board shall proceed to adopt procedures to confirm that each applicant has completed the requirements for glaucoma licensure.
(e) The interprofessional advisory committee shall also review the educational and clinical prerequisites of optometrists to use oral pharmaceutical drugs and identify those classes of oral pharmaceutical drugs which are effective treatments for ocular diseases and conditions.
(f) The interprofessional advisory committee shall review the advisability of expanding the scope of practice of optometrists to prescribe certain oral drugs for ocular conditions for children under six years of age.
(g) The interprofessional advisory committee shall review new classes of drugs with ocular uses and advise the Kansas state board of examiners in optometry about such drugs.
(h) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the optometry law.
History: L. 1996, ch. 95, § 5; L. 1999, ch. 23, § 10; L. 2005, ch. 93, § 4; July 1.