Title 505:1-1-1 to Title 505:1-3-2

    The general purpose and method of the Board's operation is prescribed by the Legislature, and the Board acts as the agency in the exercise of the police powers of the State of Oklahoma for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State, for the purpose of licensing and regulating the practice of Optometry in the State by administrative and disciplinary procedures whereby licenses are issued, denied, suspended or revoked, in accordance with the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act and to maintain personal data records on each licensee in this State.

    The Board shall have the following powers and duties, which shall include, but not limited to:

1. Conducting examinations required by law to determine the qualifications of persons seeking a license to practice optometry in the State of Oklahoma;
2. To promulgate rules and regulations to control applications for examinations and the taking of examinations and the preparation and grading of examination;
3. To issue, or refuse to issue, a license to practice optometry for any cause specified by law;
4. To revoke or suspend, if necessary, for cause any license issued by the Board, after an opportunity for a hearing has been granted.
5. To design and provide the forms of applications for licenses and the information to be shown thereon, and of all reports which it deems necessary in administering the law.
6. To hire personnel to advise and assist in the performance of its duties;
7. To collect and assess all fees prescribed by law and to deposit said fees in the "Board of Examiners in Optometry Revolving Fund", and to pay from said fund all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of its duties;
8. To maintain personal data records on each applicant or licensee;
9. To maintain proceedings to enjoin persons unlicensed from the practice of Optometry; and
10. To perform any other duties or functions specified by law or deemed necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the laws and rules and regulations governing the practice of Optometry.