Authority

The State Board of Optometry may undertake the functions and responsibilities to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, which may include any of the following: (1) Contracting with providers of treatment programs; (2) Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment from any source; (3) Intervening in cases of verified impairment; (4) Referring impaired optometrists to treatment programs; (5) Monitoring the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired optometrists; (6) Providing posttreatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired optometrists; (7) Suspending, limiting, or restricting the optometrist's license for the duration of the impairment; and (8) Performing such other activities as the board deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. Acts 1997, No. 176, § 4; 1997, No. 186, § 4. The State Board of Optometry may undertake the functions and responsibilities to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, which may include any of the following: (1) Contracting with providers of treatment programs; (2) Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment from any source; (3) Intervening in cases of verified impairment; (4) Referring impaired optometrists to treatment programs; (5) Monitoring the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired optometrists; (6) Providing posttreatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired optometrists; (7) Suspending, limiting, or restricting the optometrist's license for the duration of the impairment; and (8) Performing such other activities as the board deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. Acts 1997, No. 176, § 4; 1997, No. 186, § 4.