Board Advisory Guidance

The following is the recent policy change information from ARBO about OE Tracker accounts.

The following is the memo regarding Minnesota Optometry Statutes and Rules prohibiting Fee Splitting and Social Media.

The following is the official guiding document for the ever changing practice of Optometry. It provides guidance by answering those questions as found in statute,Scope of Practice Questions yes to 1-7 no to all others.

The MBO directs you to the Federal Trade Commission which provides guidance for Contact Lens Rule and Ophthalmic Practice Rules pertaining to eyeglasses. Both provide federal guidelines with the Minnesota Board of Optometry as the state authority on this issue for Optometrists. Minnesota created additional language for Contact Lens Prescriptions found in Minnesota Statutes 145.712.

Minnesota Statutes 169.71 offers guidance on the laws pertaining to windshield glazing materials or window tinting. This statute was created to ensure safety for the peace officers visibility of car occupants is in the Department of Public Safety statute.

In Minnesota, the practice of optometry is defined in Minnesota Statute 145.711 to 145.7131, 148.52 to 148.62 and Minnesota Rules Chapter 6500. These regulations are intentionally broad in definition and do not specifically denote individual or emerging procedures. The Board’s mission is public safety, and it applies all existing statutes and rules for consumer safety while assuring a successful telemedicine outcome. This guidance document is intended to offer some perspective for both providers and patients with regard to telemedicine and the practice of optometry.