ABO NOCE Basic Opticianry Laws, Regulations, and Standards Questions and Answers 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The FDA requires that all dress ophthalmic lenses be impact resistant. Which test method is most commonly used to verify dress lens impact resistance?
- Ballistic impact test
- Drop ball test (Correct answer)
- Pendulum impact test
- Compression test
Correct answer: Drop ball test
The FDA drop ball test, using a 5/8-inch steel ball dropped from 50 inches, is the standard method for verifying impact resistance of dress ophthalmic lenses.
Question 2: Which document defines the requirements for occupational and educational eye and face protection, including safety lenses?
- ANSI Z80.1
- ANSI Z87.1 (Correct answer)
- ANSI Z80.3
- FDA 21 CFR 801
Correct answer: ANSI Z87.1
ANSI Z87.1 is the standard for occupational and educational personal eye and face protection devices, including safety lenses and frames.
Question 3: Under HIPAA, an optical dispensary may share a patient's prescription information with a third-party lab for lens fabrication without additional patient authorization because it falls under:
- Marketing exceptions
- Treatment operations (Correct answer)
- Incidental disclosure
- Research exemptions
Correct answer: Treatment operations
HIPAA permits sharing of protected health information for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations without specific patient authorization.
Question 4: A contact lens seller is required to verify a prescription before dispensing lenses. Under FCLCA, if the prescriber does not respond to a verification request within how many business hours must verification be deemed complete?
- 4 business hours
- 8 business hours
- 24 business hours (Correct answer)
- 48 business hours
Correct answer: 24 business hours
Under the FCLCA, if a prescriber does not respond to a verification request within 8 business hours, the prescription is deemed verified by passive verification.
Question 5: Which body sets the national voluntary certification standards for opticians in the United States, including the ABO examination?
- American Optometric Association (AOA)
- American Board of Opticianry (ABO) (Correct answer)
- National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO)
- Optical Laboratories Association (OLA)
Correct answer: American Board of Opticianry (ABO)
The American Board of Opticianry (ABO) administers the national certification examination and sets competency standards for opticians.
Question 6: In states with opticianry licensure laws, practicing without a valid license typically results in:
- A civil penalty only
- Criminal charges, fines, and/or injunctions (Correct answer)
- Loss of ABO certification only
- A formal warning letter
Correct answer: Criminal charges, fines, and/or injunctions
Unlicensed practice of opticianry in a state with licensure laws can result in criminal misdemeanor or felony charges, civil fines, and court injunctions.
Question 7: ANSI Z80.5 pertains to which category of ophthalmic products?
- Prescription spectacle lenses
- Contact lenses
- Ophthalmic frames (Correct answer)
- Low vision devices
Correct answer: Ophthalmic frames
ANSI Z80.5 establishes requirements for ophthalmic frames, covering dimensions, material quality, and mechanical performance.
ABO NOCE Basic Opticianry Laws, Regulations, and Standards Questions and Answers 3
The FDA requires that all dress ophthalmic lenses be impact resistant.
Which test method is most commonly used to verify dress lens impact resistance?