# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 28 — Board of Examiners in Optometry

### Chapter 10 — Optometrist Accountability

**Authority:** Health Occupations Article, §§11-205(a) and 11-311, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: September 7, 1987 (14:18 Md. R. 1967)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02B amended effective July 31, 2017 (44:15 Md. R. 760)

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 10.28.10.01*

These regulations govern all optometrists licensed to practice in Maryland.

#### Regulation .02 Practitioner Identification.

*COMAR 10.28.10.02*

Licensed practicing optometrists shall, in an appropriate manner, ensure that the patient knows the identity of the provider of optometric care by providing that:

A. The names of the optometrists providing services are conspicuously posted in the office;

B. The name of the licensed optometrist, or some other method of identifying the optometrist providing the optometric services, appears on any record required by law or regulation; and

C. Treatment records are maintained and clearly identify the licensed optometrist who recommends, instructs, or prescribes vision care for the patient.