Do the boards administrative practices, including planning, budgeting, and reporting, support its licensure and discipline regulatory functions?
The Board of Optometry has not maximized use of its limited resources to support its licensure and discipline functions. PEER gives details on each of these conclusions in pages 18 through 49 of the report. Recommendations The following summarize PEER’s legislative and administrative recommendations concerning the Board of Optometry. Appendix K, page 68 of the report, contains proposed legislation concerning the board. • 1.The Legislature should amend MISS. CODE ANN. Section 73-19-105 to eliminate the requirement for the board to prepare and administer the pharmacology examination. The statute should require the board to administer examinations that measure job competency and are based upon professional testing standards. • 2.To address the risk of injury to the consuming public due to opticians’ unlicensed practice of optometry, the Legislature should consider either licensure, registration, or certification of opticians. (See page 50 of the report for details on these three options.)
The Board of Optometry has not maximized use of its limited resources to support its licensure and discipline functions. PEER gives details on each of these conclusions in pages 18 through 49 of the report. Recommendations The following summarize PEER’s legislative and administrative recommendations concerning the Board of Optometry. Appendix K, page 68 of the report, contains proposed legislation concerning the board. • 1.The Legislature should amend MISS. CODE ANN. Section 73-19-105 to eliminate the requirement for the board to prepare and administer the pharmacology examination. The statute should require the board to administer examinations that measure job competency and are based upon professional testing standards. • 2.To address the risk of injury to the consuming public due to opticians’ unlicensed practice of optometry, the Legislature should consider either licensure, registration, or certification of opticians. (See page 50 of the report for details on these three options.)
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