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The AOA and its affiliates work to provide the public with quality vision and eye care by: Setting professional standards and helping member optometrists conduct patient care efficiently and effectively, Lobbying government and other organizations on behalf of the optometric profession, and; Providing research and education leadership. [2]
Signed into law by President George W. Bush on 6 December 2003 The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act ( Pub. L. 108–164 (text) (PDF) , 117 Stat. 2024 , codified at 15 U.S.C. ch. 102 et seq. ), also known as FCLCA , [ citation needed ] is a United States federal law that aims to improve consumer protection and ocular health for contact ...
The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 49 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all relevant statutory laws on a particular subject. [1] The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida, that have general ...
Governing, licensing, and law enforcement bodies are often at the sub-national (e.g. state or province) level, but national guidelines and regulations also often exist. For example, in the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Department of Transportation has a national scope of practice for emergency medical ...
Licensure restricts entry into professional careers in medicine, nursing, law, business, pharmacy, psychology, social work, teaching, engineering, surveying, and architecture. Advocates claim that licensure protects the consumer [ citation needed ] through the application of professional, educational and/or ethical standards of practice.
Health law is a field of law that encompasses federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence among providers, payers and vendors to the health care industry and its patients, and delivery of health care services, with an emphasis on operations, regulatory and transactional issues.
Medical standards of care exist for many conditions, including diabetes, [3] some cancers, [4] and sexual abuse. [5] Failure to provide patients treatment that meets a standard of care can incur legal liability for any injury or death that results. In large-scale disasters, public authorities may declare crisis standards of care apply. This ...
The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) is an organization of optometrists based in Orlando, Florida. [1] Its goal is to maintain and enhance excellence in optometric practice, by both promoting research and the dissemination of knowledge.