20:50:07:01.  Minimum optometric examination. The minimum optometric examination shall consist of the following:

          (1)  Patient case history and visual acuity;

          (2)  Internal and external ocular examination;

          (3)  Objective and subjective analysis of refractive error;

          (4)  Analysis of accommodation, convergence, and fusional ability;

          (5)  Tonometry; and

          (6)  Where indicated by case history and findings produced by the current examination, any additional tests that should be performed to enable the optometrist to advise the patient and prescribe for or refer, as indicated.

          Failure to make or supervise the minimum examination in all cases and to keep a permanent record of it is unprofessional conduct unless there are professional reasons to the contrary.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 44, effective October 20, 1986; 39 SDR 127, effective January 21, 2013.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-7-15.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-7-1, 36-7-15.