1045 - Optometry

  1. Chapter 1045-01 - Rules of Procedure for Hearing Contested Cases
  2. Chapter 1045-02 - General Rules Governing the Practice of Optometry (ยง 1045-02-.01 to 1045-02-.18)
  3. Chapter 1045-03 - Repealed

Notes

Original chapter 1045-01 was filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979. The Administrative History following each Rule gives the date on which the Rule was filed and its effective date, in addition to the dates of any amendments or repeals.
Original chapters 1045-02 and 1045-03 filed May 15, 1981; effective July 22, 1981.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.05 filed November 12, 1982; effective December 13, 1982.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.01, 1045-02-.02 and 1045-02-.09 filed October 13, 1983; effective November 14, 1983.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.03, 1045-02-.05 and 1045-02-.08 by Public Chapter 969; effective July 1, 1984.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.03, filed February 27, 1987; effective April 13, 1987.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.09 filed May 30, 1989; effective July 13, 1989.
Original rule 1045-02-.14 filed January 29, 1990; effective March 15, 1990.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.09 filed March 1, 1990; effective April 15, 1990.
Repeal of chapters 1045-02 and 1045-03 and new chapter 1045-02 filed November 30, 1990; effective January 14, 1991.
Original rule 1045-02-.11 filed September 18, 1991; effective November 2, 1991.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.02, 1045-02-.03, 1045-02-.08 and 1045-02-.11 filed October 29, 1991; effective December 13, 1991.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.05, 1045-02-.07 and original rule 1045-02-.12 filed February 14, 1994; effective April 30, 1994.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.11 filed June 9, 1994; effective August 23, 1994.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.01, 1045-02-.03, 1045-02-.04 and 1045-02-.11 filed August 2, 1995; effective October 16, 1995.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.07 filed June 10, 1996; effective August 22, 1996.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.02 filed August 26, 1998; effective November 9, 1998.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.01, 1045-02-.05, 1045-02-.06, and 1045-02-.11 filed December 11, 1998; effective February 23, 1999.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.03 and 1045-02-.10 filed October 11, 1999; effective December 25, 1999.
Original rule 1045-02-.15 filed November 18, 1999; effective January 31, 2000.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.10 filed February 10, 2000; effective April 25, 2000.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.10 filed December 18, 2000; effective March 3, 2001.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.05, 1045-02-.07, and 1045-02-.11 filed January 4, 2001; effective March 20, 2002.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.02, 1045-02-.04, 1045-02-.05, and 1045-02-.06 filed July 22, 2002; effective October 5, 2002.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.01, 1045-02-.03, and 1045-02-.05 filed September 13, 2002; effective November 27, 2002.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.04 and 1045-02-.05 filed April 4, 2003; effective June 18, 2003.
Amendment to rules 1045-02-.01 and 1045-02-.05 and original rule 1045-02-.13 filed June 10, 2004; effective August 24, 2004.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.10 filed August 13, 2004; effective October 27, 2004.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.02 filed September 7, 2004; effective November 21, 2004.
Repeal and new rule 1045-02-.14 filed October 18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.01, 1045-02-.09, and 1045-02-.11 filed October 18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005.
Amendments to rule 1045-02-.02 filed March 17, 2006; effective May 31, 2006.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.09 through 1045-02-.11 filed July 10, 2006; effective September 23, 2006.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.02, .07, and .13 filed March 22, 2007; effective June 9, 2007.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.05 and 1045-02-.06 filed February 26, 2009; effective May 12, 2009.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.03 and 1045-02-.05 filed March 2, 2009; effective May 16, 2009.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.03 and .05 filed March 2, 2009; effective May 16, 2009. However stay of the effective date filed May 14, 2009 by the Tennessee Board of Optometry. New effective date July 13, 2009.
Public necessity rule 1045-02-.16 filed June 25, 2009; effective through December 7, 2009.
Public necessity rule 1045-02-.16 filed June 25, 2009 expired; on December 8, 2009, the rule reverted to its prior status.
Emergency rule 1045-02-.16 filed December 21, 2009; effective through June 19, 2010.
Original rule 1045-02-.16 filed March 22, 2010; effective June 20, 2010.
Amendments to rule 1045-02-.05 filed August 9, 2012; effective November 7, 2012.
Original rule 1045-02-.17 filed August 18, 2014; effective November 16, 2014. The effective day of the rule was stayed for 60 days. New effective date is January 15, 2015. On December 22, 2014, the Joint Government Operations Committee filed notice that this rule will not be included in the Omnibus Bill and will expire on June 30, 2015.
Amendments to rule 1045-02-.05 and .07 filed July 29, 2015; effective October 27, 2015.
Emergency rule 1045-02-.18 filed March 29, 2019; effective through September 25, 2019.
Original rule 1045-02-.18 filed May 14, 2019; effective August 12, 2019.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.04 and 1045-02-.05 filed May 21, 2019; effective August 19, 2019.
Amendment to rule 1045-02-.08 and new rule 1045-02-.19 filed December 20, 2021; effective March 20, 2022.
Amendments to rules 1045-02-.11 and 1045-02-.12, deletion of original rule 1045-02-.17, and subsequent renumbering of original rules 1045-02-.18 and 1045-02-.19 filed March 23, 2022; effective 6/21/2022.

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