Policies, Codes and Guidelines

The Optometry Board of Australia has developed policies, codes and guidelines to provide guidance to the profession. These also help to clarify our views and expectations on a range of issues.

Policies

Optometry Policy - Supply Of Optical Appliances (113 KB,PDF)
Optometry Policy - Supply of Novelty Contact Lenses (118 KB,PDF)
Optometry Policy - Infection Control (80.0 KB,PDF)
Optometry Policy - Health Records (81.5 KB,PDF)

Codes and Guidelines

Optometry Guidelines for use of scheduled medicines (322 KB,PDF), Word version (434 KB,DOC)
- Fact Sheet - Guidelines for use of scheduled medicines (56.4 KB,PDF), Word version (110 KB,DOC)
Optometry Code of Conduct (334 KB,PDF)
Optometry Guidelines for mandatory notifications (420 KB,PDF)
Optometry Guidelines on continuing professional development for endorsed and non-endorsed optometrists (315 KB,PDF)
Optometry Guideline on professional indemnity insurance (336 KB,PDF)
Optometry Guidelines on the prescription of ocular appliances (289 KB,PDF)
Optometry Guidelines for advertising of regulated health services (456 KB,PDF)
Optometry Supervision guidelines for optometrists (383 KB,PDF):
- Supervised practice plan - Attachment A - Orientation report (151 KB,DOC)
- Supervised practice plan - Attachment B - Plan for professional development (126 KB,DOC)
- Supervision agreement - Template (142 KB,DOC)
- Supervision report - Template (114 KB,DOC)
- Supervised practice plan - Template (190 KB,DOC)
- OAA Universal and Therapeutic Competency Standards for Optometry 2008 (88.3 KB,PDF)

Fact Sheets and FAQ

Fact sheets and Frequently Asked Questions can be found here.