                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DENIAL, ETC., OF TPA CERTIFICATION; DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; SUMMARY SUSPENSION
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (§ 54.1-3224)

A. The Board of Optometry may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend any
TPA-certificate issued to a TPA-certified optometrist, or applied for by a
licensed optometrist in accordance with the provisions of this article, or may
discipline or reprimand any certificate holder for violations of this chapter or
the Board&#8217;s regulations.

B. The Board may take action summarily to suspend a TPA-certified
optometrist&#8217;s certification under this section by means of a telephone
conference call if, in the opinion of a majority of the Board, (i) a good faith
effort to convene a regular meeting of the Board has failed and (ii) there is an
imminent danger to the public health or safety which warrants this action.

HISTORY: 1996, cc. 152, 158.