# Cal. BPC § 3041.1: Section 3041.1

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. BPC § 3041.1
- **Heading:** Section 3041.1
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 3041.1

## Text

An optometrist diagnosing or treating eye disease shall be held to the same standard of care to which physicians and surgeons and osteopathic physicians and surgeons are held. An optometrist shall consult with and, if necessary, refer to a physician and surgeon or other appropriate health care provider when a situation or condition occurs that is beyond the optometrists’s scope of practice. Consultations, referrals, and notifications required by this section shall be documented in the patient record.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. BPC § 3040 Section 3040](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3040.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041 Section 3041](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.1 Section 3041.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.1.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.2 Section 3041.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.2.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.3 Section 3041.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.3.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.5 Section 3041.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.5.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3042 Section 3042](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3042.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3042.5 Section 3042.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3042.5.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3043 Section 3043](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3043.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3044 Section 3044](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3044.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3045 Section 3045](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3045.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3046 Section 3046](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3046.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3046.1 Section 3046.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3046.1.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3047 Section 3047](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3047.md)

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