6410.1 Each licensed optometrist owning or operating an optometry practice in the District shall maintain in good working order the equipment necessary to provide a routine eye examination which shall include, but not be limited to, the following minimum equipment:

1. (a) A device for the accurate measurement of visual acuity, distance and near;
2. (b) A lensometer;
3. (c) An instrument for examination of the internal structures of the eye;
4. (d) A retinoscope or its equivalent;
5. (e) An instrument for the measurement of intra-ocular pressure;
6. (f) A refracting instrument or its equivalent;
7. (g) An instrument for measurement of corneal curvature;
8. (h) An instrument for the measurement of visual fields;
9. (i) A biomicroscope; and
10. (j) A color vision testing device.

6410.2 In addition to the requirements set forth in § 6410.1, the minimum equipment in an optometrist's office may also include a blood pressure measuring device.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12043 (November 21, 2008).