Minimum office equipment.
Effective Jul 20, 202552 SDR 2Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 34 SDR 101, effective October 18, 2007 ; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022; 52 SDR 2, effective July 20, 2025 . | General Authority: SDCL 36-7-15 ( 2 ). | Law Implemented: SDCL 36-7- 2 5 (8) .
A licensed optometrist's office must contain the following equipment, maintained in good condition:
- (1) Ophthalmic chair and instrument unit;
- (2) Retinoscope;
- (3) Direct ophthalmoscope;
- (4) Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope;
- (5) Phoropter;
- (6) Keratometer;
- (7) Trial lens set;
- (8) Trial frame;
- (9) Transilluminator;
- (10) Projector chart or other luminous acuity chart;
- (11) Biomicroscope;
- (12) Instrument to evaluate intraocular pressure;
- (13) Permanent patient record system;
- (14) Visual fields instrument;
- (15) Color vision test equipment; and
- (16) Sanitary lavatory basin.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 34 SDR 101, effective October 18, 2007 ; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022; 52 SDR 2, effective July 20, 2025 .
General Authority: SDCL 36-7-15 ( 2 ).
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-7- 2 5 (8) .
Prior versions effective: 2022-08-14, 2007-10-18.