§458-14  Exceptions; acts not prohibited. 
(a)  Nothing in this chapter applies to any physician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist
licensed under the laws of the State, nor shall anything in this chapter
prohibit the sale of glasses, sun glasses, colored glasses, or eye devices if
they do not have refractive values and are not contact lenses.



(b)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed
to prohibit a certified ocularist as recognized by the American Society of
Ocularists from performing within the scope of such certification; provided
that the ocularist performs only those functions dealing with the designing,
fitting, and fabricating of artificial eyes, and not contact lenses of
refractive value, and is under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmologist or
optometrist.  The ocularist shall inform the board in writing of the name of
the supervising ophthalmologist or optometrist. [L 1949, c 183, pt of §1; RL
1955, §69-14; HRS §458-14; am L 1988, c 198, §1; am L 2008, c 63, §2]