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KRS 320.300

Unlawful practices

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Head v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in Optometry (1963)

Most recently applied in Landis v. Pinnacle Eye Care, LLC (August 2008)

Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky

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It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this chapter for any person:

(1) To sell, fit, or dispense visual aids except upon the written prescription of an optometrist, physician, or osteopath regularly licensed to practice optometry, medicine, or osteopathy;

(2) To practice optometry, directly or indirectly, or to hold oneself out as being able so to do without first having obtained a license from the board;

(3) Who writes a prescription for visual aid glasses, to receive any part of the price paid to a third person for filling the prescription or for the third person to pay to the person writing the prescription any part of the price paid for filling the prescription;

(4) To practice optometry under any name other than his own, except as permitted by the board in its regulations.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.