Wis. Stat. § 449.08
Unprofessional conduct
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Current — January 1, 2005
As of January 1, 2003
(1) Unprofessional conduct includes without limitation because of enumeration:
(a) Any conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public;
(b) Loaning of an optometric license or certificate to anyone;
(d) Splitting or dividing any fee for optometric service with any person, except an associate licensed optometrist; or
(e) Engaging in conduct unbecoming a person licensed to practice.
(1) Unprofessional conduct includes without limitation because of enumeration:
(a) Any conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public;
(b) Loaning of an optometric license or certificate to anyone;
(d) Splitting or dividing any fee for optometric service with any person, except an associate licensed optometrist; or
(e) Engaging in conduct unbecoming a person licensed to practice.
(2) Unprofessional advertising includes without limitation because of enumeration:
(a) Advertising professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner;
(d) Advertising by the use of any name other than the name under which the optometrist is licensed to practice optometry in this state. Nothing in this paragraph precludes the use of a predecessor optometrist's name by his or her successor for a period of 6 months after taking over the predecessor's practice.
(2) Unprofessional advertising includes advertising professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.