Kentucky Statutes 320.200 – Declaration of legislative policy concerning practice of optometry
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The practice of optometry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is hereby declared to affect the public health and safety and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. Optometry is hereby declared to be a learned profession and it is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of optometry as defined in this chapter and the optometric profession merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be admitted to the practice of optometry and be permitted to so practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out these objects and purposes in accordance with this declaration of policy.
History: Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 1.
History: Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 1.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 320.200
- Practice of optometry: means :
(a) The evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, or surgical, nonsurgical, or related treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions of the eye and its appendages and their impact on the human body provided by an optometrist within the scope of his or her education, training, and experience and in accordance with this chapter, the ethics of the profession, and applicable law. See Kentucky Statutes 320.210