Kentucky Statutes 320.380 – Optometrist qualified as competent witness in optometry
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(1) The testimony of an optometrist duly licensed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be received by any official, board, commission or other agency of the Commonwealth or any of its subdivisions or municipalities as qualified evidence with respect to any matter defined in the law as constituting the practice of optometry.
(2) Every such official, board, commission or other agency shall accept the services of duly licensed optometrists without discrimination between optometrists and any other persons authorized by law to render the same professional services, when such services are desired, and shall pay for such services in the same manner as other professions may be paid for the same services.
History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 202, sec. 1.
(2) Every such official, board, commission or other agency shall accept the services of duly licensed optometrists without discrimination between optometrists and any other persons authorized by law to render the same professional services, when such services are desired, and shall pay for such services in the same manner as other professions may be paid for the same services.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 320.380
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners. See Kentucky Statutes 320.210
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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 - Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 202, sec. 1.