Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LI - Optometrists
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section LI-109 - Employment Restrictions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LI-109

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. An optometrist, duly licensed under the provisions of the Louisiana Optometry Law as set forth in R.S. 37:1041 et seq. is prohibited from accepting employment as an optometrist from:

1. a corporation other than a professional optometric corporation or professional medical corporation organized pursuant to Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and domiciled in the state of Louisiana;

2. a partnership or limited liability company, unless such partnership or limited liability company is domiciled in the state of Louisiana and each partner or member, as the case may be, is:
a. an optometrist or physician duly licensed as an optometrist or physician in the state of Louisiana; or

b. a professional optometric corporation or professional medical corporation described above in Paragraph A.1 of this Section; or

3. an individual, unless such individual is duly licensed as an optometrist or physician in the state of Louisiana.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph A of Section 109, an optometrist, duly licensed under the provisions of the Louisiana Optometry Law as set forth in R.S. 37:1041 et seq., may accept employment from:

1. a licensed hospital or hospital affiliate;

2. a licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center owned in full or in part by Louisiana-licensed physicians or optometrists;

3. government sponsored healthcare programs or facilities; or

4. the entity is a combination or joint venture of the entities authorized under this §109 A

C. Violation of the provisions of this §109 by an optometrist shall be considered a violation of provisions of R.S. 37:1061, and as such the board may refuse to renew the license of any such optometrist on its annual renewal date of March 1 of each year (R.S. 37:1056) and/or subject such optometrist to suspension or revocation of his or her license to practice optometry upon due notice and hearing as provided in R.S. 37:1062.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1048.

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