Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LI - Optometrists
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section LI-112 - Controlling Professional Judgment of Optometrist
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LI-112
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Notwithstanding §109 of this Part, it shall be unlawful and constitute a violation of this Section for any optometrist to enter into any contract, agreement or other arrangement that allows any person, corporation, partnership, or other entity, to control or attempt to control the professional judgment, the manner of practice, or the practice of an optometrist. For purposes of this Section, "control or attempt to control the professional judgment, the manner of practice, or the practice of an optometrist" shall include, but not be limited to:
1. setting, dictating or attempting to
influence the professional fees charged for patient care, other than through a
contract, agreement or other arrangement with a person or entity described in
§111
A;
2. exerting or attempting to
influence independent professional judgment, patient care, or any matter
affecting the health and well-being of a patient, or the ability of an
optometrist to provide such care;
3. restricting or attempting to restrict an
optometrists freedom to see patients on an appointment basis;
4. terminating or threatening to terminate
any lease, agreement, or other relationship in an effort to control the
professional judgment and/or manner of practice of an optometrist;
5. making or guaranteeing a loan to an
optometrist in excess of the value of the collateral securing the
loan;
6. regulation of the
optometrists business hours, other than through a contract, agreement or other
arrangement with a person or entity described in
§111
A;
7. taking custody or control of
the optometrists business and patient records; or
8. the specification of particular
treatments, drugs, products, services, procedures, or optical goods to be
dispensed or prescribed for a patient.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1048.
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