Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 23 - STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
UNLAWFUL PRACTICES
Section 23.63 - Fee sharing

Universal Citation: 49 PA Code ยง 23.63

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) No optometrist shall divide, share, split, or allocate, either directly or indirectly, any fee for optometric services or materials with any lay person, firm or corporation. This rule shall not be interpreted to prevent an optometrist from paying an employe in the regular course of employment.

(b) No optometrist shall divide or share any fee or compensation for optometric services rendered by him with anyone who is not licensed to practice optometry in this Commonwealth. No division of fees for service shall be made except with another optometrist, based upon a division of services or responsibility.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits association, incorporation, employment or other contractual arrangements authorized by §§ 23.33-23.36 and 23.43.

The provisions of this §23.63 amended under section 3(b)(14) of the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act (63 P. S. § 244.3(b)(14)).

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