21 N.C. Admin. Code 42E.0201

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 42E .0201 - GENERAL

(a) The optometrist shall conduct his practice in a decorous, dignified and professional manner and in keeping with the rules as adopted by the Board.

(b) It is the continuing responsibility of the optometrist to maintain control over his practice to the end that this independent professional judgment is not compromised in the rendering of patient care.

(c) In any printed or oral reference by an optometrist to his practice, the primary designation must be "optometrist", "optometry", or "doctor of optometry".

21 N.C. Admin. Code 42E .0201

Authority G.S. 90-121.2;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1993; June 1, 1989;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015.

Authority G.S. 90-121.2;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1993; June 1, 1989.