Kan. Admin. Regs. § 65-10-3 - Licensee ownership of franchised business of optical dispensing

(a) If a licensee obtains any beneficial interest in a franchise or equivalent relationship to engage in the business of marketing ophthalmic goods or contact lenses, all operations of that franchise or equivalent relationship shall be separate and apart from any and all offices or locations at which the licensee, or any entity in which the licensee has a beneficial interest, provides optometric services.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "separate and apart" shall include:

(1) being physically separated; and

(2) the totally independent functioning of the franchise business of optical dispensing and any optometric office or practice location.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 65-10-3

Authorized by K.S.A. 74-1504(a)(6); implementing K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 65-1502; effective May 18, 1992.