30 Miss. Code. R. 2901-8.1 - Optometrists shall remain free of control

(a) The provisions of this section are adopted in order to protect the public in the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry, better enable members of the public to fix professional responsibility, and further safeguard the doctor-patient relationship.

No optometrist or therapeutic optometrist shall divide, share, split, or allocate, either directly or indirectly, any fee for optometric or therapeutic optometric services or materials with any lay person, firm or corporation, provided that this rule shall not be interpreted to prevent an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist from paying an employee in the regular course of employment, and provided further, that it shall be construed as a violation of this rule for any optometrist or therapeutic optometrist to lease space from an establishment, or to pay for franchise fees or other services, on a percentage or gross receipts basis.

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30 Miss. Code. R. 2901-8.1

Miss Code Ann.§ 73-19-3

Amended 11/21/2022