Kansas Statutes
Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists
65-1502 Who deemed practitioners.

65-1502. Who deemed practitioners. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 65-1508 and amendments thereto, a person shall be deemed to be practicing optometry within the meaning of the optometry law if such person in any manner:
(1) Holds oneself out to the public as being engaged in or who maintains an office for the practice of optometry as defined in K.S.A. 65-1501 and amendments thereto;
(2) makes a test or examination of the eye or eyes of another to ascertain the refractive, the muscular or the pathological condition thereof;
(3) adapts lenses to the human eye for any purpose, either directly or indirectly; or
(4) conducts or performs orthoptic exercises or visual training therapy for the correction, remedy or relief of any insufficiencies or abnormal conditions of the eyes.
(b) "Maintains an office for the practice of optometry" for the purposes of this section and the optometry law means:
(1) To directly or indirectly control or attempt to control the professional judgment or the practice of a licensee; or
(2) to bear any of the expenses of or to have, own or acquire any interest in the practice, books, records, files or materials of a licensee.
(c) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit a licensee from entering into leases, agreements, mortgages or other types of debt instruments not in violation of this section or any other section of the optometry law.
History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 2; R.S. 1923, 65-1502; L. 1976, ch. 270, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 2; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 65 - Public Health

Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists

65-1501 Practice of optometry defined; exclusions; standard of care in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma; low vision rehabilitation services.

65-1501a Definitions.

65-1502 Who deemed practitioners.

65-1504b Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order.

65-1505 Qualifications of practitioners; examinations; professional liability insurance; fees; reciprocal licensure; rules and regulations criteria for approval of schools or colleges; criminal history record check; criminal history and fingerprintin...

65-1508 Act not to prevent persons licensed to practice medicine from performing certain acts or services; authorizing the delegation of certain examination procedures to assistants; limitations and prohibitions upon examination procedures performed...

65-1509 Notification of location of practice; biennial license renewal, fee; inactive status license; expiration of license, notice; cancellation of license; reinstatement, fee.

65-1509a Continuing education requirements.

65-1511 Partial invalidity of act.

65-1512 Title of act.

65-1513 Violation of act.

65-1514 Act supplemental.

65-1515 Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.

65-1516 Professional incompetence; unprofessional conduct; defined.

65-1517 Revocation, suspension or limitation of license; censure; grounds.

65-1518 Administrative proceedings; procedure; review; civil enforcement; costs.

65-1519 Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts.

65-1520 Mental or physical examination of licensee; computation of time limit for hearing.

65-1521 Reinstatement of license after revocation.

65-1522 Professional corporations, limited liability company, associations, sole practitioners; practice locations, franchise agreements.

65-1523 Injunctive relief for violations of act, rules and regulations.

65-1524 Practice of optometry by corporation or limited liability company prohibited, exceptions.

65-1525 Confidentiality of communications.

65-1526 Civil fine.