The following persons are exempt from licensure under this article:
(1) Persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery under article three of this chapter or osteopathy under article fourteen of this chapter; and
(2) Persons and business entities who sell or manufacture ocular devices in a permanently established place of business, who neither practice nor attempt to practice optometry.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
§30-8-5. Powers and Duties of the Board
§30-8-7. Fees; Special Revenue Account; Administrative Fines
§30-8-8. License to Practice Optometry
§30-8-10. Exceptions From Licensure
§30-8-11. Issuance of License; Renewal of License; Renewal Fee
§30-8-13. License From Another Jurisdiction; License to Practice in This State
§30-8-14. Prescriptive Authority
§30-8-15. Administration of Injectable Pharmaceutical Agents
§30-8-16. Special Volunteer License; Civil Immunity for Voluntary Services Rendered to Indigents
§30-8-17. Optometric Business Entities
§30-8-18. Complaints; Investigations; Due Process Procedure; Grounds for Disciplinary Action
§30-8-19. Procedures for Hearing; Right of Appeal