(a) Only licensees may own a business entity that practices optometry.
(b) A licensee may be employed by the business entity.
(c) A business entity shall cease to engage in the practice of optometry when it is not wholly owned by licensees: Provided, That the personal representative of a deceased shareholder shall have a period, not to exceed eighteen months from the date of such shareholder's death, to dispose of such shares.
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