Colorado § 12-275-101 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 12-275-101. Legislative declaration.
The practice of optometry in the state of Colorado is declared to affect the public health and safety and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. Optometry is declared to be a learned profession, and it is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of optometry as defined in this article 275 be limited to qualified persons having been examined and meeting this state's minimum acceptable level of competence and having been admitted to the practice of optometry under the provisions of this article 275. The priority of this article 275 shall be to protect the consumers of the services provided through appropriate disciplinary procedures. This article 275 shall be liberally construed to carry out these objects and purposes in accordance with this declaration of policy.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1409, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-40-101 as it existed prior to 2019.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 12-275-101 is similar to former § 12-40-101, a relevant case construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.
The regulation of the practice of optometry by the general assembly is constitutionally permissible under the police power because like other learned professions, it affects the public health, safety, and welfare. Dixon v. Zick, 179 Colo. 278, 500 P.2d 130 (1972).
In carrying out the responsibility of regulating the practice of optometry, a law enacted must reasonably bear upon or relate to the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Dixon v. Zick, 179 Colo. 278, 500 P.2d 130 (1972).
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