Georgia § 43-30-5 - Adoption of rules and regulations by board generally; restrictions on practice locations for doctors of optometry.
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§ 43-30-5. Adoption of rules and regulations by board generally; restrictions on practice locations for doctors of optometry.
The board shall have the authority and power to adopt, establish, enforce, and maintain rules and regulations applicable to the practice of optometry adequate to put this chapter into effect and to regulate the practice of optometry as a profession in conformity with and in compliance with accepted professional standards; provided, however, the board shall not provide by rule to restrict the location of the practice of a licensed doctor of optometry, and any such rule now in effect shall be null and void. (Code 1933, § 84-1110A, enacted by Ga. L. 1963, p. 214, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1278, § 3; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 32.) Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Rules of the profession, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Chapter 430-1 et seq.
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