§ 1708.
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§ 1708. Powers and duties
(a)The Board shall:
(1)Adopt rules under the Vermont Administrative Procedure Act necessary for the performance of its duties, ensuring that at least the following are established by statute or rule:
(A)a definition of the behavior for which a license is required;
(B)explanations of appeal and other significant rights given by law to licensees, applicants, and the public; and
(C)standards for acceptance of continuing education, which may identify mandatory content specific to pharmacology, and management of adverse drug reactions.
(b)[Repealed.]
(c)The Board shall not limit the:
(1)ownership of optometric practices to licensed optometrists;
(2)number of offices or sites at which an optometrist may practice; or
(3)right of optometrists to practice in an association, partnership, corporation, or other lawful entity with anyone. (Added 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 2009, No. 35, § 28; 2019, No. 30, § 12.)