| | | Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §2435, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §162, | | is further amended by adding a new 2nd paragraph to read: |
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| | | This chapter does not prohibit a written contract for space, | | equipment or other services between any person, firm or | | corporation and an optometrist as authorized in section 2414.__ | | Such a contract may not be construed as the direct or indirect | | practice of optometry. |
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| | | This bill does the following. |
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| | | 1. It eliminates the prohibition on optometric practice on | | premises where nonoptometric materials are dispensed. |
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| | | 2. It eliminates the existing prohibition on mercantile | | employment of optometrists by clarifying related provisions. |
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| | | 3. It eliminates the prohibition on association by any | | optometrist with a person, firm or corporation who is not a | | registered optometrist. |
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| | | 4. It permits optometrists to practice under a trade name | | like other medical professionals. |
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| | | 5. It authorizes contracts for the practice of optometry in | | or on the premises of an optical shop or commercial or mercantile | | establishment and permits the joint marketing of the optometrist | | and mercantile or retail establishment. |
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