Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title34 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES. |
Chapter22. OPTOMETRISTS. |
Article5. License to Practice Across State Lines. |
§34-22-80. Legislative findings.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that technological advances are occurring in the practice of optometry, thereby changing the practice of optometry, and that those technological advances are in the public interest. The Legislature further finds and declares that the practice of optometry is a privilege and that the state’s ability to regulate and monitor such technological advances is necessary for the protection of the citizens of this state and for the public interest, health, welfare, and safety.