does anyone have a link to find current legislature by state?
legislature by state
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You mean legislation?
http://library.ico.edu/websites.html
Scroll down to "Optometry Rules and Laws by State"
http://library.ico.edu/websites.html
Scroll down to "Optometry Rules and Laws by State"
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Good luck. Let us know where you choose. The laws differ so much state to state. Its not even all about scope of practice. I heard in NY for example you cannot dispense glasses without a licensed optician working for you. Basically the optometry laws for Massachusetts and NY suck balls. There are also "two door" states and "one door" states which I've yet to figure out what this means. As an older OD told me, "It can be a completely different world." when I was talking to him about going out of state to practice.
One and two door rules deal with the relationship between the optometric and optical parts of the practice. More than likely New York requires a licensed optician to dispense eyewear when an optometrist is not present, other states have similar rules.
Two-door states (such as Texas) require that if the dispensing of ophthalmic goods is not owned by a doctor then there must be a literal solid wall from floor to ceiling separating the retail side from the medical side. Since the sides are now separated, each side needs its own door that patients will enter and exit from - thus having two separate doors.
