Section 34-22-85 Exceptions. - Alabama Statutes

Section 34-22-85

Exceptions.

(a) An optometrist who engages in the practice of optometry across state lines in an emergency, as defined by the board, is not subject to this article.

(b) An optometrist who engages in the practice of optometry across state lines on an irregular or infrequent basis is not subject to this article. The "irregular or infrequent" practice of optometry across state lines is considered to occur if the practice occurs less than 10 times in a calendar year or involves fewer than 10 patients in a calendar year, or comprises less than one percent of the optometrist's diagnostic or therapeutic practice.

(Act 98-495, p. 956, §6.)