Section 338.291. Unethical and ethical conduct.

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Unethical conduct is conduct contrary to the ethics of the optometric profession. Ethical conduct consists of an optometrist's compliance with both of the following provisions:

(a) Advising a patient if consultations with an optometric colleague or reference for other professional care seems advisable.

(b) Avoiding holding himself or herself out in a manner that carries any intimation that the optometrist has superior skill or equipment or is superior to other optometrists.

History: 1979 AC; 1998-2000 AACS; 2010 AACS.

                    
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