Utah Code 58-16a-701. Form of practice
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(1) An optometrist licensed under this chapter may engage in practice as an optometrist or in the practice of optometry only as an individual licensee. However, as an individual licensee he may be:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-16a-701
- Board: means the Optometrist Licensing Board created in Section 58-16a-201. See Utah Code 58-16a-102
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - Licensee: includes any holder of a license, certificate, registration, permit, student card, or apprentice card authorized under this title. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) an individual operating as a business proprietor;(1)(b) an employee of another person or corporation;(1)(c) a partner in a lawfully organized partnership;(1)(d) a lawfully formed professional corporation;(1)(e) a lawfully organized limited liability company;(1)(f) a lawfully organized business corporation; or(1)(g) any other form of organization recognized by the state and which is not prohibited by division rule made in collaboration with the board.
(2) Regardless of the form in which a licensee engages in the practice of optometry, the licensee may only permit the practice of optometry in that form of practice to be conducted by an individual:
(2)(a) licensed in Utah as an optometrist under Section 58-16a-301 ; and
(2)(b) who is able to lawfully and competently engage in the practice of optometry.