Administrative Rules of the State of Montana

(1) Optometrists may practice at any Montana location if:

(a) the practice is owned and under the direct supervision of a Montana licensed optometrist;

(b) the licensee associates with other duly licensed optometrists and/or medical doctors for the purpose of practicing optometry; or

(2) Licensees shall maintain accurate patient records for not less than five years from the last time the patient was treated.

History: 37-1-131, 37-10-202, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-10-202, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1390, Eff. 7/16/82; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 1717, Eff. 11/26/83; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 1582, Eff. 9/26/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 1811, Eff. 8/12/88; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 2176, Eff. 12/14/90; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 1415, Eff. 7/28/95; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 305, Eff. 2/11/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2003 MAR p. 2083; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 296, Eff. 3/9/07; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2181, Eff. 10/10/08; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 307, Eff. 2/10/18; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 901, Eff. 5/16/20.