{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-320.200","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 320.200","heading":"Declaration of legislative policy concerning practice of optometry.","body":"The practice of optometry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is hereby declared to affect\nthe public health and safety and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest.\nOptometry is hereby declared to be a learned profession and it is further d eclared to be a\nmatter of public interest and concern that the practice of optometry as defined in this\nchapter and the optometric profession merit and receive the confidence of the public and\nthat only qualified persons be admitted to the practice of optometry and be permitted to so\npractice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This chapter shall be liberally construed to\ncarry out these objects and purposes in accordance with this declaration of policy.","path":["KRS Chapter 320"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31326","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:16Z","sha256":"6378c6f3a19ad328d6a4fef5087ab1e14217f8cf8a36ff3290f8ac48d722f0fd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-320.190","next":"us-ky/krs-320.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}