{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-11-402","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health Occupations § 11–402","heading":"","body":"(a) If, while providing optometric services to a patient, an optometrist or diagnostically certified optometrist detects or diagnoses an active eye pathology which the optometrist is not licensed or certified to treat under § 11-404 or § 11-404.2 of this subtitle, the optometrist shall refer the patient to:\n(1) An ophthalmologist or a therapeutically certified optometrist, as appropriate;\n(2) The patient’s physician;\n(3) A physician if required under a managed care contract; or\n(4) A hospital emergency room or ambulatory surgical center if necessary.\n(b) If, while providing optometric services to a patient, a therapeutically certified optometrist diagnoses an active eye pathology that the optometrist is not certified to treat under § 11-404.2 of this subtitle, the optometrist shall refer the patient to:\n(1) An ophthalmologist;\n(2) The patient’s physician;\n(3) A physician if required under a managed care contract; or\n(4) A hospital emergency room if necessary.","path":["Article - Health Occupations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gho\u0026section=11-402","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:58Z","sha256":"3922b87a4113665802c0d0e4924478382135120b6d35edf54e07f2a9991f6da9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-11-401","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-11-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}