{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-8-124","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-8-124","heading":"Public policy","body":"It is the public policy of the state that:\n(1) Optometrists rendering visual care to citizens shall practice in an ethical, professional manner;\n(2) Optometrists' practices shall be free from any influences that would interfere with their exercise of professional judgment;\n(3) The visual welfare of the optometrist's patient shall be the prime consideration at all times; and\n(4) Optometrists shall not be associated with any person or persons in any manner that might degrade or reduce the quality of visual care received by the citizens of this state.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 8"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"c568b33b4749c610ae2ef706f8bd0c8e295e60858ea6826721250b7735b93a02","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-8-123","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-8-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}