{"data":{"id":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1708","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"26 V.S.A. § 1708","heading":"Powers and duties","body":"(a) The Board shall:\n(1) Adopt rules under the Vermont Administrative Procedure Act necessary for the performance of its duties, ensuring that at least the following are established by statute or rule:\n(A) a definition of the behavior for which a license is required;\n(B) explanations of appeal and other significant rights given by law to licensees, applicants, and the public; and\n(C) standards for acceptance of continuing education, which may identify mandatory content specific to pharmacology, and management of adverse drug reactions.\n(b) [Repealed.]\n(c) The Board shall not limit the:\n(1) ownership of optometric practices to licensed optometrists;\n(2) number of offices or sites at which an optometrist may practice; or\n(3) right of optometrists to practice in an association, partnership, corporation, or other lawful entity with anyone.","path":["Title 26: Professions and Occupations","Chapter 030: Optometry","Subchapter 002: STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/030/01708","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:07Z","sha256":"e0ab51bd9459d48f24eff559e1bcb4d8af795efb5f1068c93eaec8d18f67e837","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1707","next":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}