{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8a-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-8A-3","heading":"Prohibited Actions.","body":"A person may not:\n(1) Employ objective or subjective physical means to determine the accommodative or refractive condition; the range, power of vision or muscular equilibrium of the human eye or prescribe spectacles or contact lenses based on that determination unless that activity is performed by a licensee or performed by a person under direct supervision.\n(2) Dispense, give, or sell spectacles or contact lenses unless dispensed, given, or sold pursuant to a valid prescription.\n(3) Use an automated refractor or other automated testing device to generate objective refractive data unless that use is under direct supervision.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 8A. EYE CARE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-8A-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:13Z","sha256":"459ce186cb152752119f1491d73853d80152a12fd2cb014402a32b2055f9c6b5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8a-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}