2025 Code of Georgia
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses (Chs. 1 — 51)
Chapter 30 - Optometrists (§§ 43-30-1 — 43-30-15)

Annotations

Opinion Notes

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Board may not require licensed optometrist to join State Association of Optometrists.

1945-47 Ga. Op. Att'y Gen. 508.

Board may not prescribe equipment nor personnel to be employed by practicing optometrists.

1945-47 Ga. Op. Att'y Gen. 502.

Research References & Practice Aids

Cross references.

Professional corporations generally, T. 14, C. 7.

Discrimination against licensed optometrists by state agencies or public officials in suggestions or recommendations for visual care, § 45-11-9.

Administrative rules and regulations.

Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Chapter 430-1.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.

2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 21 et seq. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 1 et seq., 90 et seq. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 266, 284 et seq., 332, 339 et seq. 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 1 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Occupations, Trades and Professions, § 1 et seq. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 14 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories and Dependencies, §§ 42, 64 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, §§ 17 et seq., 58 et seq.

Am. Jur. Trials.

Laser Eye Surgery Litigation, 88 Am. Jur. Trials 265.

C.J.S.

15 C. J. S., Commerce, §§ 9 et seq., 83 et seq., 111 et seq. 16 C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 280 et seq. 16A C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 580 et seq. 16B C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 1055-1058, 1444-1448. 16D C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 2085, 2086. 53 C. J. S., Licenses, § 6 et seq. 67 C. J. S., Officers and Public Employees, § 12 et seq. 73 C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 50 et seq. 73 C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 146 et seq. 81A C. J. S., States, § 120 et seq. 82 C. J. S., Statutes, §§ 203, 281.

ALR.

Failure to procure occupational or business license or permit as affecting validity or enforceability of contract, 30 A. L. R. 834; 42 A. L. R. 1226; 118 A. L. R. 646.

Constitutionality of statutes and validity of regulations relating to optometry, 98 A. L. R. 905; 22 A. L. R.2d 939.

Right of corporation, or individual not himself licensed, to practice optometry through licensed employee, 102 A. L. R. 343; 128 A. L. R. 585.

What constitutes practice of “optometry”, 88 A. L. R.2d 1290; 77 A. L. R.3d 817.

Liability of optometrist or optician for malpractice, 51 A. L. R.3d 1273.

Medical malpractice: when limitations period begins to run on claim for optometrist’s malpractice, 70 A. L. R.4th 600.

What constitutes practice of “optometry”, 82 A. L. R.4th 816.

Hierarchy Notes:

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