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§ 1-115. Optometric externs

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: July 4, 2004

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article I. Preliminary Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 4, 2004
24 P.S. § 1-115
§ 1-115. Optometric externs
Currentness
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L. 197, No. 57),1 known as the “Optometric Practice and Licensure Act,” an optometric extern who is performing procedures and tests for the sole purpose of clinical instruction and experience under the direct supervision of a licensed health care professional in this Commonwealth shall be defined as a student enrolled in an accredited school or college of optometry in the United States.
(b) An optometric extern may not independently practice optometry.

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. I, § 115, added 2004, July 4, P.L. 536, No. 70, § 2, imd. effective.

Footnotes

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63 P.S. § 244.6.
24 P.S. § 1-115, PA ST 24 P.S. § 1-115
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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