Md. Code, Health Occ. § 11-401
Md. Code, Health Occ. § 11-401
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- Md. Code, Health Occ. § 11-401, Maryland, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-29, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1776331
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(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Governmental unit” means any board, commission, authority, department, or other administrative agency of this State, a county, or a municipality.
(3) “Ocular practitioner” means any practitioner who is authorized to provide services within the scope of optometry.
(b) (1) Except as provided in this subsection, a governmental unit may not interfere with the complete freedom of the public to choose any ocular practitioner.
(2) A governmental unit may make an agreement under which an ocular practitioner is to provide optometric services to the employees of a governmental unit.
(c) A governmental unit shall honor and accept any report, statement, or service made or provided by a licensed optometrist within the scope of optometry to the same extent as if the report, statement, or service was made or provided by a physician.