§ 46-301 — Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Person aggrieved" means any person who has not been permitted freedom of choice of a practitioner in eye care services when he is entitled to receive such eye care services, or the holder of a license or a certificate to practice in this state in the field of eye care who has been discriminated against in violation of the provisions of this article.

2. "Practitioners in the field of eye care" means persons duly licensed or certified in this state to engage in the practice of the profession of optometry, or physicians and surgeons skilled in diseases of the eye.