West Virginia § 30-8-17 Optometric business entities

West Virginia Statutes

§ 30-8-17 — Optometric business entities

West Virginia § 30-8-17

Ch. 30PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 8OPTOMETRISTS

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W. Va. Code § 30-8-17 (2026).

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(a)Only licensees may own a business entity that practices optometry.

(b)A licensee may be employed by the business entity.

(c)A business entity shall cease to engage in the practice of optometry when it is not wholly owned by licensees: Provided, That the personal representative of a deceased shareholder shall have a period, not to exceed eighteen months from the date of such shareholder's death, to dispose of such shares.

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(a) Only licensees may own a business entity that practices optometry.

(b) A licensee may be employed by the business entity.

(c) A business entity shall cease to engage in the practice of optometry when it is not wholly owned by licensees: Provided, That the personal representative of a deceased shareholder shall have a period, not to exceed eighteen months from the date of such shareholder's death, to dispose of such shares.