21 NCAC 42A .0102         PURPOSE

The purpose of the Board is to regulate the practice of optometry in the State of North Carolina, and to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of the laws of North Carolina relating thereto.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑116; 90‑121.2(a);

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;

Amended Eff. June 1, 1989;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015.