CHAPTER 152 SENATE BILL No. 364 (Amends Chapter 23) An  Act concerning limited liability companies; amending K.S.A. 65-1524, as amended by
section 8 of 1999 House Bill No. 2117, and K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 65-1522, as amended by
section 7 of 1999 House Bill No. 2117, and repealing the existing sections; also repealing
K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 17-7657, 17-7658, 17-7659, 17-7660 and 17-7661.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 65-1522, as amended by section 7 of
1999 House Bill No. 2117, is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-1522.
(a) A licensee may practice optometry under the name of a professional
corporation, authorized by K.S.A. 17-2706 and amendments thereto or a
limited liability company authorized by K.S.A. 17-7657 et seq. section 7
of 1999 House Bill No. 2276 and amendments thereto. Such professional
corporate name or limited liability company name may contain a trade
name or assumed name approved by the board.

      (b) A licensee may practice as a sole practitioner or may associate
with other licensees or health care providers licensed under the laws of
the state of Kansas and may practice optometry as a sole practitioner or
in such associations under a trade or assumed name approved by the
board.

      (c) A licensee may practice in a medical facility, medical care facility
or a governmental institution or agency.

      (d) A licensee shall not be limited in the number of locations from
which the licensee may engage in the practice of optometry pursuant to
subsections (a), (b) and (c).

      (e) In all office locations a licensee shall:

      (1) Provide adequate staff during the hours of its operation and shall
provide the necessary optometric equipment to enable a licensee to pro-
vide adequate optometric care on the premises; and

      (2) provide that there shall be present at the office location a person
licensed by optometry law when optometric practice acts requiring a li-
cense are performed at the office location.

      (f) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit the fran-
chised practice of optometry except that a licensee may purchase a fran-
chise to engage in the business of optical dispensing separate and apart
from any of the licensee's offices for the practice of optometry so long as
the terms of the franchise agreement do not violate the optometry law.

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 65-1524, as amended by section 8 of 1999 House Bill
No. 2117, is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-1524. Nothing con-
tained herein shall be construed to allow a corporation except as provided
in K.S.A. 17-2706 and amendments thereto or a limited liability company
except as provided in K.S.A. 17-7657 et seq. section 7 of 1999 House Bill
No. 2276 and amendments thereto to practice, offer, or undertake to
practice or hold itself out as practicing optometry.

      Sec.  3. K.S.A. 65-1524, as amended by section 8 of 1999 House Bill
No. 2117 and K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 17-7657, 17-7658, 17-7659, 17-7660, 17-
7661 and 65-1522, as amended by section 7 of 1999 House Bill No. 2117,
are hereby repealed.

      Sec.  4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after Jan-
uary 1, 2000, and its publication in the statute book.

Approved May 12, 1999.
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