36-7-17.1. Certain healing arts practitioners to participate in alternate health care delivery systems.
Any licensed optometrist may organize or contract for services with a corporation organized under the laws of this state by licensed practitioners of the healing arts, for the purpose of negotiating group health care contracts and providing services within the scope of their respective licenses with alternate health care delivery systems, including, but not limited to, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, individual practices organizations or other similar forms of entity whatever.
Source: SL 1987, ch 269, §2.