33. An optometrist must at all times safeguard professional independence, and must therefore in particular disregard any interference, refuse to subscribe to an agreement or accept a benefit likely to influence the performance of professional duties and obligations to the detriment of the patient, a group of individuals or a population.
An optometrist must ensure that a patient is given priority access to optometric services on the basis of criteria founded on optometric necessity.
515-2018O.C. 515-2018, s. 33.