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2023-012 Charges (Pub)
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Charges Item
Type of Document
Charges Issued
DocketNumber
2023-012
Parties Involved
Optometry Association of Louisiana
Agency at Issue
Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners
Meeting Date
1/4/2024
Law
42:1117
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Charges issued against the Optometry Association of Louisiana (OAL) concerning payments made to Dr. Gerald Gerdes, at a time when he was a member of the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners and that board had a contractual, business and financial relationship with OAL.
Ethics Subject Matters
Payment from Third Parties
Prohibited Sources
Date Published
2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Agency Tracking No, 2023-01 <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> In accordance with La. R.S. 42:1141 ( )(b)(i , on January 4, 2024, the BOE designated <br /> all staff attomeys as trial attorneys in this matter with Charles E. Reeves, Jr. serving as the Lead <br /> Trial Attorney. <br /> III <br /> ALLE A.T IO <br /> The Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners ("LSBOE") was created pursuant to <br /> La. R.S. 37:1041 et seq. The L BOE was established within the Louisiana Department of Health <br /> to relate the practice of optometry in the State of Louisiana.The L BOE consists of six members <br /> appointed by the governor of the State of Louisiana,pursuant to La. 1 R.S. 37:1042A. The L BOE <br /> members clect the Secretary-Treasurer of L BOE from among their tTievabers,pursuant to La. R.S. <br /> 7:I04A. <br /> . <br /> Dr. Gerald Gerdes was appointed by Governor John Bet Edwards as a member of the <br /> L BOE on November 20, 2020. Dr. Gerdes was elected president of the LEGE by the other <br /> L BOE members on July 15, 2023. Dr. Gerdes is still currently serving as a member of the <br /> L BOE, and has been a member of the L BOE at all times pertinent herein. <br /> As a member and president of the L B E, Dr. Gerdes is a"Public servant" as defined by <br /> Section 110 (19) of the Ethics Code, and the L BOE Is his "agency" as defined by Section <br /> 11 0 ( )(a (i) of the Ethics Code. <br /> 4. <br /> Optometry Association of Louisiana ("OAL") is a Louisiana non-profit corporation <br />
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