AL SB322

Prohibits manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers of ophthalmic materials who lease space to an optometrist from directly or indirectly controlling or attempting to control the optometrist's professional judgment or practice.

Defines prohibited control practices including: setting fees or hours, restricting appointment scheduling, threatening lease termination, sharing telecommunications services, employing optometrists for optometric duties, paying for unprovided services, restricting emergency care access, limiting scope of practice, and limiting prescribable services or patient information.

Allows lessors to restrict optometrists from offering spectacles, lenses, or frames in direct competition within the leased space.

Requires leases to include secure confidential patient record storage, restrict lessor premises access to reasonable notice and non-disruptive times, and prohibit lessor access to patient or business records.

Authorizes the Alabama Board of Optometry, optometrists, and the Attorney General to file court actions to enjoin violations, with the Attorney General able to recover civil penalties up to $1,000 per day plus court costs and attorney's fees.