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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 3:21 p.m.
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SENATE BILL 519

File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1091

Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Britt, Klausmeier, and Pinsky

Entitled:
Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice

Synopsis:

Requiring a therapeutically certified optometrist to attend at least 6 hours of continuing education on the management of primary open-angle glaucoma; authorizing a therapeutically certified optometrist to administer or prescribe specified pharmaceutical agents; requiring consultation with an ophthalmologist when treating primary open-angle glaucoma; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/6
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/18
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
EXAMINATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
LABORATORIES
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
OPHTHALMOLOGISTS
OPTOMETRISTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 11-309 , 11-404.1 , 11-404.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered


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