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SENATE BILL 474

File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 719

Sponsored By:
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

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

Synopsis:

Authorizing therapeutically certified optometrists to administer and prescribe specified pharmaceutical agents; authorizing therapeutically certified optometrists to administer or prescribe topical steroids in accordance with a specified practice protocol; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/16
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
House Action
3/21
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/23
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (133-3)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Sponsored by:

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
LABORATORIES
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
OPTOMETRISTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 11-404.1 , 11-404.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 554239/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2005   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 31, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-3)


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