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HB 549: Eye Care Professionals

GENERAL BILL by Tobia

Eye Care Professionals; Revises membership requirements for Board of Optometry; revises duties of, & restrictions on practice of optometry by, nonlicensed supportive personnel; revises list of prohibited acts relating to practice of optometry; prohibits board from adopting rules that prohibit certain acts; revises requirements for applicants seeking to take optician licensure examination; revises grounds that constitute unlawful conduct by opticians.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 3/7/2011 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 51
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/28/2011 House • Filed
    2/7/2011 House • Referred to HHS Quality Subcommittee; Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
    3/7/2011 House • Withdrawn from HHS Quality Subcommittee; Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
    • Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 51

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  • HB 549, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2011 at 9:30 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 868 Eye Care Professionals Sobel Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Health Regulation
    Location: In committee/council (HR)

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    463.003 Board of Optometry. Page 1 (pdf)
    463.009 Supportive personnel. Page 2 (pdf)
    463.014 Certain acts prohibited. Page 2 (pdf)
    484.002 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    484.007 Licensure of opticians; permitting of optical establishments. Page 6 (pdf)
    484.013 Violations and penalties. Page 8 (pdf)

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