CS/CS/HB 239: Practice of Optometry
GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Caldwell ; Williams ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Antone ; Artiles ; Broxson ; Coley ; Cummings ; Davis ; Gaetz ; Hudson ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; O'Toole ; Pafford ; Pigman ; Rangel ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Rodrigues, R.
Practice of Optometry; Authorizes certified optometrist to administer & prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents; requires certified optometrist to complete board-approved course & examination on general & ocular pharmaceutical agents before administering or prescribing those agents; provides conditions under which holder of optometric faculty certificate may administer & prescribe oral ocular pharmaceutical agents; authorizes certified optometrist to perform certain eye examinations; requires reporting of adverse incidents in practice of optometry to DOH according to specified procedures.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2013 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/30/2013 | House |
• Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 38 |
| 1/31/2013 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 02/07/13, 2:00 pm, 306 HOB |
| 2/7/2013 | House |
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 3 -HJ 155 |
| 2/19/2013 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) |
| 2/21/2013 | House |
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 152 |
| 3/5/2013 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 37 • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/07/13, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 147 |
| 3/7/2013 | House |
• CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 2 -HJ 242 |
| 3/13/2013 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 239 |
| 3/15/2013 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 256 |
| 3/19/2013 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/21/13 |
| 3/21/2013 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 300 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/22/2013 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 323 • Amendment(s) adopted (298375) -HJ 327 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 327 |
| 4/2/2013 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/3/2013 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 292 • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 292 |
| 4/4/2013 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 301 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 301 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 278 -SJ 301 • Read 2nd time -SJ 301 • Read 3rd time -SJ 302 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 302 |
| 4/10/2013 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 455 |
| 4/15/2013 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 618 |
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| 4/19/2013 |
• Approved by Governor -HJ 703 |
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| 4/23/2013 |
• Chapter No. 2013-26 |
847177 - Amendment to Amendment (512831)