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SB 868: Eye Care Professionals

GENERAL BILL by Sobel

Eye Care Professionals; Revises membership requirements for the Board of Optometry. Revises the duties of, and restrictions on the practice of optometry by, nonlicensed supportive personnel. Prohibits the board from adopting rules that prohibit certain acts in the practice of optometry. Provides for application. Revises requirements for applicants seeking to take the optician licensure examination. Revises grounds that constitute unlawful conduct by opticians, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Health Regulation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/2011 Senate • Filed
2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 68
3/1/2011 Senate • Original reference(s)- removed: Community Affairs
• References corrected to Health Regulation; Budget
• Now in Health Regulation
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Regulation