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HB 1497 Ophthalmic prescriptions; definitions, who may provide prescriptions, requirements.
Introduced by: Peter F. Farrell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Requirements for ophthalmic prescriptions. Requires, for ophthalmic prescriptions written on or after July 1, 2017, that an ophthalmologist or optometrist establish a bona fide provider-patient relationship with a patient prior to prescribing spectacles, eyeglasses, lenses, or contact lenses, and sets out requirements for establishing such relationship, which includes options for examination of the patient either in person or through face-to-face interactive, two-way, real-time communication or store-and-forward technologies. This bill is identical to SB 1321.
FULL TEXT
- 12/15/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100532D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104155D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1497ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/15/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100532D
- 12/15/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/12/17 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/24/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104155D-H1
- 01/27/17 House: Read first time
- 01/30/17 House: Read second time
- 01/30/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104155D-H1
- 01/30/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1497H1
- 01/31/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1497ER)
- 02/15/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/17/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
- 02/17/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
- 02/23/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)