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2019 SESSION
19101365DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-3207 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-3207. Board of Optometry.
The Board of Optometry
shall be composed of six members as follows: five licensed optometrists and one
citizen member. Licensed optometrists
appointed to the Board shall be individuals who (i)
have been engaged in the practice of optometry for
at least five years prior to the date of their appointment, (ii) have
met all requirements for practice as an
optometrist set forth in this chapter and are qualified
to engage in the full scope of the practice
of optometry,
and (iii)
are actively engaged in the delivery of clinical care to
patients for an average of at least 20 hours per week. The
terms of office of the members shall be four years.
The professional members of the Board shall have been engaged in the practice
of optometry for at least five years prior to the date of their appointment.
After July 1, 1996, all professional members newly appointed to the Board shall
be certified in the administration of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents
pursuant to Article 5 (§ 54.1-3222 et seq.) of this chapter.
2. That this act shall not be construed to affect existing appointments to the Board of Optometry for which the terms have not expired. The provisions of this act shall apply to appointments to the Board of Optometry made after July 1, 2019.