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1998 SESSION
HB 1311 Health professions; selling eyeglasses.
Introduced by: John H. Rust, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Health professions; selling eyeglasses. Allows practitioners of the healing arts to sell eyeglasses and contact lenses from within the practitioner's office if the practitioner is engaged in the examination of eyes and prescribing of eyeglasses. Only those practitioners of the healing arts who engage in the examination of eyes and prescribing of eyeglasses may engage in the sale or promotion of eyeglasses. While maintaining the duty of practitioners to inform the patient of his right to have the prescription filled at any establishment, the bill removes the prohibition against offering any inducement or encouragement to patients to have the prescription filled at an establishment owned or partially owned by the practitioner. These activities are more specifically covered under the practitioners' Self-Referral Act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 986002445 pdf
- 02/05/98 House: Printed as engrossed 986002445-E pdf
- 03/26/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1311ER) pdf
- 04/23/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 986002445
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/29/98 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 02/03/98 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/98 House: Read first time
- 02/05/98 House: Read second time
- 02/05/98 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/05/98 House: Printed as engrossed 986002445-E
- 02/06/98 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/18/98 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Prof.
- 02/26/98 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/98 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/02/98 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/02/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/02/98 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/04/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/12/98 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/26/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1311ER)
- 03/31/98 House: Enrolled
- 03/31/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/15/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 580 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/23/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)