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SB 1321 Ophthalmic prescriptions; definitions, who may provide prescriptions, requirements.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 1497.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101389D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104327D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1321ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0184) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101389D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/17 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/23/17 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/26/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104327D-S1
- 01/27/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17104327D-S1
- 01/30/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1321S1
- 01/31/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/09/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Read second time
- 02/13/17 House: Read third time
- 02/13/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/15/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1321ER)
- 02/15/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/17/17 Senate: 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 184 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0184)