SENATE BILL 775

File Code: Health Occupations

Sponsored By:

Senator Roesser

Entitled:

Optometrists and Physicians - Contact Lens Prescriptions

Synopsis:

Requiring a licensed optometrist and a licensed physician to ensure that each prescription for contact eye lenses meets specified requirements; authorizing a patient to request a copy of a contact lens prescription from specified licensees; requiring specified information to be on the prescription; providing that specified licensees are exempt from liability for specified injuries to or conditions of their patients; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/5

Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

3/31

Unfavorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

FINES

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

OPTOMETRISTS

PHYSICIANS

POSTAL SERVICE

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations

( 11-101 , 11-404.4 , 14-101 , 14-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)