1997 Regular Session

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)