2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 719

CHAPTER NUMBER: 391 File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 474
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Weldon, Bobo, Bronrott, DeBoy, Dumais, Frush, Heller, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, F. Turner, Goldwater, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Kach, Kullen, and McDonough
Entitled:
Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice

Synopsis:

Authorizing therapeutically certified optometrists to administer and prescribe specified pharmaceutical agents; authorizing therapeutically certified optometrists to administer or prescribe topical steroids under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/2
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Pendergrass) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 391

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
LABORATORIES
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
OPTOMETRISTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 11-404.1 , 11-404.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 356783/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2005   at: 10:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 723524/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2005   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 21, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)