File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 719  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden,
Hafer, Hogan, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus,
and Teitelbaum
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of
Practice
 
Authorizing therapeutically certified optometrists to administer and
prescribe specified pharmaceutical agents; authorizing therapeutically
certified optometrists to administer or prescribe topical steroids in
accordance with a specified practice protocol; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/25
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/17
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/2
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/21
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/23
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/30
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/31
 - Third Reading Passed (133-3)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
 - Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 - Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
 - Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
 - Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
 - Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
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 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 554239/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2005      at:
11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 20, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- March 31, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (133-3)