The Florida Senate

HB 475: Optometry

GENERAL BILL by Kelly

Optometry; provides that practice of optometry includes diagnosis, treatment, & management of diseases & conditions of human eye & its appendages; authorizes administration & prescription of pharmaceutical agents within scope & standards of optometric practice as established by board by rule & provides requirements with respect thereto; authorizes licensed practitioners to use mydriatics & cycloplegics for diagnostic purposes, etc. Amends Ch. 463.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/15/1999	House	• Prefiled
  12/8/1999	House	• Referred to Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health Care Services (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
  3/7/2000	House	• Introduced, referred to Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health Care Services (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00034
  5/5/2000	House	• Died in Committee on Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC)

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• HB 475, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 142	Optometry/Scope & Practice Standards	Kirkpatrick	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/2000 S Withdrawn from Health, Aging and LongTerm Care; Agriculture and Consumer Services; Fiscal Policy SJ 00550; Withdrawn from further consideration SJ 00550 Location:

  Citations - Statutes (7)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  463.002	Definitions.
  463.005	Authority of the board.
  463.0055	Administration and prescription of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents; committee.
  463.0057	Optometric faculty certificate.
  463.006	Licensure and certification by examination.
  463.009	Supportive personnel.
  463.014	Certain acts prohibited.

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