SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 924
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 740322
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Senator Webster moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment
14 On page 1, lines 17-19, delete those lines
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17 (nn) Except as otherwise provided herein, delegating
18 ocular post-operative responsibilities to a person other than
19 an opthalmologist licensed as a physician under this chapter
20 or chapter 459. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit
21 an opthalmologist performing cataract surgery from delegating
22 ocular post-operative responsibilities relating to that
23 cataract surgery to a board certified optometrist licensed
24 under chapter 463 provided that the board certified
25 optometrist is supervised by the operating surgeon or an
26 equivalently trained opthalmologist, and the operating surgeon
27 remains responsible for the management of the patient's
28 post-operative care.
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