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Split testimony on updating optometry licensure; physicians warn term 'optometric physician' is misleading
Summary
The Joint Committee on Public Health took competing testimony on a measure to modernize optometry licensure, unify licensure tiers and update statutory language; supporters called the changes overdue and opponents warned about potential patient confusion and scope creep.
The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony for and against House Bill 2,380 (and companion Senate bill) to modernize optometry licensure, unify licensure tiers and update archaic statutory language.
Optometry faculty and students said the bill modernizes an outdated statute, replaces gendered language, consolidates multiple licensure tiers into a single tier for new applicants and allows qualified faculty members to serve on the state board. "This bill is a necessary and responsible…
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