Committee advances bill allowing credentialed optometrists to perform select laser procedures
After extensive testimony pro and con, the Senate Tax Committee gave HB 36 a 9–0 do‑pass recommendation to permit credentialed optometrists to perform specified in‑office laser procedures for post‑cataract and glaucoma care following board‑administered credentialing.
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The committee voted 9–0 to advance House Bill 36, which would authorize the New Mexico Optometry Board to develop credentialing and certification requirements allowing optometrists to perform specified in‑office laser procedures for treatment of posterior capsular opacification (post‑cataract clouding) and certain glaucoma laser treatments.
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