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Senate approves expansion of optometrists' scope of practice after extended debate
Summary
The West Virginia Senate passed Engrossed Senate Bill 565, which expands the practice of optometry to include certain therapeutic laser procedures and related certifications after extended floor debate about scope, discipline and fiscal effects.
The West Virginia Senate on March 7 passed Engrossed Senate Bill 565, relating generally to the practice of optometry, by a roll-call vote of 22 ayes, 11 nays and 1 absent not voting.
The bill amends the state definition of the practice of optometry to add therapeutic laser procedures and permits licensing boards to certify licensees to perform specified laser and surgical procedures when the applicant meets education, training and examination requirements. The bill also allows licensing boards to require jurisprudence examinations for out-of-state applicants and mandates quarterly reporting of such applications to legislative committees.
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