Optometry board rolls out mobile and home‑visit programs as lawmakers press on caps and scope expansion
The state Board of Optometry described faster licensing times and two newly implemented programs to increase access — a mobile optometric office permit and a home‑residence program — while lawmakers pressed the board about a statutory cap on mobile units and potential scope‑of‑practice changes including radio‑frequency treatment for dry eye.
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The California State Board of Optometry told a joint Assembly–Senate sunset hearing it has reduced licensing turnaround times for graduates from months to days and implemented two programs intended to bring eye care to underserved residents: a mobile optometric office permit program and a home‑residence program.
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