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House approves bill letting optometrists perform limited treatments under supervision, citing rural access
Summary
The House passed House Bill 168 to allow optometrists, under Department of Occupational and Professional Licensing rules and ophthalmologist supervision, to administer topical antimicrobials and remove shallow foreign objects in certain cases; debate focused on rural access and patient-safety concerns.
The Utah House approved House Bill 168 after floor debate about patient safety and rural access to eye care. The bill authorizes optometrists, under a new seven-member licensing board and supervising ophthalmologists, to perform limited medical procedures such as administering topical antimicrobial agents and removing foreign objects no deeper than the anterior half of the cornea.
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