Committee adopts optometry training substitute and amends investigational-treatment bill
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Summary
The committee adopted a substitute for the optometry bill requiring additional precepted training (32 hours) for lasers and injections and adopted an amendment to an investigational-treatment bill that preserves right-to-try definitions and adds pharmacy licensure requirements for distributers.
The Ohio Senate Health Committee adopted a substitute to Senate Bill 36 that would require optometrists who perform certain laser and injection procedures to complete certified preceptor procedures and a 32-hour training course, with waivers for recent accredited graduates whose school curriculum meets the requirement. The substitute prohibits vaccine administration by optometrists, forbids injections into the globe of the eye, and requires basic life-support certification.
Separately, the committee adopted amendment 8,381 to Senate Bill 170. The amendment retains the 'right to try' definition for treating physicians, requires that patients with life‑threatening or severely disabling illnesses be examined by a second physician before eligibility for investigational treatment is established, requires Board of Pharmacy licensure for entities involved in distribution of investigational treatments, and harmonizes compounding language with federal law to ensure that compounded products contain ingredients reviewed by the FDA.
Both actions were adopted by the committee during the session and recorded in the hearing minutes.
