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Senate orders third reading of optometry scope bill after intense debate on safety and access
Summary
S.64 — which would create an advanced therapeutic‑procedures specialty for optometrists with education, proctoring and adverse‑event reporting requirements — was ordered for third reading following extended debate about training standards, evidence from other states and questions about whether expanded scope improves access.
The Senate ordered S.64 for third reading after a long floor debate weighing patient safety, access to care and professional training requirements.
Supporters, including the reporter from Government Operations and members of Health and Welfare, said the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) revised earlier findings and now recommends a targeted expansion that includes a specialty credential, minimum in‑person clinical training on human patients, national written and skills examinations, 8 hours of in‑person supervised procedural training, ongoing…
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