Bill Text: HI HB521 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Ocularists.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [HB521 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB521-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO OCULARISTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that existing law in Hawaii relating to ocularists, those who design, fit, and fabricate artificial eyes under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist, provides that a certified ocularist may perform within the scope of the ocularist's certification if the certified ocularist is recognized by the American Society of Ocularists. The legislature further finds that the American Society of Ocularists is not a certifying board or organization. Therefore, the standard to allow an ocularist to conduct business in Hawaii should be whether an ocularist is certified by a nationally recognized ocularistry certifying board.
SECTION 2. Section 458-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a certified
ocularist [as recognized by the American Society of Ocularists] who
is certified by the American Board of Ocularistry, the National Examining Board
of Ocularists, or any other nationally recognized ocularistry certifying board
from performing within the scope of such certification; provided that the
ocularist performs only those functions dealing with the designing, fitting,
and fabricating of artificial eyes, and not contact lenses of refractive value,
and is under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist. The ocularist shall inform the board in
writing of the name of the supervising ophthalmologist or optometrist."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Ocularists; Certification
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