Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an optometrist who is certified by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from performing advanced optometric procedures pursuant to a cooperative practice agreement if the optometrist has completed specified training requirements. Provides that an optometrist may not perform advanced optometric procedures on a patient under 18 years of age. Defines "surgery" and "advanced optometric procedures". Sets forth requirements for the cooperative practice agreement, conditions for cooperative practice, and training requirements for advanced optometric procedures. Requires the Department to develop a 12-month educational course that incorporates sufficient didactic and clinical training to develop the technical skills needed to properly perform the advanced optometric procedures. Makes other changes.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
[SB1954 Detail]
Bill Drafts
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| Introduced | 2019-02-15 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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