MD HB191 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-28 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-28 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring that licensed optometrists and licensed physicians ensure that prescriptions for specified lenses contain an expiration date of not more than 24 months from the dates the patients are first examined; requiring that specified optometrists and specified physicians who provide prescriptions with less than a 24-month expiration enter the reason in the patient's medical record and provide the patient with a written and an oral explanation; and applying the Act.
Title
Optometrists and Physicians - Prescriptions for Lenses - Expiration Dates
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-28 | House | Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| 2017-02-15 | House | Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2017-01-27 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2017-02-08 | House | Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2017-01-19 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
