Virginia Senate Bill 375 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 9 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Optometrists; laser surgery. Allows an optometrist who has received a certification to perform laser surgery from the Board of Optometry (the Board) to perform certain types of laser surgery of the eye and directs the Board to issue a certification to perform laser surgery to any optometrist who submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that he (i) is certified by the Board to prescribe for and treat diseases or abnormal conditions of the human eye and its adnexa with therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Code requirements and (ii) has satisfactorily completed such didactic and clinical training programs provided by an accredited school or college of optometry that includes training in the use of lasers for the medically appropriate and recognized treatment of the human eye as the Board may require. Optometrists; laser surgery. Allows an optometrist who has received a certification to perform laser surgery from the Board of Optometry (the Board) to perform certain types of laser surgery of the eye and directs the Board to issue a certification to perform laser surgery to any optometrist who submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that he (i) is certified by the Board to prescribe for and treat diseases or abnormal conditions of the human eye and its adnexa with therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Code requirements and (ii) has satisfactorily completed such didactic and clinical training programs provided by an accredited school or college of optometry that includes training in the use of lasers for the medically appropriate and recognized treatment of the human eye as the Board may require. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations (a) establishing criteria for certification of an optometrist to perform permitted laser surgeries and (b) requiring optometrists to register annually with the Board and to report information regarding any disciplinary action, malpractice judgment, or malpractice settlement against the provider and any evidence that indicates the provider may be unable to engage safely in the practice of his profession. The bill also requires optometrists certified to perform laser surgery to report certain information regarding the number and types of laser surgeries performed and the conditions treated as well as any adverse treatment outcomes associated with the performance of such laser surgeries to the Board, and requires the Board to report such information to the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources annually.

Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2022-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 10-N) (Y: 88 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 3-N) (Y: 17 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 33 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)
2022-03-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 9, 2022
2022-03-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2022
2022-03-01	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-01	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-01	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB375ER)
2022-03-01	Senate	Enrolled
2022-02-25	House	VOTE: Passage (88-Y 10-N)
2022-02-25	House	Passed House (88-Y 10-N)
2022-02-25	House	Read third time
2022-02-24	House	Read second time
2022-02-22	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 3-N)
2022-02-21	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-02-21	House	Read first time
2022-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-09	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 3-N 1-A)
2022-02-08	Senate	Passed by for the day
2022-02-07	Senate	Printed as engrossed 22103933D-E
2022-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB375E
2022-02-07	Senate	Amendment by Senator Petersen agreed to
2022-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2022-02-07	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2022-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2022-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-04	Senate	Read first time
2022-02-03	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
2022-01-13	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2022-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103933D

HB213 (Same As) 2022-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2400.01:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3225	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB375
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB375+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB375E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB375ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0016+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105912A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB375AS
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB375F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB375FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB375FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0132+SB0375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0285SB0375+SB0375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H12V0148+SB0375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1176+SB0375