Maryland Subject | Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, and Opticians

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MDHB149PassExtending the time period from 5 to 7 years during which a health care provider is prohibited from destroying medical records and laboratory and X-ray reports; requiring that the notice required to be provided regarding the destruction of medical rec...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 779
MDSB175PassRequiring an applicant for a license to practice optometry and certain applicants for the renewal of a license to submit to a criminal history records check obtained from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 815
MDHB381PassRequiring an applicant for a license to practice optometry and certain applicants for the renewal of a license to submit to a criminal history records check obtained from the Criminal Justice Information Central Repository of the Department of Public...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 814
MDSB240PassContinuing the State Board of Examiners in Optometry in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2030, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 391
MDHB1292Intro

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Requiring the prescribing optometrist to include, in each prescription for glasses or contact lenses provided to a patient, the pupillary distance measurement at no additional cost to the patient.
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2024-03-16
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB184Intro

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Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care services for residents of the State by January 1, 2026; establishing requirements and prohibi...
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2024-02-09
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB893Intro

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Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on vision support treatments and services for students; requiring the workgroup to report i...
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2024-02-07
To House Ways and Means Committee
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