Optometrists; increases number of hours of continuing education requirements. (HB564)
Introduced By
Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Optometrists; continuing education requirements. Increases the total number of hours of continuing education required for optometrists from 16 to 20, requires that at least 10 of such hours be obtained through real-time interactive activities, and provides that up to two of such hours may consist of courses related to recordkeeping or the management of an optometry practice, provided such courses are not primarily for the purpose of augmenting the licensee's income or promoting the sale of specific instruments or products. For TPA-certified optometrists, the bill requires at least 10 of the 20 hours be in the areas of ocular and general pharmacology, diagnosis and treatment of the human eye and its adnexa, including treatment with new pharmaceutical agents, or new or advanced clinical devices, techniques, modalities, or procedures. The bill allows optometrists who complete more than 20 hours of continuing education in a year to carry forward up to 10 hours to the next year and provides that the Board of Optometry is not prevented or limited from requiring additional hours or types of continuing education as part or in lieu of disciplinary action. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2016 | Committee |
01/11/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101654D |
01/11/2016 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/15/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB564) |
01/21/2016 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2016 | Read first time |
01/26/2016 | Read second time |
01/26/2016 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/26/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended HB564E |
01/26/2016 | Printed as engrossed 16101654D-E |
01/27/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/28/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB564E) |
02/18/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2016 | Read third time |
02/22/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2016 | Enrolled |
02/24/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB564ER) |
02/24/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB564ER) |
02/24/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2016 | Signed by President |
02/25/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16 |
02/25/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 |
03/01/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 89 (effective 7/1/16) |
03/01/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089) |