Bill Summary for H 36 (2017-2018)
Printer-friendly: Click to view
Summary date:
Feb 1 2017
Bill Information:
| View NCGA Bill Details | 2017-2018 Session |
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE TO STUDY ENHANCED ACCESS TO EYE CARE AND TO REPORT TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Intro. by Burr, Collins, Dobson, Howard.
| View: All Summaries for Bill | Tracking: |
Bill summary
Includes whereas clauses about the practice of optometry in North Carolina, emphasizing the need to update the statutes governing the practice in order to increase access and affordability of eye care.
Amends GS 90-114, which specifies the practices that constitute the practice of optometry. Deletes clauses that excluded surgery from the practice of optometry. Adds a new subsection (b), which specifies 18 procedures that do not constitute the practice of optometry, including retina laser procedures, LASIK, PRK, certain types of nonlaser surgery, keratoplasty, certain types of injections, the administration of general anesthesia, and procedures performed under general anesthesia.
Effective January 1, 2018.