FloridaOptometry
What it does
Optometry; Revises membership requirements for Board of Optometry; revises & provides rules to be implemented by board; revises requirements for administration & prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents & provisions related to topical & oral ocular pharmaceutical agent formularies established by board; authorizes optometrist certified in ophthalmic procedures to perform certain procedures; requires board to determine required content, grading criteria, & passing score for such examination; authorizes certain procedures certified optometrist may perform; prohibits commercial or mercantile establishment from having any control over manner in which licensee practices optometry; removes provision prohibiting surgery of any kind; authorizes specified titles & abbreviations for certified optometrists; provides requirements for demonstration of financial responsibility as condition of licensure.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 16Died in RulesDied
- May 3Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from considerationMajor
- Apr 25ReceivedMinor
- Apr 25Referred to RulesMinor
- Apr 24In Messages
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 24Passed House
- Apr 24Read 3rd timeMinor
- Apr 24Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Apr 24Placed on 3rd readingMinor
- Apr 24Amendment 013801 adopted
- Apr 24Read 2nd timeMinor
- Apr 17Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
- Apr 17Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Apr 17Bill referred to House Calendar
- Apr 161st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Apr 16CS FiledMinor
- Apr 16Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Apr 16Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- Apr 15Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Apr 11Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- Mar 25Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- Mar 25Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Mar 241st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Mar 21CS FiledMinor
- Mar 21Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Mar 21Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- Mar 20Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 18Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
- Mar 41st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Feb 12Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- Feb 12Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 12Referred to Health Professions & Programs SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 6FiledIntroduced