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SB 16 - Optometrists - scope of practice

Ragan, Harold (11th)	Walker, Charles W (22nd)	Hooks, George (14th)

Status Summary	SC:	H&HS	HC:	H&E	FR:	01/14/99	LA:	02/04/99	H - Read 2nd Time

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A bill to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to change the provisions regarding scope of practice and providing samples.

SB 16  99                                          LC 11 9650 
 
      SENATE BILL 16 
 
      By:  Senators Ragan of the 11th, Walker of the 22nd, 
           Hooks of the 14th and others 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to change 
  1- 3  the provisions regarding scope of practice and providing 
  1- 4  samples; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 5       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 6                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 7  Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1- 8  Annotated, relating to optometrists, is amended by adding at 
  1- 9  the end of paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-30-1, relating 
  1-10  to definitions, new subparagraphs to read as follows: 
 
  1-11        "(I) Therapeutically licensed optometrists shall have 
  1-12        the authority to prescribe and administer all oral and 
  1-13        topical pharmaceutical agents rational to the 
  1-14        diagnosis, management, or treatment of diseases and 
  1-15        conditions of the eye and adnexa oculi except those 
  1-16        listed in Schedules I and II of Article 2 of Chapter 
  1-17        13 of Title 16, the 'Georgia Controlled Substances 
  1-18        Act.' 
 
  1-19        (J) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to 
  1-20        prohibit a doctor of optometry from providing 
  1-21        pharmaceutical samples to patients." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-24  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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