SENATE BILL 1052
Optometry, lasers
OPTOMETRISTS – Amends existing law to provide for the practice of optometry to include certain therapeutic laser procedures under certain circumstances.
RS30208 / S1052
This legislation will allow Idaho optometrists to use three specific therapeutic laser procedures to safely treat Idahoans. Only licensed Idaho optometrists who have graduated from an accredited optometry school where these laser procedures were taught, and who have proven their competency by passing a national board exam on lasers, may perform these therapeutic laser procedures.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/07 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/08 | Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare |
| 03/01 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/02 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/07 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/08 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bjerke, Den Hartog, Grow, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Dunn(Carlson), Foreman, Guthrie, Just, Lakey, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Taylor Absent and excused – Ruchti Floor Sponsor - Grow Title apvd - to House |
| 03/13 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| Read First Time, Referred to Ways & Means |