HB 664 -- Licensure of Optometrists

Sponsor:  Behnen

This bill changes the laws regarding the licensing and practice
of optometry.  The bill:

(1)  Clarifies the definition of "optometry" to include vision
therapy, low vision care, and pharmaceutical use;

(2)  Prohibits any person to offer to practice optometry without
a license;

(3)  Specifies who is qualified to receive a license;

(4)  Requires optometrists practicing away from their principal
place of business to obtain a duplicate license and display it in
clear public view;

(5)  Allows optometrists licensed in other states which have been
practicing for the last three years with a pharmaceutical
certification to be eligible to make application for licensure;

(6)  Removes the requirement that the State Board of Optometry
give 30 days' notice of the time and place of board meetings;

(7)  Requires the board to accept renewal applications which
include approved continuing education programs which are not
available in Missouri; and

(8)  Repeals and reenacts provisions pertaining to the
administering of pharmaceuticals, course of instruction necessary
to administer pharmaceuticals, standards of care, and referrals
to physicians.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:20 pm