HB 830 -- Licensure of Optometrists

Sponsor:  Wasson

This bill changes the laws regarding the licensing and practice
of optometry.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Specifies that the term "practice of optometry" is the
examination, diagnosis, treatment, and preventative care of the
eye, adnexa, and vision;

(2)  Prohibits any person from practicing 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 who 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)  Changes the laws regarding the administering of
pharmaceuticals, course of instruction necessary to administer
pharmaceuticals, standards of care, and referrals to physicians.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am