HB 1267 — Relating to optometrist licensure.

25.0935.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular ENGROSSEDSession Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

1267 Introduced(Representatives by Representatives Warrey, Louser, M.

Ruby, VollmerVollmer) Senators(Senators Barta, RoersRoers) AAN BILLACT for an Act to amend and reenact sections 43-13-01, 43-13-02, 43-13-05, 43-13-07, 43-13-08, 43-13-13, 43-13-13.2, 43-13-13.3, 43-13-15, 43-13-16, 43-13-17, and 43-13-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to optometrist licensure.

"Optometry" means a primary health care profession whose practitioners are engaged in the evaluation of disorders of the human eye and the examination, diagnosis, and treatment thereof, together with its appendagesDistant site provider" means a provider of optometric services through telemedicine from a site other than the patient's Pageorigination No.site.

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Student interns who are currently enrolled in an optometry school or college accredited by the accreditation council on optometric education of the American Pageoptometric No.association, or its successor agency, or who have graduated no more than threesix months prior, and are under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed optometrist.

2 25.0935.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly optometric association, or its successor agency, or who have graduated no more than threesix months prior, and are under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed optometrist.

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however, the provider-patient relationship is not created through receipt of patient health information by the provider unless a prior provider-provider-patient patient relationship exists.

Before providing any optometric services to a patient via telemedicine, the Pageprovider No.first shall provide appropriate verification of the provider's identification, licensure, and current contact information.

5 25.0935.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly provider first shall provide appropriate verification of the provider's identification, licensure, and current contact information.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person, or any entity other than a licensed optometrist or a licensed physician to dispense, fit, or prescribe to theH. public contact lenses, or any medical appliance having direct contact with the cornea of the eye.

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1267 - PAGE 5 the public contact lenses, or any medical appliance having direct contact with the cornea of the eye.

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1267 - PAGE 6 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No.

1267.

House Vote:

Yeas 81 Nays 2 Absent 11 Senate Vote:

Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0 ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Received by the Governor at ________M.

on _____________________________________, 2025.

Approved at ________M.

on __________________________________________________, 2025.