Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 511 — Optometry; scope of practice.

Last action — Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    1 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Provides that the practice of optometry includes the evaluation, examination, diagnosis, and treatment of abnormal or diseased conditions of the human eye and its adnexa by the use of medically recognized and appropriate devices, procedures, or technologies but that it does not include treatment through surgery, including laser surgery, other invasive modalities, or the use of injections, except for certain injections by TPA-certified optometrists and for the treatment of emergency cases of anaphylactic shock with intramuscular epinephrine. The bill authorizes a TPA-certified optometrist to administer therapeutic pharmaceutical agents by injection for the treatment of chalazia by means of an injection of a steroid included in Schedule VI controlled substances, provided that the optometrist provides written evidence that he has completed certain training requirements to the Board of Optometry.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

38 added · 41 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of SB 511 makes specific clarifications regarding the scope of practice for optometrists in Virginia. It specifies that optometrists can prescribe certain controlled substances, including a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen, to treat eye-related diseases, but they still cannot perform surgeries or administer invasive treatments. This change is important because it expands the treatment options available to optometrists, enabling them to better manage patients' eye health while maintaining clear boundaries around surgical procedures.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18105985D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-3200 and 54.1-3222 of the Code of Virginia, relating to optometry;
511 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on January 25, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Suetterlein) A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-3200 and 54.1-3222 of the Code of Virginia, relating to optometry;
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[S 511] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Administration of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents by injection shall be limited to the treatment of chalazia through a steroid included in Schedule VI controlled substances as set forth in § 54.1-3455 of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.).
Administration of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents by injection shall be limited to the treatment of chalazia by means of injection of a steroid included in Schedule VI controlled substances as set forth in § 54.1-3455 of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.).
Training for injections authorized by this subdivision shall include a didactic and clinical injection course provided by an accredited school or college of optometry.
A TPA-certified optometrist shall provide written evidence to the Board that he has completed a didactic and clinical training course provided by an accredited school or college of optometry that includes training in administration of TPAs by injection prior to administering TPAs by injection pursuant to this subdivision.
Certification of such course completion shall be provided to the Board prior to performing any injection authorized by this subdivision.
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Action History

  1. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018

  2. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018

  3. Signed by President

  4. Signed by Speaker

  5. Enrolled

  6. Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

  7. Engrossed by House as amended

  8. Committee amendments agreed to

  9. Read third time

  10. Read second time

  11. Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

  12. Read first time

  13. Placed on Calendar

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB511S1

  15. Committee substitute agreed to 18105985D-S1

  16. Reading of substitute waived

  17. Read second time

  18. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  19. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101601D

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1 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (26)

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 100000
Total 100000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Campbell — Yea
Cline — Yea
Edmunds — Yea
Freitas — Yea
Gooditis — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Hurst — Yea
Kory — Yea
LaRock — Yea
Landes — Yea
Orrock — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Poindexter — Yea
Rodman — Yea
Rush — Yea
Tyler — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Jones, J.C. — Yea
Jones, S.C. — Yea
Marshall — Yea
Ayala — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Bulova — Yea
Byron — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cole — Yea
Collins — Yea
Fariss — Yea
Filler-Corn — Yea
Gilbert — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Heretick — Yea
Ingram — Yea
James — Yea
Keam — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Peace — Yea
Plum — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Turpin — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 511 do?
Provides that the practice of optometry includes the evaluation, examination, diagnosis, and treatment of abnormal or diseased conditions of the human eye and its adnexa by the use of medically recognized and appropriate devices, procedures, or technologies but that it does not include treatment through surgery, including laser surgery, other invasive modalities, or the use of injections, except for certain injections by TPA-certified optometrists and for the treatment of emergency cases of anaphylactic shock with intramuscular epinephrine. The bill authorizes a TPA-certified optometrist to administer therapeutic pharmaceutical agents by injection for the treatment of chalazia by means of an injection of a steroid included in Schedule VI controlled substances, provided that the optometrist provides written evidence that he has completed certain training requirements to the Board of Optometry.
Who sponsors SB 511?
SB 511 is sponsored by Newman, Stephen D., R. Steven Landes, Richard H. Black, David A. Reid, Terry L. Austin, Christopher T. Head, Charles W. Carrico, Sr., Mark J. Peake, Terry G. Kilgore, Davis, Glenn R., David R. Suetterlein, Frank W. Wagner, R. Lee Ware, L. Louise Lucas, Robinson, Roxann L., Howell, Janet D., Saslaw, Richard L., Edwards, John S., Israel D. O'Quinn, Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr., Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr., Filler-Corn, Eileen, Guzman, Elizabeth R., Plum, Kenneth R., Petersen, J. Chapman, Cosgrove, John A., Jr., and Chase, Amanda F..
What is the current status of SB 511?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2018. Enacted.
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