New Mexico 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HM 22 — IMPORTANCE OF VISION HEALTH

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2020. Enacted.

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The updated version of House Memorial 22 adds a formal greeting and acknowledgment of the New Mexico Optometric Association, emphasizing the significance of vision health. This revision highlights the impact of vision impairments on millions of Americans and the economic burden it creates, and it stresses the importance of regular eye exams in preventing serious eye diseases. These changes are important as they raise awareness about the critical role of eye health in overall well-being and aim to inform policymakers and the public on this vital issue.

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HOUSE MEMORIAL 22 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2020 INTRODUCED BY Deborah A.
A MEMORIAL RECOGNIZING THE NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF VISION HEALTH.
Armstrong 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL RECOGNIZING THE NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF VISION HEALTH.
5 WHEREAS, eye health and vision care are important to overall health and wellness, yet up to sixteen million Americans struggle with undiagnosed or untreated vision impairments;
14 WHEREAS, eye health and vision care are important to overall health and wellness, yet up to sixteen million Americans struggle with undiagnosed or untreated vision e t 17 impairments;
and WHEREAS, eye diseases, vision loss and eye disorders create an estimated one-hundred-thirty-nine-billion-dollar ($139,000,000,000) economic burden;
and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, eye diseases, vision loss and eye disorders = = 19 a l create an estimated one-hundred-thirty-nine-billion-dollar i a e r 20 ($139,000,000,000) economic burden;
and WHEREAS, having a comprehensive eye examination with a doctor of optometry as part of a person's annual health care routine is the simplest step that a person can take to help protect the person's vision and ensure early diagnosis and treatment of visual system diseases, such as glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness;
and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, having a comprehensive eye examination with a d r e 22 doctor of optometry as part of a person's annual health care c e s k 23 routine is the simplest step that a person can take to help e a n b 24 protect the person's vision and ensure early diagnosis and u [ treatment of visual system diseases, such as glaucoma, a .216695.1 leading cause of blindness;
and WHEREAS, throughout 2020, the New Mexico optometric association is encouraging people to understand the importance of eye health and to take care of their vision and health by making an appointment for an in-person, comprehensive eye examination;
and WHEREAS, throughout 2020, the New Mexico optometric association is encouraging people to understand the HM 22 Page 1 importance of eye health and to take care of their vision and health by making an appointment for an in-person, comprehensive eye examination;
and e e 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be e e n d 18 transmitted to the president of the New Mexico optometric = = l ] 19 association.
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the president of the New Mexico optometric association.
a l r i 20 - 2 - t e a t m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .216695.1
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  3. withdrawn from committee

  4. not printed, not referred to committee, tabled

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

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HM 22 is sponsored by Gail Armstrong (Republican).
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