ms-28974: 1.5; 1.7; 1.8; 3.1; 4.1; 5.1; 5.5; 6.1; 8.6

$05 4PA Form 001 Mississippi Secretary of State 125. Congress Street, Jackson, MS 3921 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES NOTICE FILING | TELEPHONE NUMBER AGENCY NAME ‘CONTACT PERSON Mississippi State Board of Optometry Yvonne Laird (601) 919-1343 ADDRESS cry | STATE ZIP 5 Old River Place, Suite 105 Jackson MS | 39202-3449 AIL susiut + Name or rumber of rulefs}: info@msbo.ms.gov PATE 26/2026 | 14.5; 1.7; 1.8; 3.1; 4.1; 5.1; 5.5; 6.1; 8.6 Short explanation of rule/amendment/repeal and reason(s} for proposing rule/amendment/repeal. Allowing for op-out of PEP certification; correctian to MFFA to comply with 73-50-1, added additional UROLA requirement, detailed cost al fees (no change); eliminated age exemption for CEs and eliminated paper completion certificates for CEs; provide further detail regarding complaints; addressed outstanding fines releted to renewals; detailed contact lens prescription requirements; simplified requirements for notifications when an optometrist retires, Specific legal authority authorizing the promulgation of rule: MCA § 73-19-9 List all rules repealed, amended, or suspended by the prapased rule: “4 1.5; 1.7, 1.8; 3.1; 4.1; 5.1; 5.5; 18.6 ORAL PROCEEDING: (14n oral proceeding is scheduled far this r uleon Oate:_ _ Time: __ [H Presently, an oral proceeding is not scheduled on this rule. ‘arora progacd ng is natscheduled, an oraipracegcirg ust ne Fld Fa itan request for an eral pce be alened tathe agency cata persan 2 he above across vey (2) day ier the fing of ts like pecteni] making she request: ad. yeu km an ager orazernay, the name, addees, era! aderess, ad Teleghone surizar ef The Bany 9 artes VEN eBFESEAE AU ary ME Ai _Soremeet ered syitten submnsontmeladng arguments, data, and view. the noposed culefamenderentfrepeal may be submited tothe Bk Sey Place: ts suonorted bya paliozal su saneer. an ngerey or ten (13) or Pioe parEans. The writen request snotld neo woposee tule scant as seuldine ade the cee, address, ei ae sii le gpen eure ha mente 23} day public ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT: Ceonomic impact statement nol required for this rule. Ci concise summary of economic impact statement attached. TEMPORARY RULES —__ Original filing Renewal of effectiveness To beineffect in days Effective date: _____ Immediately upon filing _Other {specify} PROPOSED ACTION ON RULES Action praposed: __New rule(s) —X_ Amendment to existing rule(s} _ Repeal of existing rule(s) _ Adoption by reference Proposed final effective date: X_ 30 days after filing Other (specify): FINAL ACTION ON RULES Bate Proposed Rule Filed: Action taken: Adopted wits no changes in text Adopted with changes ___ Adopted by reference _ Withdrawn _ ___ Repeal adopted as propased Effective date: __30 days after filing __ Other (specify) Printed name and Title of person authori Signature of person authorized to file rul les: ifma © ized tg file off pesine Laird, Executive Director OFFICIAL FILING STAMP _ DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE OFFICIAL FILING STAMP. OFFICIAL FILING STAMP. ne | OCT 2d wai Misowciel SECRETARY OF STATE = = = —— Accepted far filing by ‘Accepted far filing by A227 Accepted for filing By The entire text of the Proposed Ruic including the text of any rule bing anfended or changed is attached.