Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2682

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Title

Description: Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and prescribe certain oral medications; extend repealer.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2 02/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/09 (S) Passed
5 02/11 (S) Transmitted To House
6 02/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
7 02/17 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
8 03/02 (H) Passed
9 03/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
10 03/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
11 03/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
12 03/16 Approved by Governor

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number404

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Nunnelee

Additional Authors: Albritton, Brown, Burton, Butler, Dearing, Doxey, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Horhn, Huggins, Jackson (15th), Jackson (11th), Jordan, King, Little, Ross, Simmons, Thomas, Turner, Walley

Code Sections: A 073-0019-0001, A 073-0019-0157, A 073-0019-0165, A 041-0029-0105, A 041-0029-0137, A 041-0029-0109, A 041-0029-0133, A 041-0029-0157, A 041-0029-0159, A 041-0029-0167, A 041-0029-0171, RP 073-0019-0031

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE OPTOMETRISTS WHO HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED TO PRESCRIBE AND USE CERTAIN NONINJECTIBLE MEDICATIONS, CERTAIN ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS AND TO ADMINISTER AN AUTO INJECTION TO COUNTERACT ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-165, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THOSE CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS AS "PRACTITIONERS" UNDER THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THOSE CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS TO PRESCRIBE ORAL ANALGESIC CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULE IV OR V, AS PERTAINS TO TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF EYE DISEASE BY WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION ONLY, AND TO PROHIBIT INJECTION OF ANY PHARMACEUTICAL BY AN OPTOMETRIST; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-29-109, 41-29-133, 41-29-157, 41-29-159, 41-29-167 AND 41-29-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF OPTOMETRISTS PRESCRIBING ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS AND THE REGULATION OF THE USE OF ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS BY CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-19-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE AUTOMATIC REPEALER ON THOSE STATUTES CREATING AND EMPOWERING THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/16/05 at 13:39.

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