Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Optometrists; certain may administer and prescribe certain oral drugs and order certain tests.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Guice
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, A 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 THERAPEUTIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS TO ADMINISTER AND PRESCRIBE ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS RATIONAL TO THE EXAMINATION, DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT OR TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS OR DISEASES OF THE EYE AND/OR EYELIDS; TO AUTHORIZE THOSE CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS TO ORDER RADIOLOGICAL AND LABORATORY TESTS RATIONAL TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF CONDITIONS OR DISEASES OF THE EYE AND/OR EYELIDS; TO AUTHORIZE THOSE CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS TO ADMINISTER AN AUTO INJECTION OR EPI-PEN TO COUNTERACT ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION; 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 ANY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN SCHEDULE III, IV OR V THAT PERTAINS TO TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF EYE DISEASE, BY WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION ONLY AND NOT TO EXCEED A SEVENTY-TWO-HOUR SUPPLY; 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 REGULATING AND CHECKING THE LEGITIMATE DRUG TRAFFIC AMONG OPTOMETRISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE AUTOMATIC REPEALER ON THOSE STATUTES CREATING AND EMPOWERING THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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