ADVANCED OPTOMETRIC PROCEDURE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides requirements for the rules that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt concerning educational requirements for advanced optometric procedures. Defines "surgery" and "advanced optometric procedures". Provides that an optometrist may not perform advanced optometric procedures on a patient under 18 years of age.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 3, 2018
Last action Jan 8, 2019
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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