AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.

SB 271 clarifies who can fit and dispense eye devices containing medicine, like medicated contact lenses. It specifies that only licensed ophthalmologists (physicians) or optometrists can fit these devices, while dispensing can be done by those same professionals or pharmacists. The bill explicitly states it does not expand optometrists' prescribing rights or restrict pharmacists from filling prescriptions for such devices. This is a technical adjustment to existing law, affecting eye care providers and pharmacists who handle medicated ocular products.