HB 1497 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Ophthalmic prescriptions; definitions, who may provide prescriptions, requirements.

Summary
Requires, for ophthalmic prescriptions written on or after July 1, 2017, that an ophthalmologist or optometrist establish a bona fide provider-patient relationship with a patient prior to prescribing spectacles, eyeglasses, lenses, or contact lenses, and sets out requirements for establishing such relationship, which includes options for examination of the patient either in person or through face-to-face interactive, two-way, real-time communication or store-and-forward technologies. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Dec 15, 2016 Signed Feb 23, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 23, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1497H1
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104155D-H1
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Dec 15, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100532D
legislature
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors