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Optometry: ophthalmic and optometric assistants.

It became law on Sep 27, 2022.

CA AB 2574 · Assembly Bill · 2021–2022

Stage
Became law
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Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Sep 27, 2022

What it does

Existing law relating to prescription lenses and ophthalmic and optometric assistants authorizes an assistant, under the direct responsibility and supervision of an optometrist or ophthalmologist, to perform preliminary subjective refraction procedures in connection with finalizing subjective refraction procedures performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist, subject to prescribed conditions. Those conditions include a requirement that the assistant have at least 45 hours of documented training in subjective refraction procedures acceptable to the supervising ophthalmologist or optometrist.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 27, 2022

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