Bill Status of HB5870  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  ADVANCED OPTOMETRIC PROCEDURE

House Sponsors
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler and Grant Wehrli

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 80/3from Ch. 111, par. 3903


Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  5/3/2018HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
  5/8/2018HouseFirst Reading
  5/8/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/14/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die