General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6002
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 956
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. SAYERS, 60th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6002
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 956
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. SAYERS, 60th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING EYE EXAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 380 of the general statutes be amended to specify that only a licensed physician or licensed optometrist shall administer an eye exam or eye refraction.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that only proper eye exams that would determine if a person has an eye disease are provided to members of the public and to prevent the administration of eye exams and eye refraction by persons who are not licensed physicians or optometrists for the purpose of providing a prescription for eyeglasses.