S0668B1830A09410 MSP:EJH 09/24/18 #90 A09410
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 668
Sponsor: SENATOR GORDNER
Printer's No. 1830
Amend Bill, page 1, line 4, by striking out "; repealing
provisions related to" and inserting
and for
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by striking out "providing for
imaging test; and"
Amend Bill, page 1, line 6, by inserting after "exceptions"
and for violations and penalties; and providing for insurance
billing codes
Amend Bill, page 2, line 30, by striking out the comma after
"act" and inserting a period
Amend Bill, page 2, line 30, by inserting a bracket before
"and"
Amend Bill, page 3, line 2, by inserting after "lenses."
] The term shall include:
(i) The examination for, and adapting and fitting
of, any and all kinds and types of lenses, including
contact lenses.
(ii) The administration and prescription of all
legend and nonlegend drugs approved by the board in
section 4.3 for the treatment of diseases and conditions
of the eye and adnexa, including codeine and hydrocodone
combinations which were reclassified from Schedule III to
Schedule II prior to the effective date of this
subparagraph. The prescription of Schedule II controlled
substances containing codeine and hydrocodone
combinations may not exceed a 72-hour supply.
(iii) The removal of superficial foreign bodies.
(iv) The draining of superficial cysts of the
eyelids.
(v) Epinephrine auto-injectors for anaphylaxis.
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(vi) The ordering of imaging tests appropriate for
diagnosis and treatment of a disease or condition of the
human visual system.
(vii) The treatment of glaucoma.
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through 12; by striking out all of lines 27 through 30 on page
3, all of lines 1 through 11 and "(5)" in line 12 on page 4 and
inserting
(4)
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 15 through 17, by striking out " An
insurance procedure or billing code may" in line 15 and all of
lines 16 and 17
Amend Bill, page 4, line 24, by striking out "Commonwealth
under this act" and inserting
board in section 4.3
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(iv) Procedures not specifically listed in paragraph
(1).
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inserting
amended to read
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before "Section"
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"(2)"
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(4) On and after the effective date of this paragraph,
the board may approve drugs for use in the practice of
optometry for the treatment of diseases and conditions of the
eye and the adnexa after the drugs are approved by the Food
and Drug Administration, as published in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
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of said lines
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Section 4. Section 8 of the act is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 8. Violations and penalties.
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(a.1) It is unlawful for an optometrist to advertise a
service prohibited under this act. A person convicted of
violating this subsection commits a summary offense and shall,
for a first offense, be subject to a fine of not more than $500.
For a second or subsequent violation, the board may impose a
suspension of the person's license for up to 30 days, in
addition to the fine.
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Section 5. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 10.1. Insurance billing codes.
An insurance billing code may not be used to define or
interpret a procedure performed by an optometrist as surgery.
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