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Bill Makes various changes to provisions governing the practice of optometry. (BDR 54-366) AN ACT relating to optometry; authorizing an assistant to perform activities relating to optometry under certain circumstances; providing for the certification of a mobile optometry clinic; providing for certification by endorsement to treat a person diagnosed with glaucoma; revising the acts which constitute the practice of optometry; revising certain exemptions relating to the practice of optometry; revising provisions governing the Nevada State Board of Optometry and the Executive Director of the Board; revising provisions governing the preparation of a roster of licensees; authorizing the Board to adopt certain policies; requiring the Board to establish, review and revise a schedule of fees; revising provisions which authorize the Board to impose certain penalties; revising provisions governing the qualification and examination of an applicant for a license to practice optometry; expanding the period required for the renewal of a license to practice optometry; revising provisions governing the restoration of a license to practice optometry; revising the requirements for certification to prescribe pharmaceutical agents; revising provisions governing the issuance of a certificate to treat glaucoma; revising certain provisions governing disciplinary actions against a licensee; revising provisions relating to the submission of a complaint against a licensee; revising provisions governing the location at which a licensee practices optometry; prohibiting an optometrist from entering into certain leases with a person who is not licensed as an optometrist; prohibiting a person from directly or indirectly supervising an optometrist under certain circumstances; revising provisions governing service of process and the transmission of certain notices by the Board; authorizing any licensed optometrist to administer topical diagnostic ophthalmic agents; revising provisions governing the issuance of an administrative fine for certain violations; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. us/states/nv Nevada Legislature 80 AB 77 Nevada AB 77 (80)
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SURGERY
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ETHICS (See also ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT LAW
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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
PROFESSIONAL ENTITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
RECORDS AND TRANSACTIONS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (See also specific crimes)
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OPHTHALMOLOGISTS (See also OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS)
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Nevada AB 77 (80) — Makes various changes to provisions governing the practice of optometry. (BDR 54-366)

AN ACT relating to optometry; authorizing an assistant to perform activities relating to optometry under certain circumstances; providing for the certification of a mobile optometry clinic; providing for certification by endorsement to treat a person diagnosed with glaucoma; revising the acts which constitute the practice of optometry; revising certain exemptions relating to the practice of optometry; revising provisions governing the Nevada State Board of Optometry and the Executive Director of the Board; revising provisions governing the preparation of a roster of licensees; authorizing the Board to adopt certain policies; requiring the Board to establish, review and revise a schedule of fees; revising provisions which authorize the Board to impose certain penalties; revising provisions governing the qualification and examination of an applicant for a license to practice optometry; expanding the period required for the renewal of a license to practice optometry; revising provisions governing the restoration of a license to practice optometry; revising the requirements for certification to prescribe pharmaceutical agents; revising provisions governing the issuance of a certificate to treat glaucoma; revising certain provisions governing disciplinary actions against a licensee; revising provisions relating to the submission of a complaint against a licensee; revising provisions governing the location at which a licensee practices optometry; prohibiting an optometrist from entering into certain leases with a person who is not licensed as an optometrist; prohibiting a person from directly or indirectly supervising an optometrist under certain circumstances; revising provisions governing service of process and the transmission of certain notices by the Board; authorizing any licensed optometrist to administer topical diagnostic ophthalmic agents; revising provisions governing the issuance of an administrative fine for certain violations; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. As Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Amendment 1051 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment 641 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Amendment 897 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Reprint 1 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Reprint 2 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Reprint 3 (committee substitute) — source
  8. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

  • Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor — primary (organization)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2018-11-20T08:00:00+00:00 Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer. introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-11-26T08:00:00+00:00 From printer.
  • 2019-02-04T08:00:00+00:00 Read first time. To committee. reading-1
  • 2019-04-23T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 641.) Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. To printer. Waiver granted effective: April 23, 2019. committee-passage
  • 2019-04-24T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Chief Clerk's desk.
  • 2019-04-30T07:00:00+00:00 Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Rereferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
  • 2019-05-27T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 897.) To printer. committee-passage
  • 2019-05-28T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 1, Vacant: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
  • 2019-05-30T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. committee-passage
  • 2019-05-31T07:00:00+00:00 Taken from General File. Placed on Secretary's desk. Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1051.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
  • 2019-06-01T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly.
  • 2019-06-03T07:00:00+00:00 Senate Amendment No. 1051 concurred in. To enrollment.
  • 2019-06-07T07:00:00+00:00 Enrolled and delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
  • 2019-06-12T07:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2019-06-13T07:00:00+00:00 Chapter 568.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/40f5e4e9-c10b-4fbd-a82b-0aac33b63cf9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).