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| Bill | Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry. | Optometrists; laser surgery. Allows an optometrist who has received a certification to perform laser surgery from the Board of Optometry (the Board) to perform certain types of laser surgery of the eye and directs the Board to issue a certification to perform laser surgery to any optometrist who submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that he (i) is certified by the Board to prescribe for and treat diseases or abnormal conditions of the human eye and its adnexa with therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Code requirements and (ii) has satisfactorily completed such didactic and clinical training programs provided by an accredited school or college of optometry that includes training in the use of lasers for the medically appropriate and recognized treatment of the human eye as the Board may require. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations (a) establishing criteria for certification of an optometrist to perform permitted laser surgeries and (b) requiring optometrists to register annually with the Board and to report information regarding any disciplinary action, malpractice judgment, or malpractice settlement against the provider and any evidence that indicates the provider may be unable to engage safely in the practice of his profession. The bill also requires optometrists certified to perform laser surgery to report certain information regarding the number and types of laser surgeries performed and the conditions treated, as well as any adverse treatment outcomes associated with the performance of such laser surgeries to the Board, and requires the Board to report such information to the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources annually. This bill is identical to SB 375. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | HB 213 | Virginia HB 213 (2022) |
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Virginia HB 213 (2022) — Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.
Optometrists; laser surgery. Allows an optometrist who has received a certification to perform laser surgery from the Board of Optometry (the Board) to perform certain types of laser surgery of the eye and directs the Board to issue a certification to perform laser surgery to any optometrist who submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that he (i) is certified by the Board to prescribe for and treat diseases or abnormal conditions of the human eye and its adnexa with therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Code requirements and (ii) has satisfactorily completed such didactic and clinical training programs provided by an accredited school or college of optometry that includes training in the use of lasers for the medically appropriate and recognized treatment of the human eye as the Board may require. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations (a) establishing criteria for certification of an optometrist to perform permitted laser surgeries and (b) requiring optometrists to register annually with the Board and to report information regarding any disciplinary action, malpractice judgment, or malpractice settlement against the provider and any evidence that indicates the provider may be unable to engage safely in the practice of his profession. The bill also requires optometrists certified to perform laser surgery to report certain information regarding the number and types of laser surgeries performed and the conditions treated, as well as any adverse treatment outcomes associated with the performance of such laser surgeries to the Board, and requires the Board to report such information to the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources annually. This bill is identical to SB 375.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0017 (committee substitute) — source
- HB213ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103931D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 22103931D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 4-N) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (84-Y 10-N) — 83–10 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N 1-A) — 33–5 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N) — 16–5 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 2-N) — 7–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Roxann L. Robinson — primary (person)
- James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103931D
introduction - 2022-01-10 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
referral-committee - 2022-01-18 Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2022-01-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB213)
- 2022-01-25 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-01-25 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 2-N)
- 2022-02-01 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-02-01 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-03 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-04 Passed by for the day
- 2022-02-07 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-07 Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions amendment rejected
- 2022-02-07 Passed by temporarily
- 2022-02-07 Amendments by Delegate Robinson agreed to
amendment-passage - 2022-02-07 Engrossed by House as amended HB213E
- 2022-02-07 Printed as engrossed 22103931D-E
- 2022-02-08 Impact statement from DPB (HB213E)
- 2022-02-08 Read third time and passed House (84-Y 10-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-08 VOTE: Passage (84-Y 10-N)
- 2022-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2022-02-09 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2022-02-17 Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-21 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-02-21 Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N 1-A)
passage - 2022-02-23 Enrolled
- 2022-02-23 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-02-23 Signed by President
- 2022-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (HB213ER)
- 2022-03-02 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2022
- 2022-03-02 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 9, 2022
- 2022-03-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 17 (effective 7/1/22)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/28680ee2-ad9c-4dfe-b9af-27d05c930250. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).