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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 HB 213. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | SB 375 | Virginia SB 375 (2022) |
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Virginia SB 375 (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 HB 213.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0016 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103933D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 22103933D-E (committee substitute) — source
- SB375ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 3-N 1-A) — 33–3 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (88-Y 10-N) — 87–10 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with amendment (11-Y 4-N) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 3-N) — 17–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- J. Chapman Petersen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103933D
introduction - 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2022-01-13 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2022-01-21 Impact statement from DPB (SB375)
- 2022-02-03 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-02-03 Reported from Education and Health with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-04 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-07 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-07 Reading of amendment waived
- 2022-02-07 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2022-02-07 Reading of amendment waived
- 2022-02-07 Amendment by Senator Petersen agreed to
amendment-passage - 2022-02-07 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB375E
- 2022-02-07 Printed as engrossed 22103933D-E
- 2022-02-08 Impact statement from DPB (SB375E)
- 2022-02-08 Passed by for the day
- 2022-02-09 Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 3-N 1-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-21 Placed on Calendar
- 2022-02-21 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-21 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
referral-committee - 2022-02-22 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-24 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-02-25 Passed House (88-Y 10-N)
passage - 2022-02-25 VOTE: Passage (88-Y 10-N)
- 2022-03-01 Enrolled
- 2022-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (SB375ER)
- 2022-03-01 Signed by President
- 2022-03-01 Signed by Speaker
- 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 16 (effective 7/1/22)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0decc5d6-06a4-4593-af16-5772630a1fe2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).