BILL NO A02192
SAME AS SAME AS S00975-A
SPONSOR Paulin (MS)
COSPNSR Cook, Cymbrowitz, Titone, Abinanti, Gunther, Gabryszak, Farrell,
Weprin, Hevesi, Ryan, Titus, Stirpe
MLTSPNSR Boyland, Cahill, DiPietro, Friend, Galef, Goodell, Gottfried, Hikind,
Kearns, Maisel, Rivera, Simanowitz, Stec, Walter
Amd SS7101-a & 7106, Ed L
Authorizes optometrists certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents for
the treatment or prevention of ocular disease, to also use specified oral
pharmaceutical agents in their practices; requires completion of a 25 hour
phase three therapeutic pharmaceutical agent certification course of didactic
education; permits the commissioner of health to recommend other categories of
drugs that may also be prescribed.
