Bill Text: VA HB2247 | 2019 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Optometry, Board of; adds requirements for members.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340) [HB2247 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB2247-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §54.1-3207 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§54.1-3207. Board of Optometry.
The Board of Optometry shall be composed of six members
as follows: five licensed optometrists and one citizen member. Licensed
optometrists appointed to the Board shall be individuals who, at the time of
appointment, (i) have been engaged in the practice of optometry for at least
five years, (ii) have met all requirements for practice as an optometrist set
forth in this chapter and are qualified to engage in the full scope of the
practice of optometry, and (iii) are actively engaged in the delivery of
clinical care to patients. The terms of office of the members shall be four
years. The professional members of the Board shall have been engaged in the
practice of optometry for at least five years prior to the date of their
appointment. After July 1, 1996, all professional members newly appointed to
the Board shall be certified in the administration of therapeutic
pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Article 5 (§54.1-3222 et seq.) of this
chapter.
2. That this act shall not be construed to affect existing appointments to the Board of Optometry for which the terms have not expired. The provisions of this act shall apply to appointments to the Board of Optometry made after July 1, 2019.