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Engrossed Version Senate Bill 230 History
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sb230 SUB1 eng
(By Senators Bowman, Kessler, Yost, Browning, Snyder, D. Facemire and Wells)
A Bill to repeal § 30-8- 2a, § 30-8- 2b, § 30-8- 3a, § 30-8- 3b and § 30-8- 5a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact § 30-8- 1, § 30-8- 2, § 30-8- 3, § 30-8- 4, § 30-8- 5, § 30- 8- 6, § 30-8- 7, § 30-8- 8, § 30-8- 9, § 30-8- 10 and § 30-8- 11 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto eleven new sections, designated § 30-8- 12, § 30-8- 13, § 30-8- 14, § 30-8- 15, § 30-8- 16, § 30-8- 17, § 30-8- 18, § 30-8- 19, § 30-8- 20, § 30-8- 21 and § 30-8- 22 , all relating to the Board of Optometry; prohibiting the practice of optometry without a license; providing other applicable sections; providing definitions; providing for board composition; setting forth the powers and duties of the board; clarifying the rule-making authority; clarifying the scope of practice; establishing expanded authority for injections; continuing a special revenue account; establishing license requirements; providing for licensure for persons licensed in another state; establishing renewal requirements; providing permit requirements; requiring display of license; setting forth grounds for disciplinary actions; allowing for specific disciplinary actions; providing procedures for investigation of complaints; providing for judicial review and appeals of decisions; setting forth hearing and notice requirements; providing for civil causes of action; providing criminal penalties; and providing that a single act is evidence of practice.
That §30-8-2a, § 30-8-2b, § 30-8-3a, § 30-8-3b and §30-8-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; that § 30-8- 1, § 30-8- 2, § 30-8- 3, § 30-8- 4, § 30-8- 5, § 30-8- 6, § 30-8- 7, § 30-8- 8, § 30- 8- 9, § 30-8- 10 and § 30-8- 11 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding thereto eleven new sections, designated § 30-8- 12, § 30-8- 13, § 30-8- 14, § 30-8- 15, § 30-8- 16, § 30-8- 17, § 30-8- 18, § 30-8- 19, § 30-8- 20, § 30-8- 21 and § 30-8- 22, all to read as follows:
(b) A business entity may not render any service or engage in any activity which, if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practice of optometry, except through a licensee or permitee.
(e) A person who is not licensed under this article as an optometrist may not characterize himself or herself as an "optometrist," "doctor of optometry," or "optometric physician," nor may a person use the designation "OD".
(h) "Examination, diagnosis and treatment" means a method compatible with accredited optometric education and professional competence.
(i) "License" means a license to practice optometry.
(j) "Licensee" means an optometrist licensed under the provisions of this article.
(k) "Ophthalmologist" means a physician specializing in ophthalmology licenced in West Virginia to practice medicine and surgery under article thereof this chapter or osteopathy under article fourteen of this chapter.
(l) "Permitee" means a person holding a temporary permit.
(m) "Practice of optometry" means the examining, diagnosing and treating of any visual defect or abnormal condition of the human eye or its appendages.
(n) "Temporary permit" or "permit" means a permit issued to a person who has graduated from an approved school, has taken the examination prescribed by the board, and is awaiting the results of the examination.
(9) A prescription drug formulary classifying those categories of oral drugs rational to the diagnosis and treatment of visual defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye and its appendages, which may be prescribed by licensees from Schedules III, IV and V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The drug formulary may also include oral antibiotics, oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. The board shall consult with the Board of Pharmacy and other appropriate boards before releasing these rules for public comment;
(12) The procedures for denying, suspending, revoking, reinstating or limiting the practice of licensees, certificate holders and permitees;
(1) Examine, diagnosis and treat diseases and conditions of the human eye and its appendages;
(3) Administer or prescribe any drug from the drug formulary, as established by the board pursuant to section six of this article, for use in the examination, diagnosis or treatment of diseases and conditions of the human eye and its appendages: Provided, That the licensee has first obtained a certificate;
(5) Prescribe and dispense contact lenses that contain and deliver pharmaceutical agents and that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a drug: Provided, That the licensee has first obtained a certificate and satisfied all requirements as set out in legislative rule;
(b) An licensee may not:
(2) Persons and business entities who sell or manufacturer ocular devices in a permanently established place of business, who neither practice nor attempt to practice optometry.
(b) If the permitee receives a passing score on the examination, a temporary permit expires thirty days after the permitee receives the results of the examination.
(c)If the permitee receives a failing score on the examination, the temporary permit expires immediately.
(d) An applicant under this subsection may only be issued one temporary permit. Upon the expiration of a temporary permit, a person may not practice as an optometrist until he or she is fully licensed under the provisions of this article. In no event may a permitee practice on a temporary permit beyond a period of ninety consecutive days.
(e) A temporary permitee under this section shall work under the supervision of a licensee, with the scope of such supervision to be defined by the board by legislative rule.
(a) A licensee may prescribe: (1) topical pharmaceutical agents, (2) oral pharmaceutical agents that are included in the drug formulary established by the board pursuant to section six of this article, and (3) contact lenses that contain and deliver pharmaceutical agents that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a drug , only if the licensee has first obtained a certificate from the board.
(c) Certificates shall be issued to coincide with the applicant's licensing period.
(b) The board with the advice of the Board of Medicine may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, [§ § 29A-3-1 et seq.] chapter twenty- nine-a of this code to permit licensees to administer other pharmaceutical agents by injection. These rules shall provided, at a minimum, for the following:
(b) Upon initiation or receipt of the complaint, the board shall provide a copy of the complaint to the licensee, certificate holder or permitee.
(c) After reviewing any information obtained through an investigation, the board shall determine if probable cause exists that the licensee or permitee has violated subsection (g) of this section or rules promulgated pursuant to this article.
(d) Upon a finding that probable cause exists that the licensee or permitee has violated subsection (g) of this section or rules promulgated pursuant to this article, the board may enter into a consent decree or hold a hearing for the suspension or revocation of the license, certificate or permit or the imposition of sanctions against the licensee, certificate holder or permitee. Any hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this article, and the provisions of articles five and six, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
(g) The board may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, deny or refuse to renew, suspend or revoke the license, certificate or permit of, impose probationary conditions upon or take disciplinary action against, any licensee, certificate holder or permitee for any of the following reasons once a violation has been proven by a preponderance of the evidence:
(e) If, after a hearing, the board determines the licensee, certificate holder or permitee has violated the provisions of this article or the board's legislative rules, a formal written decision shall be prepared which contains findings of fact, conclusions of law and a specific description of the disciplinary actions imposed.
Any licensee, certificate holder or permitee adversely affected by a decision of the board entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review in accordance with article six, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a licensee, certificate holder or permitee has committed a criminal offense under this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official.
(b) A person violating section one of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.