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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OPTICIANS | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Lombardi, Ciccone, and Ottiano | |
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Date Introduced: February 28, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 5-35.2-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-35.2 entitled "Opticians" |
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is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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5-35.2-1. Definitions. -- As used in this chapter: |
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(1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee of opticianry as established |
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herein. |
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(2) "Department" means the department of health |
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(3) "Director" means the director of the department of health. |
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(4) "Optician" means a person licensed in this state to practice opticianry pursuant to the |
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provisions of this chapter. |
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(5) "The Practice of Opticianry" means the preparation or dispensing of eyeglasses, |
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spectacles, lenses, or related appurtenances, for the intended wearers, or users, on prescription |
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from licensed physicians or optometrists, or duplications or reproductions of previously prepared |
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eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or related appurtenances; or the person who, in accordance with |
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such prescriptions, duplications or reproductions, measures, adapts, fits, and adjusts eyeglasses, |
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spectacles, lenses, including spectacles add powers for task specific use or occupational |
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applications, or appurtenances, to the human face. Provided, however, a person licensed under the |
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provisions of this chapter shall be specifically prohibited from engaging in the practice of ocular |
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refraction, orthoptics, visual training, the prescribing of subnormal vision aids, telescopic |
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spectacles, fitting, |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would eliminate the prohibition on the selling and replacing of contact lenses |
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within the definition of the practice of opticianry. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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