S2925B

	2014 -- S 2925 SUBSTITUTE B
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

	Introduced By: Senator Stephen R.Archambault
	Date Introduced: April 30, 2014
	Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 5-35.1-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-35.1 entitled
2	"Optometrists" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	5-35.1-10. Unlawful sale of spectacles. -- It is unlawful for any person, firm, or
4	corporation to sell, as merchandise, in any store or established place of business in the state, any
5	eyeglasses, spectacles, or lenses for the correction of vision, unless a licensed optometrist,
6	physician, or optician under the laws of this state is in charge and in personal attendance at the
7	booth, counter, or place where those articles are sold in a store or established place of business.
8	The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to the sale of simple reading
9	magnifying glasses, toy glasses, goggles consisting of plano white or plano colored lenses or
10	ordinary colored glasses, or to optometrists, physicians, or opticians who sell spectacles,
11	eyeglasses, or lenses by prescription; provided, that a. A seller of simple reading magnifying
12	glasses shall have the following notice permanently affixed in plain view to the top of any point
13	of sale display.: "These magnifiers are not intended to be a substitute for corrective lenses; only a
14	professional eye examination can determine your eye health status and vision needs." This notice
15	shall also be prominently displayed in all newspaper, magazine, and other advertisements for
16	simple reading magnifying glasses. As used in this section, "simple reading magnifying glasses"
17	do not include lenses of bifocal design or single vision lenses of over plus 2.5 3.25 diopters or
18	equivalent magnification.
19	SECTION 2. Section 5-35.2-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-35.2 entitled "Opticians"

1	is hereby amended to read as follows:
2	5-35.2-5. Unlawful sale of spectacles. -- It is unlawful for any person, firm, or
3	corporation to sell, as merchandise, in any store or established place of business in the state, any
4	eyeglasses, spectacles, or lenses for incorrective uncorrected vision, unless a licensed optometrist,
5	physician, or optician under the laws of this state is in charge and in personal attendance at the
6	booth, counter, or place where those articles are sold in that store or established place of business.
7	The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to the sale of simple reading
8	magnifying glasses, toy glasses, goggles consisting of piano plano white or piano plano colored
9	lenses or ordinary colored glasses, or to optometrists, physicians, or opticians who sell spectacles,
10	eyeglasses, or lenses in prescription; provided, that. A seller of simple reading magnifying glasses
11	shall have the following notice permanently affixed in plain view to the top of any point of sale
12	display: "These magnifiers are not intended to be substitute for corrective lenses; only a
13	professional eye examination can determine your eye health status and vision needs." This notice
14	shall also be prominently displayed in all newspaper, magazine, and other advertisements for
15	simple reading magnifying glasses. As used in this section, "simple reading magnifying glasses"
16	do not include lenses of bifocal design or single vision lenses of over plus 2.5 3.25 diopters or
17	equivalent magnification.
18	SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
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1	This act would change the definition of "simple reading magnifying glasses" to exclude
2	lenses of over plus 3.25 diopters or equivalent magnification.
3	This act would take effect upon passage.
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