MA S2512

Bill

MA S2512

Relative to eye care.

Introduced
12/08/2016

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relativerelative to eye care”.

AI Summary

This bill expands the scope of practice for optometrists and modifies insurance coverage for eye care. Specifically, it allows optometrists, after meeting certain educational and examination requirements, to prescribe and administer a wider range of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents for diagnosing and treating eye conditions, including certain controlled substances, and to administer epinephrine for anaphylaxis. The bill also mandates that insurance plans, including those offered by the Group Insurance Commission, as well as individual and group policies from various types of insurers, must cover refills of prescription eye drops according to Medicare Part D guidelines for early refills, provided the prescribing practitioner indicates the need for additional quantities and the refill does not exceed the indicated amount. Additionally, it makes technical amendments to existing laws regarding controlled substances and expands the authority of optometrists to administer certain emergency medications.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Rules (Senate)

Last Action

See H4195 (on 12/08/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2512

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2512
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2512.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4195	Relative to prescription eye drops	Enacted	Replaced by
H903	Relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2010	To improve the accessibility and affordability of naloxone and other pharmaceutical drugs of public health concern	Substituted by S2020, amended	Similar To
S26	Exempting the police department in the town of Burlington from the civil service law.	Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S27	Exempting the police department in the town of Westwood from the provisions of the civil service law.	Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S7	The Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the years 2015 and 2016	Reprinted as amended, see S11	Similar To

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