MA S1190

Bill

MA S1190

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure consumer choice and equal access to eye care. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to grant Massachusetts optometrists the authority to treat glaucoma and prescribe all necessary eye-related medications, including oral anti-infective medications. Currently, Massachusetts is the only state where patients are denied the right to choose an optometrist for their glaucoma care, while in other states, optometrists have been successfully diagnosing and treating glaucoma for over 40 years. The bill directs the Board of Registration in Optometry to determine the professional and educational requirements necessary for optometrists to provide such treatment, and requires optometrists to complete an educational program approved by an accredited college of optometry or medicine before they can utilize the medications. The Department of Public Health and the Board of Registration in Optometry are also required to promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the bill's provisions.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Will Brownsberger (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Dan Donahue (D), Anne Gobi (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S1242 (on 04/04/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1190

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1190
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1190.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1061	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4710	Similar To
H1169	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	House concurred	Similar To
H1208	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H3818	To ensure safe access to marijuana	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H410	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H4571	Similar To
S1108	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2508	Similar To
S1195	Granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts	Accompanied H1163	Similar To
S1206	Relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1242	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	House concurred	Replaced by
S1379	Relative to the Architectural Access Board	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1702	Enhancing access to electronic public records	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S2267	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see S2341	Similar To
S2686	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S339	Providing the elderly access to electronic billing services	Accompanied a study order, see S2419	Similar To
S622	To provide access to patient protection for all Massachusetts citizens	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1061

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4710

Similar To

H1169

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

House concurred

Similar To

H1208

Relative to access to certain birth records

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H3818

To ensure safe access to marijuana

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H410

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H4571

Similar To

S1108

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2508

Similar To

S1195

Granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts

Accompanied H1163

Similar To

S1206

Relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1242

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

House concurred

Replaced by

S1379

Relative to the Architectural Access Board

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1702

Enhancing access to electronic public records

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S2267

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see S2341

Similar To

S2686

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S339

Providing the elderly access to electronic billing services

Accompanied a study order, see S2419

Similar To

S622

To provide access to patient protection for all Massachusetts citizens

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

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