Tag: legislation

Kentucky - House Bill 191 - supported by the Kentucky Optometric Association, this bill deals with regulating the use of online technology for eye exams....

Colorado's House Bill 1012 would prohibit vision plans from requiring contracted optometrists to provide discounts on services that the vision plans don't cover. For example, the vision...

Indiana is working on legislation to ban scleral tattooing. This legislation comes after a high profile case last year where a model got a scleral tattoo and nearly lost...

OD's in Massachusetts continue to work on passing the glaucoma bill.

California's governor signed a bill that will expand the scope of practice for California OD's. It allows OD's to treat steroid-induced glaucoma, use a needle...

Two senators are urging the FTC to move forward with the proposed changes to the Act. What are the proposed changes? 1. Providers must have all...

What's the real reason healthcare costs are so high? Adam Ruins Everything breaks it down in comedy form. One lonely state. According to this video, Massachusetts is wasting $20 million...

The AOA was in DC this past week. They kicked off the meeting with a rally on Capitol Hill. If you need a way to keep up legislatively, Johnson &...

Connecticut // House Bill 6012 // - A bill that limits the use of online eye tests passes in the Senate. Now just waiting on the governors...

Connecticut: a bill regulating online eye exams for contacts passes in the House. (via)  Georgia governor signs a bill that allows OD's to do injections. Florida.....not so much.