0001| SENATE BILL 277
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| MICHAEL S. SANCHEZ
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATED TO OPTOMETRY; BROADENING THE DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE
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0012| OF OPTOMETRY; PERMITTING LASER SURGERY AND THE PRESCRIBING AND
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0013| ADMINISTERING OF CERTAIN MEDICATIONS BY OPTOMETRISTS.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. Section 61-2-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1973,
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0017| Chapter 353, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
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0018| "61-2-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Optometry Act:
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0019| A. "practice of optometry" means:
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0020| (1) the employment of any subjective or
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0021| objective means or methods, including the prescription or
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0022| administration of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents, for the
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0023| purpose of determining the visual defects or abnormal
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0024| conditions of the human eye and its adnexa; and
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0025| (2) the employing, adapting or prescribing of
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0001| preventive or corrective measures by any means, including
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0002| low vision rehabilitation, orthoptics, vision therapy,
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0003| lenses, prisms, contact or corneal lenses or other optical
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0004| appliances; refractive and therapeutic laser surgery
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0005| procedures of the anterior segment of the eye; and prescribing
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0006| or administering topical ocular pharmaceutical agents and oral
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0007| pharmaceutical agents as authorized in Section 61-2-10.2 NMSA
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0008| 1978 for the correction, relief or referral of visual defects
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0009| or abnormal conditions of the human eye and its adnexa. The
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0010| "practice of optometry" shall include the procedures and
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0011| methods as taught by an accredited school or college of
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0012| optometry, if the optometrist is qualified to do so by having
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0013| passed the instruction and has been credentialed to perform the
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0014| procedure or method by the board of optometric examiners, and
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0015| shall not include the use of incisional surgery [or
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injections in the treatment of eye diseases; provided].
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0017| Persons who sell or dispense eyeglasses upon prescription and
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0018| who do not prescribe ophthalmic lenses for the eyes shall not
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0019| employ, adapt, dispense, modify, provide, sell, give or fit
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0020| contact or corneal lenses; and provided further, the testing,
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0021| design, dispensing and monitoring of a contact lens fitting
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0022| shall be performed at the optometrist's place of practice;
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0023| B. "ophthalmic lens" means a lens that has a
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0024| spherical, cylindrical or prismatic value and that is ground
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0025| pursuant to a prescription and intended to be used as
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0001| eyeglasses or spectacles;
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0002| C. "contact or corneal lens"0 means any lens to be
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0003| worn on the anterior segment of the human eye, to be
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0004| prescribed, dispensed, adapted, employed, modified, provided,
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0005| sold and fitted by a licensed optometrist or physician;
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0006| D. "prescription" means a formula written for
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0007| ophthalmic lenses, for a topical ocular pharmaceutical agent or
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0008| for an oral pharmaceutical agent as authorized in Section
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0009| 61-2-10.2 NMSA 1978 that comes under the provisions of the New
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0010| Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act by a person duly licensed
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0011| and containing the following essential elements:
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0012| (1) an order given individually for the person
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0013| for whom prescribed, either directly from the prescriber to the
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0014| pharmacist or indirectly by means of a written order signed by
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0015| the prescriber, [and shall bear] that bears the name and
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0016| address of the prescriber, his license classification, the name
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0017| and address of the patient, the name and quantity of the drug
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0018| prescribed, directions for use and the date of issue; or
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0019| (2) dioptric power of spheres, cylinders and
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0020| prisms, axes of cylinders, position of prism base and, if so
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0021| desired by the prescriber, light transmission properties and
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0022| lens curve values;
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0023| (3) designation of pupillary distance; and
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0024| (4) name of patient, date of prescription,
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0025| expiration date and the name and office location of prescriber;
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0001| provided, however, that:
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0002| (5) those who sell and dispense eyeglasses
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0003| upon the written prescription of a physician, surgeon or
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0004| optometrist may determine the:
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0005| (a) type, form, size and shape of
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0006| ophthalmic lenses;
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0007| (b) placement of optical centers for
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0008| distance-seeing and near-work;
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0009| (c) designation of type and placement of
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0010| reading segments in multivision lenses;
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0011| (d) type and quality of frame or
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0012| mounting, type of bridge and distance between lenses, type,
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0013| length and angling of temples; and
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0014| (e) designation of pupillary distance;
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0015| E. "eyeglasses" means any exterior optical device
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0016| using ophthalmic lenses for the correction or relief of
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0017| disturbances in and anomalies of human vision and includes
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0018| spectacles and other devices using ophthalmic lenses; and
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0019| F. "board" means the board of optometry."
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0020| Section 2. Section 61-2-10.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995,
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0021| Chapter 20, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
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0022| "61-2-10.2. DESIGNATION OF ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS--
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0023| CERTIFICATION FOR USE OF CERTAIN AGENTS.--
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0024| A. Subject to the provisions of the Optometry
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0025| Act, optometrists qualified and certified by the board may
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0001| prescribe or administer the following classes of oral
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0002| pharmaceutical agents:
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0003| (1) anti-infective medications, not
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0004| including antifungals;
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0005| (2) anti-glaucoma medications, not
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0006| including osmotic medications;
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0007| (3) anti-allergy medications;
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0008| (4) anti-inflammatory medications [not
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including oral corticosteroids and immunosuppression
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agents]; and
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0011| (5) analgesic medications, including
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0012| Schedules III through V controlled substances, as provided in
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0013| the Controlled Substances Act.
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0014| B. The board shall issue certification for the
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0015| use of oral pharmaceutical agents as set forth in Subsection
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0016| A of this section to optometrists currently licensed by the
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0017| board who are certified for the use of topical ocular
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0018| pharmaceutical agents. To be certified, an optometrist shall
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0019| submit to the board proof of having satisfactorily completed
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0020| a course in pharmacology as applied to optometry, with
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0021| particular emphasis on the administration of oral
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0022| pharmaceutical agents, including corticosteroids and immuno-
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0023| suppression agents, for the purpose of examination of the
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0024| human eye, and analysis of ocular functions and treatment of
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0025| visual defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye and
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0001| its adnexa. The course shall constitute a minimum of twenty
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0002| hours of instruction in clinical pharmacology, including
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0003| systemic pharmacology as applied to optometry, and shall be
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0004| taught by an accredited institution approved by the board.
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0005| C. As of July 1, 1996, all applicants for
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0006| licensure shall meet the requirements for certification in
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0007| the use of diagnostic, topical therapeutic and oral
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0008| pharmaceutical agents as set forth in the Optometry Act and
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0009| shall successfully complete the board's examination in
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0010| diagnostic, topical and oral pharmaceutical agents prior to
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0011| licensure.
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0012| D. The certification authorized by this section
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0013| shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the
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0014| optometrist's principal office or place of business."
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0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 SB 277/a
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0005| February 17, 1997
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0007| Mr. President:
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0009| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0010| referred
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0012| SENATE BILL 277
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0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0017| 1. On page 1, line 22, following the word "ocular" insert
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0018| "and certain oral".
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0020| 2. On page 2, line 1, strike "by any means".
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0022| 3. On page 2, strike all of the underscored language on
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0023| lines 4 and 5 and insert in lieu thereof:
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0024|
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0025| "laser posterior capsulotomy; laser trabeculoplasty; laser
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0001| iridotomy; laser iridoplasty; photorefractive keratectomy;
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0002| phototherapeutic keratectomy; subcutaneous injections;
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0003| subconjunctival injections; subtenons injections;".
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0005| 4. On page 2, line 7, insert a comma following "agents".
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0007| 5. On page 2, line 7, insert a comma following "1978".
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0009| 6. On page 2, strike all the underscored language on
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0010| lines 10 through 14.
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0012| 7. On page 2, line 16, before the period insert:
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0014| ", intraocular injections and retrobulbar injections. No
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0015| optometrist shall administer an injection in the eye or perform
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0016| laser surgery unless credentialed to do so by the board".
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0018| 8. On page 3, line 2, strike "lens"O" and insert in lieu
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0019| thereof "lens"".,
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0001| and thence referred to the CORPORATIONS &
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0002| TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
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0004| Respectfully submitted,
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0010| Shannon Robinson, Chairman
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0014| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0019| Date ________________________
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0022| The roll call vote was 4 For 3 Against
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0023| Yes: 4
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0024| No: Ingle, Smith, Robinson
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0025| Excused: Boitano, Feldman
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0001| Absent: None
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0009| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0010| FIRST SESSION, 1997 SB 277/a
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0012| February 27, 1997
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0014| Mr. President:
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0016| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
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0017| to whom has been referred
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0019| SENATE BILL 277, as amended
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0020|
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0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0024| 1. Strike Senate Public Affairs Committee Amendment 7.
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0001| 2. On page 2, line 16, before the period insert:
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0002| ", intraocular injections and retrobulbar injections. No
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0003| optometrist shall administer an injection in the eye or perform
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0004| laser posterior capsulotomy; laser trabeculoplasty; laser
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0005| iridotomy; laser iridoplasty; photorefractive keratectomy;
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0006| phototherapeutic keratectomy; subcutaneous injections;
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0007| subconjunctival injections; or subtenons injections, unless
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0008| certified to do so by the board. Upon seeking board
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0009| certification to perform laser surgery or injections, an
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0010| optometrist shall submit documentation to the board that the
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0011| optometrist has successfully completed instruction offered by
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0012| an accredited school or college of optometry regarding
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0013| performance of laser surgery or injections".
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0015| Respectfully submitted,
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0020| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman
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0022| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0023| Adopted_______________________
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0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0001| Date ________________________
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0003| The roll call vote was 5 For 2 Against
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0004| Yes: 5
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0005| No: Fidel, McKibben
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0006| Excused: Kidd, Leavell, Robinson
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0007| Absent: None
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0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0012| FIRST SESSION
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0015| March 3, 1997
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0018| SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number _______ to SENATE BILL 277, as
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0019| amended
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0021| Amendment sponsored by Senator Sue F. Wilson
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0024| 1. On page 6, between lines 13 and 14, insert the
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0025| following new section:
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0002| "Section 3. A new section of the Optometry Act, Section
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0003| 61-2-10.3 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:
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0005| "61-2-10.3. [NEW MATERIAL] STANDARD OF CARE.--An
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0006| optometrist who performs refractive and laser procedures as
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0007| defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section 61-2-2 NMSA
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0008| 1978 shall be held to the same standard of care as a licensed
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0009| physician who performs the same procedures."".
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0017| __________________________
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0018| Sue F. Wilson
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0023| _______________________
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0003| State of New Mexico
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0004| House of Representatives
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0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010| March 6, 1997
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0013| Mr. Speaker:
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0015| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom
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0016| has been referred
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0018| SENATE BILL 277, as amended
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0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0003| Fred Luna, Chairman
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0011| Date
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0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0014| Yes: 8
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0015| Excused: Getty, Gubbels, Kissner, Olguin, J.G. Taylor
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0016| Absent: None
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0021| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0022| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0025| March 14, 1997
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0002| Mr. President:
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0004| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom have been referred
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0006| SENATE BILL 277, as amended
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0007| with certificate of correction
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0009| SENATE BILL 195, as amended
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0010| with emergency clause
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0012| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8
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0014| has had them under consideration and reports that same have been
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0015| duly enrolled and engrossed preparatory to signing by the officers
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0016| of the Senate.
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0018| Respectfully submitted,
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0022| Senator Dede Feldman, Co-Chairman
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0001| Senator Cisco McSorley, Co-Chairman
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0005| Senator William H. Payne, Co-Chairman
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