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Amend section 1, page 2, between lines 2 and 3, by inserting:
“5. As used in this section, “initial fitting” means measuring the health, integrity and refractive error of the eye to determine whether contacts may be approved pursuant to subsection 1.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 2, between lines 20 and 21, by inserting:
“5. As used in this section, “initial fitting” means measuring the health, integrity and refractive error of the eye to determine whether contacts may be approved pursuant to subsection 1.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 3 through 8 and the text of the repealed section, renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:
“Sec. 2. NRS 636.2893 is hereby amended to read as follows:
636.2893 The Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the requirements for the issuance of a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma pursuant to NRS 636.2895. The requirements must include, without limitation:
1. A license to practice optometry in this state;
2. The successful completion of the “Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry on or after January 1, 1993, or an equivalent examination approved by the Board; and
3. Proof that each optometrist who applies for a certificate has treated at least 15 persons who were:
(a) Diagnosed with glaucoma by an ophthalmologist licensed in this state; and
(b) Treated by the optometrist, in consultation with that ophthalmologist, for at least [1 year.] 12 consecutive months.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to healing arts; eliminating the authority of a dispensing optician to perform the initial fitting of contact lenses; revising the requirements for an optometrist to be certified to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to dispensing opticians and optometrists. (BDR 54‑1218).”