CA SB762

Amends Section 3041 of the Business and Professions Code to allow certified optometrists to administer immunizations for influenza, herpes zoster virus, and pneumococcus to patients 18 years of age or older.

Requires optometrists seeking immunization certification to complete a training program endorsed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, covering injection technique, vaccine indications and contraindications, and emergency reaction treatment.

Mandates immunization-certified optometrists maintain basic life support certification and comply with state and federal recordkeeping, reporting requirements, and immunization registry documentation.

Makes nonsubstantive changes including correcting erroneous cross-references in the optometry practice regulations.

Declares the act an urgency statute effective immediately upon Governor approval on September 10, 2018.