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KS SB291
Bill
Status
3/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Assessment and Taxation
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AI Summary
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Expands optometrists' scope of practice to include prescribing and administering drugs through all routes of administration (except intraocular injections) rather than only topical and oral drugs
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Authorizes optometrists to perform specific procedures including laser capsulotomy, laser trabeculoplasty, laser peripheral iridotomy, chalazion incision and curettage, and removal of skin lesions without known malignancy
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Removes the previous restriction limiting optometrists to treating only adult open-angle glaucoma, allowing broader glaucoma management
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Establishes a credentialing requirement through the Board of Examiners in Optometry for licensees seeking to perform the newly authorized laser and surgical procedures
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Specifies procedures that remain prohibited for optometrists, including retinal surgery, corneal transplants, removal of the eye, surgical extraction of the crystalline lens, LASIK, and cosmetic eyelid surgery
Legislative Description
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
Last Action
Senate Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
3/7/2025