HB 466 Summary

• Abolishes the Ohio Optical Dispensers Board and transfers all licensing and regulatory duties for dispensing opticians and ocularists to the State Board of Optometry.

• Expands the State Board of Optometry from 6 to 9 members, adding three new positions: one public member and two dispensing opticians (one contact lens specialist, one spectacle specialist).

• Renumbers sections 4725.40 through 4725.59 to sections 4725.40 through 4725.55 to consolidate optical dispensing regulations under the optometry board's authority.

• Transfers all existing rules, licenses, and determinations from the abolished board to the State Board of Optometry, with existing optical dispenser licenses remaining valid through their regular expiration dates.

• Updates criminal records check requirements and moral character standards for licensing optical dispensers and apprentices under the new optometry board structure.