Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 8.
Tennessee SB2076 amends Title 63, Chapter 8 of the Tennessee Code Annotated by redefining the practice of optometry to allow optometrists to perform board-approved surgical procedures aimed at correcting and relieving ocular abnormalities, with certain exceptions for specific procedures. This bill affects licensed optometrists in Tennessee, expanding their scope of practice. Key provisions include the establishment of criteria for approved surgical procedures and the delineation of excluded procedures that optometrists are not permitted to perform.
Tennessee SB2076 amends Title 63, Chapter 8 of the Tennessee Code Annotated by redefining the practice of optometry to allow optometrists to perform board-approved surgical procedures aimed at correcting and relieving ocular abnormalities, with certain exceptions for specific procedures. This bill affects licensed optometrists in Tennessee, expanding their scope of practice. Key provisions include the establishment of criteria for approved surgical procedures and the delineation of excluded procedures that optometrists are not permitted to perform.
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