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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Optometry Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 351.151, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The board may provide an interpretation of a provision |
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of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, including by |
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issuing an advisory opinion or declaratory ruling. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 351, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 351.170 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 351.170. SOLE AUTHORITY OVER PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY. |
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The board has sole authority to regulate optometrists and |
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therapeutic optometrists and to determine the scope of practice of |
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an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas |
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Optometry Board shall adopt rules necessary to implement the |
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changes in law made by this Act to Chapter 351, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |