5389-S AMH SHMK WEIK 081

SSB 5389 - H AMD TO HCW COMM AMD (H-1821.1/23) 626

By Representative Schmick

ADOPTED 04/10/2023

On page 2, line 3 of the striking amendment, after "bodies" strike "by any means"

On page 2, line 4 of the striking amendment, after "tissue" strike "by any means"

On page 2, line 7 of the striking amendment, after "system," insert "non-laser"

On page 3, line 26 of the striking amendment, after "(r)" insert "Suturing;

(s)"

Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 3, beginning on line 36 of the striking amendment, after "States" strike "office of education or the council on postsecondary" and insert "((office of education or the council on postsecondary)) department of education or the council on higher education"

On page 4, beginning on line 7 of the striking amendment, after "States" strike "office of education or the council on postsecondary" and insert "((office of education or the council on postsecondary)) department of education or the council on higher education"

On page 4, line 17 of the striking amendment, after "States" strike "office of education or the council on postsecondary" and insert "((office of education or the council on postsecondary)) department of education or the council on higher education"

On page 4, beginning on line 27 of the striking amendment, after "States" strike "office of education or the council on postsecondary" and insert "((office of education or the council on postsecondary)) department of education or the council on higher education"

On page 5, line 5 of the striking amendment, after "board" strike "in collaboration with the medical commission"

On page 5, beginning on line 8 of the striking amendment, after "States" strike "office of education or the council on postsecondary" and insert "department of education or the council on higher education"

On page 8, beginning on line 31 of the striking amendment, after "(1)" strike all material through "procedures." on line 35 and insert "The board shall develop a process for an optometrist that has received an endorsement to perform advanced procedures authorized under RCW 18.53.010 to submit information to the board on the outcome, including any complication or adverse event, of every advanced procedure that the optometrist completed in the previous year. An optometrist with a license endorsement must file this information in the manner determined by the board at the time of license renewal. All information submitted under this subsection is confidential and may not be disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW.

(2) By December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the board in coordination with the department of health must analyze and report on the outcomes of the advanced procedures authorized in RCW 18.53.010 during the previous year. The report should include any complications or adverse events related to the performance of advanced procedures. The data should be aggregated and not identify any individual provider or facility and may not reveal any confidential information."

Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 8, line 37 of the striking amendment, after "expires" strike "August 1, 2027" and insert "December 31, 2028"

EFFECT:

Removes the requirement that the Optometry Board (Board) collaborate with the Washington Medical Commission to designate postgraduate courses that provide adequate training on the advanced procedures that may only be performed with an endorsement.

Modifies the definition of the practice of optometry by: (1) restricting light therapy to non-laser light therapy; (2) removing references to "by any means" as it relates to removal of nonpenetrating foreign bodies and debridement of tissues.

Requires the Board to develop a process for an optometrist with an endorsement to submit information to the Board on the outcome of every advanced procedure performed, which an optometrist must submit every year at license renewal until December 31, 2028.

Modifies the report the Board and Department of Health (DOH) must produce on the outcomes and complications of any advance procedures, by requiring the Board and DOH to submit an annual report compiling the outcome data submitted yearly by optometrists with endorsements until December 31, 2028.

Specifies that the practice of optometry does not include suturing.

Corrects outdated references by replacing the United States Office of Education and Council on Postsecondary Accreditation with the United States Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.

--- END ---