92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0528
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Senate Sponsors:
BURZYNSKI.

House Sponsors:
SAVIANO-MCAULIFFE-BUGIELSKI

Short description: 
NURSING PRACTICE ACT-OPTOMETRY                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.   Prohibits      
   registered  nurses,  licensed  practical nurses, and advanced practice      
   nurses  from  performing  any  acts,  tasks,  or  functions  primarily      
   performed by optometrists under the Illinois Optometric  Practice  Act      
   of 1987.  Effective immediately.                                            
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Restricts a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse,  or  an      
   advanced  practice  nurse  from  performing any act, task, or function      
   that requires the professional judgment of an optometrist.                  
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Deletes  everything  after  the   enacting   clause.    Prohibits      
   registered  nurses,  licensed  practical nurses, and advanced practice      
   nurses from performing  any  act,  task,  or  function  that  requires      
   professional judgement and that is primarily performed by optometrists      
   under  the  Illinois  Optometric  Practice  Act  of  1987.   Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Prohibits a registered nurse or  licensed  practical  nurse  from      
   performing  refractions  or other determinations of visual function or      
   eye health diagnosis.  Provides that a registered  nurse  or  licensed      
   practical  nurse  may  participate  in performing refractions or other      
   determinations of visual function or eye health diagnosis if he or she      
   is supervised by a licensed optometrist or  a  physician  licensed  to      
   practice medicine in all its branches.                                      
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0367

   Last action date: AUG-15-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   2


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