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 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status