Senate Bill No. 318
(By Senators Ross, Minard,
Snyder, Boley and Minear)
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[Introduced January 24, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources;
and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section ten, article nine, chapter
sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the
board of optometry to promulgate a legislative rule relating
to licensure by endorsement.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section ten, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO
PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-10. Board of optometry.
(a) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
eighteenth day of July, two thousand one, under the authority of
section three, article eight, chapter thirty of this code, modified
by the board of optometry to meet the objections of the legislative
rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on
the nineteenth day of November, two thousand one, relating to the
board of optometry (rules of the board, 14 CSR 1), is authorized.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand one, authorized under the
authority of sections two-a and two-b, article eight, chapter
thirty of this code, modified by the board of optometry to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and
refiled in the state register on the seventh day of January, two
thousand two, relating to the board of optometry (expanded
prescriptive authority, 14 CSR 2), is authorized.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
eighteenth day of July, two thousand one, authorized under the authority of section three, article eight, chapter thirty of this
code, modified by the board of optometry to meet the objections of
the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the
state register on the twentieth day of September, two thousand one,
relating to the board of optometry (schedule of fees, 14 CSR 5), is
authorized.
(d) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
fifth day of June, two thousand two, authorized under the authority
of section five, article eight, chapter thirty, of this code,
modified by the board of optometry to meet the objections of the
legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state
register on the twenty-third day of December, two thousand two,
relating to the board of optometry (licensure by endorsement, 14
CSR 8), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of
Optometry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Licensure by
Endorsement.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.