North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1267: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 43-13-01, 43-13-02, 43-13-05, 43-13-07, 43-13-08, 43-13-13, 43-13-13.2, 43-13-13.3, 43-13-15, 43-13-16, 43-13-17, and 43-13-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to optometrist licensure.
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2025
Relating to optometrist licensure.
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact sections 43-13-01, 43-13-02, 43-13-05, 43-13-07, 43-13-08, 43-13-13, 43-13-13.2, 43-13-13.3, 43-13-15, 43-13-16, 43-13-17, and 43-13-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to optometrist licensure.
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2025:
AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 43-13-01, 43-13-02, 43-13-05, 43-13-07, 43-13-08, 43-13-13, 43-13-13.2, 43-13-13.3, 43-13-15, 43-13-16, 43-13-17, and 43-13-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to optometrist licensure. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 43-13-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 43-13-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the North Dakota state board of optometry. 2. "Diagnosis and treatment" means the determination, interpretation, and treatment of any visual, muscular, neurological, interpretative, or anatomical anomaly of the eye which may be aided, relieved, or corrected through visual training procedures or through the use of lenses, prisms, filters, ophthalmic instruments, pharmaceutical agents, or combinations thereof, held either in contact with the eye, or in frames or mountings, as further authorized by this chapter. Laser therapy and the use of invasive surgery are not permitted under this chapter, except superficial foreign bodies may be removed and primary care procedures may be performed. 3. "Optometry" means a primary health care profession whose practitioners are engaged in the evaluation of disorders of the human eye and the examination, diagnosis, and treatment thereof, together with its appendagesDistant site provider" means a provider of optometric services through telemedicine from a site other than the patient's origination site. A distant site provider must …
Sponsors
- Jonathan Warrey (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Jeff Barta (R, 43)
- Scott Louser (R, 5)
- Kristin Roers (R, 27)
- Matthew Ruby (R, 40)
- Dan Vollmer (R, 6)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
- : Signed by Governor 03/21
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 01:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (March 11, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage (February 14, 2025): 81 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1267?
- HB1267 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 43-13-01, 43-13-02, 43-13-05, 43-13-07, 43-13-08, 43-13-13, 43-13-13.2, 43-13-13.3, 43-13-15, 43-13-16, 43-13-17, and 43-13-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to optometrist licensure.
- What does HB1267 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend and reenact sections 43-13-01, 43-13-02, 43-13-05, 43-13-07, 43-13-08, 43-13-13, 43-13-13.2, 43-13-13.3, 43-13-15, 43-13-16, 43-13-17, and 43-13-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to optometrist licensure.
- What is the status of HB1267?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 (March 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1267?
- Jonathan Warrey (R, 22), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1267?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1267.html
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