Senate File 26 - Introduced
SENATE FILE 26
BY COURNOYER
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the administration of injections by licensed
2 optometrists.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 154.1, subsection 3, paragraph b,
2 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended by adding the following
3 new subparagraph division:
4 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION. (e) Local injectable
5 anesthetics prior to the administration of injections
6 authorized in subparagraph divisions (a) through (d).
7 EXPLANATION
8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
10 This bill allows a licensed optometrist to administer a
11 local injectable anesthetic prior to the administration of
12 other injections authorized by law. Current law requires a
13 licensed optometrist to receive approval from the board of
14 optometry prior to administering an injection.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 154.1