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Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 354 (December 12, 2024)

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Senate Commerce Committee statement to Senate, No. 354 with committee amendments, State of New Jersey, dated December 12, 2024. The committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 354, which as amended updates the statute governing optometrists licensed in New Jersey by matching the scope of practice, services and treatments with the optometrists’ doctoral training, education, and clinical experience. The statement says the committee amended the bill to eliminate discretion, established pursuant to the bill, by the New Jersey State Board of Optometry regarding certain procedures an optometrist is authorized to perform. As amended and reported, the bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 920 (1R).

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“Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 354 (December 12, 2024).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2024-12-12-scm-s354-s1-38e8e42a19/, SHA-256 295cdb76ae79caacb441c4acb40613fec84c30d06d6f698813a9c9a87e2985d6.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                    STATEMENT TO

                  SENATE, No. 354
                  with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                  DATED: DECEMBER 12, 2024

    The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 354.
    As amended, this bill updates the statute governing optometrists
licensed in New Jersey by matching the scope of practice, services
and treatments optometrists can offer patients with the optometrists’
doctoral training, education, and clinical experience. Additionally,
the bill clarifies requirements that an optometrist must complete
prior to receiving authorization to perform certain services.
    This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2024-2025 session
pending technical review. As amended and reported, the bill includes
the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.
    As amended and reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 354 is
identical to Assembly Bill No. 920 (1R).

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
    The committee amended the bill to eliminate discretion,
established pursuant to the bill, by the New Jersey State Board of
Optometry regarding certain procedures an optometrist is authorized to
perform as part of the scope of practice for optometry.

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