New Jersey S178 updates the scope of practice for optometrists, allowing them to administer immunizations and perform certain minor procedures.

New Jersey S178 updates the scope of practice for optometrists, aligning it with their doctoral training and clinical experience. The bill allows optometrists to administer immunizations against coronaviruses, influenza, and varicella-zoster virus, as well as perform minor procedures such as the removal of superficial foreign bodies and simple ophthalmologic procedures. It also clarifies credentialing requirements for optometrists to use and prescribe pharmaceutical agents and perform certain procedures.

New Jersey S178 updates the scope of practice for optometrists, allowing them to administer immunizations and perform certain minor procedures.

New Jersey S178 updates the scope of practice for optometrists, aligning it with their doctoral training and clinical experience. The bill allows optometrists to administer immunizations against coronaviruses, influenza, and varicella-zoster virus, as well as perform minor procedures such as the removal of superficial foreign bodies and simple ophthalmologic procedures. It also clarifies credentialing requirements for optometrists to use and prescribe pharmaceutical agents and perform certain procedures.