New Jersey S354 updates the scope of practice for optometrists to align with their doctoral training and clinical experience.
New Jersey S354 updates the scope of practice for optometrists to align with their doctoral training and clinical experience. The bill allows optometrists to perform additional services, including the use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents, the administration of immunizations, and the removal of superficial foreign bodies from the eye. It also establishes credentialing requirements for optometrists to use pharmaceutical agents and perform minor procedures.
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