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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 3607         </title>
<shortdesc>ADVANCED OPTOMETRIC PROCEDURE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Don Harmon</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>225 ILCS 80/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111, par. 3903</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides requirements for the rules that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt concerning educational requirements for advanced optometric procedures. Defines "surgery" and "advanced optometric procedures". Provides that an optometrist may not perform advanced optometric procedures on a patient under 18 years of age.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/3/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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