Chapter 490 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 3130

Relating to provision of vision services; amending ORS 683.030.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 683.030 is amended to read:

683.030. ORS 683.010 to 683.335 shall not be construed:

(1) To prevent any person duly licensed to practice medicine and surgery from treating or fitting glasses to the human eye;[, nor]

(2) To prohibit the sale of complete ready-to-wear eye glasses as merchandise from a permanent place of business in good faith and not in evasion of ORS 683.010 to 683.335 by any person not purporting to be competent to examine and prescribe for the human eye;

(3) To prohibit vision or eye care practices by persons working under the direct supervision of an optometrist authorized to practice in this state; or

(4) To prohibit vision screening by employees of a school or of the Department of Transportation.

Approved by the Governor July 6, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 6, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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