05/04/1994 09:15 AM Senate FIN

  SCSCSHB 507(HES):   An  Act  relating  to licensure  by  the                 
                      State   Medical   Board   and  temporary                 
                      permits for certain optometrists.                        
                                                                               
                      Representative  Cynthia  Toohey, sponsor                 
                      of HB 507,  testified in support  of the                 
                      bill.  SCSCSHB 507(HES) was REPORTED out                 
                      of  committee with  a "do  pass,"  and a                 
                      fiscal  note  for   the  Department   of                 
                      Commerce  &  Economic   Development  for                 
                      $2.5.                                                    
                                                                               
  SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 507(HES):                                
                                                                               
       An Act relating to licensure by the State Medical Board                 
       and temporary permits for certain optometrists.                         
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce  announced  that  HB  507  was  before  the                 
  committee and invited Representative Cynthia Toohey to  come                 
  to the table.                                                                
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE TOOHEY said HB 507 was the companion  bill to                 
  SB  298 which  had passed  out  of Senate  HESS &  Labor and                 
  Commerce Committees.  She said it was requested by the State                 
  Medical Board regarding a  problem in the bush or in an area                 
  where there  was  no physician  present.   The  tenen  locum                 
  problem stopped  the attempt to secure a  physician to cover                 
  for  another  one.   It  was  a bill  the  optometrists also                 
  supported so that when  they were sick or on  vacation, they                 
  could find a substitute.                                                     
                                                                               
  In  answer to  Co-chair  Frank,  Representative Toohey  said                 
  there had been an attempt to interview by telecommunication.                 
  The  required  interview  must  be   made  by  a  designated                 
  representative of the State Medical Board.                                   
                                                                               
  Senator Kelly  MOVED for  passage of  SCSCSHB 507(HES)  from                 
  committee with  individual  recommendations.   The bill  was                 
  REPORTED  out  of committee  with a  "do  pass", and  with a                 
  fiscal  note  for  the  Department  of Commerce  &  Economic                 
  Development  for $2.5.   Co-chairs  Pearce, Frank,  Senators                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Rieger, Kelly, Sharp and Kerttula signed "do pass."