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SB271 • 2026

AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.

AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
S. Meredith
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
02/26/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.

AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 320.410 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) Ocular devices approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration as a drug, 4
including but not limited to contact lenses, that contain and deliver pharmaceutical 5
agents pursuant to a prescription from a physician or osteopath licensed under KRS 6
Chapter 311 or a licensed optometrist as authorized in KRS 320.240 shall be fitted 7
by an ophthalmologist licensed as a physician under KRS Chapter 311 or an 8
optometrist licensed under this chapter. 9
(2) Ocular devices containing or delivering pharmaceutical agents may be dispensed by 10
a licensed optometrist as authorized in KRS 320.240 or an ophthalmologist licensed 11
as a physician under KRS Chapter 311. 12
(3) [Nothing in ]This section shall not be construed to: 13
(a) Expand the prescriptive authority of an optometrist licensed under this 14
chapter; or 15
(b) Prohibit, limit, or restrict a pharmacist licensed under KRS Chapter 315 from 16
dispensing a prescription for an ocular device that contains a pharmaceutical 17
agent. 18