Meeting Agenda

State Board for Optometry

NYS Education Department
Office of the Professions
1411 Broadway
10th Floor - Conference Room MMM
New York, NY

Friday, September 16, 2011 · 9:30 a.m.

1. Welcome & Introduction
2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting
3. Chairperson's Report
4. Executive Secretary's Report
5. Board Certification/Workforce Presentation -- Dr. David A. Heath, President, SUNY College of Optometry
6. Office Assistants
   • Discuss the use of office assistants to give instructions to patients (specifically contact lenses)
7. Legislation Update
   • Discuss legislation which now authorizes OD's to prescribe occupational therapy
8. Old Business
   • Phase III
9. New Business
• School Vision Guidelines -- hyperopia
10. Adjournment