Kentucky HB 191: AN ACT relating to consumer protection in eye care. Amend KRS 367.680 to define terms; amend KRS 367.681 to add requirements for prescriptions for visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.683 and 367.684 to make applicable to all contact lens and visual aid glasses sellers and dispensers; amend KRS 367.685 to require fitting based on ocular health; amend KRS 367.686 and 367.687 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to set requirements for performance and operation of assessment mechanisms for contact lenses and visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.688 and 367.690 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; increase the fine for violations to $11,000; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to provide that those sections may be cited as the Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act; APPROPRIATION.

Status: Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 44) (as of 2018-03-30)

State: Kentucky · Session: 2018RS · Bill: HB 191

Sponsors: A. Gentry, A. Hatton, A. Wuchner, B. Reed, B. Rowland, C. Fugate, C. McCoy, D. Bentley, D. Elliott, D. Mayfield, D. Osborne, D. Schamore, G. Brown Jr, G. Watkins, J. Blanton, J. Carney, J. DuPlessis, J. Fischer, J. Gooch Jr., J. Greer, J. Hoover, J. Miller, J. Nemes, J. Petrie, J. Richards

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