Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Friday, May 31, 2024

Time: 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. or until completion of business

Link:

https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m8b6f5210719b1b366cbf503a110e6717

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Webinar number: 2486 573 8295
Webinar password: CSBO531

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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Department of Consumer Affairs
Hearing Room
1625 North Market Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95834

The California State Board of Optometry (CSBO) will hold a public meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024. Members of the public may attend the meeting either in–person at the physical location listed above or via the Webex platform. Member Linden, Member Sims, Member Klepa, and Member Garcia will remotely participate in the meeting via the Webex platform, pursuant to Government Code, section 11123.5. A CSBO staff member will be present at the in–person meeting location.

Members of the public may, but are not obligated to, provide their names or personal information when observing or participating in the meeting. When signing into the Webex platform, participants may be asked for their name and email address. Participants who choose not to provide their names will need to provide a unique identifier such as their initials or another alternative, so that the meeting moderator can identify individuals who Consumer Protection, Public Relations, and Outreach Committee Meeting Teleconference Meeting Agenda April 5, 2024 wish to make public comment; participants who choose not to provide their email address may utilize a fictitious email address like in the following sample format: XXXXX@mailinator.com.

To avoid lack of access due to potential technical difficulties, please contact us with written comments via Contact Form prior to the meeting.

Action may be taken on any item on the agenda in any order.

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1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Establishment of a Quorum

2. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda

   Note: The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting (Government Code § 11125, § 11125.3 § 11125.7(a).)

3. Discussion and Possible Approval of Meeting Minutes

   1. February 16, 2024 Board Meeting

4. Discussion and Possible Action on Department of Consumer Affairs Update

   1. Executive Office
   2. Budget Office
      1. Fund condition

5. Discussion and Possible Action on Board President's Report

   1. Welcome Member Dawson, CLD/SLD
   2. Board Officer Elections
   3. Discussion of Board and Committee Composition

6. Presentation from Dr. Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLA, FBCLA, Director of Optometry, University of California, Davis, Regarding Ocular Surface Disease: Exploring the Impact of Hormonal Influence

7. Discussion and Possible Action to Initiate a Rulemaking to Adopt Title 16 California Code of Regulations, Article 11.5, Section 1572, Relating to Radio Frequency Technology and Devices

8. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Modified Text and Responses to Comments and Continue Rulemaking to Amend Title 16 California Code of Regulations Sections 1505 and 1524, and Adopt Sections 1583 – 1587, Mobile Optometric Office Program

9. Discussion and Possible Action on Executive Officer's Report

   1. Program Update
   2. Enforcement Program
      1. Statistical Review, Quarter 3, Fiscal Year 2023–2024
      2. Continuing Education Audit Statistics

   3. Examination and Licensing Programs
      1. Statistical Review, Quarter 3, Fiscal Year 2023–2024

   4. Regulatory Update
      1. Mobile Optometric Office
      2. Implementation of AB 458
      3. Optometry Disciplinary Guidelines
      4. Optician Program Omnibus Regulatory Changes
      5. Dispensing Optician Disciplinary Guidelines
      6. Requirements for Glaucoma Certification

10. Update and Possible Discussion and Action on 2023–24 Legislation

    1. AB 1028 (McKinnor) Reporting of crimes: mandated reporters
    2. AB 1570 (Low) Optometry: certification to perform advanced procedures
    3. AB 1991 (Bonta) Licensee and registrant records
    4. AB 2327 (Wendy Carrillo) Optometry: mobile optometric offices: regulations
    5. AB 3137 (Flora) Department of Consumer Affairs
    6. SB 340 (Eggman) Medi–Cal: eyeglasses: Prison Industry Authority
    7. SB 1310 (Grove) Serious felonies
    8. SB 1451 (Ashby) Professions and Vocations
    9. SB 1468 (Ochoa Bogh and Roth) Healing arts boards: informational and educational materials for prescribers of narcotics: federal "Three Day Rule"
    10. SB 1485 (Gonzalez) Consumer complaints

11. Future Agenda Items

12. Closed Session

    1. Pursuant to Government Code, section 11126, subd. (c)(3), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session for Discussion, Deliberation, and Possible Action on Disciplinary Matters

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The mission of the California State Board of Optometry is to protect the health and safety of California consumers through licensing, registration, education, and regulation of the practice of Optometry and Opticianry.

Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers or to maintain a quorum. Meetings of the California State Board of Optometry and its committees are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Bagley–Keene Open Meeting Act. Public comments will generally be taken on agenda items at the time the specific item is raised. Please respect time limits, which the Chairperson may request on an as–needed basis to accommodate all interested speakers and the full agenda.

The meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request disability–related accommodations, use the contact information below. Please submit your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting to help ensure the availability of the accommodation.

Contact Person: Erica Bautista
2450 Del Paso Road, Suite 105
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 575–7170
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