Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE

Members of the Board
  • Cyd Brandvein, President
  • David Turetsky, OD, Vice President
  • Rachel Michelin, Secretary
  • Madhu Chawla, OD
  • Martha Garcia, CLD, SLD
  • Glenn Kawaguchi, OD
  • Debra McIntyre, OD
  • Mark Morodomi, JD
  • Maria Salazar Sperber, JD
  • Lillian Wang, OD
Action May Be Taken on Any Item Listed on the Agenda

QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING AGENDA

April 20, 2018

Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm or until conclusion of business

Embassy Suites by Hilton San Francisco Airport Waterfront
Solano Room
150 Anza Blvd.
Burlingame, CA 94010

ORDER OF ITEMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

While the Board intends to webcast this meeting, it may not be possible to webcast the entire open meeting due to limitations of resources.

FULL BOARD OPEN SESSION

  1. Call to Order / Roll Call and 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 Sections 11125, 11125.7(a).)

  3. Petition for Reduction of Penalty and Early Termination of Probation

    Gregory Tom, OD

FULL BOARD CLOSED SESSION

  1. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(3), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session for Discussion and Deliberation on the above Petition– and Other Disciplinary Matters

FULL BOARD OPEN SESSION

  1. President's Report

    1. 2019 Board and Committee Meeting Schedule

  2. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes

    1. January 26, 2018

  3. Executive Officer's Report

    1. Federal Trade Commission's Interest in California's Consumer Notice (Prescription Release) Requirement
    2. Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO) – Executive Director's Meeting
    3. ARBO's Bylaws Committee Meeting
    4. FBI Rap Back Program Update
    5. Strategic Plan Update
    6. Enforcement Program
    7. Examination and Licensing Programs
    8. Personnel
    9. Budget

  4. Update and Possible Action on 2017–18 Legislation Impacting the Practice of Optometry, Healing Arts Boards and Department Wide Programs

    1. Optometry

      1. AB 1802 (Salas) Optometry: scope of practice
      2. AB 2444 (Burke) Pupil health: eye and vision health
      3. AB 3184 (Rubio) California State Board of Optometry
      4. SB 1386 (McGuire) Professions and vocations

    2. Healing Arts Boards

      1. AB 1659 (Low) Healing arts boards: inactive licenses
      2. AB 2078 (Daly) Sex offenses: professional services
      3. AB 2193 (Maienschein) Maternal mental health
      4. AB 2461 (Flora and Obernolte)
      5. SB 762 (Hernandez) Healing arts licensee: license activation fee: waiver

    3. Department Wide

      1. AB 767 (Quirk–Silva) Master Business License Act
      2. AB 2138 (Chiu) Licensing boards: denial of application: criminal conviction
      3. AB 2264 (Brough) Professions and vocations: fees
      4. AB 2409 (Kiley) Professions and vocations: occupational regulations
      5. AB 2483 (Voepel) Department of Consumer Affairs: Office of Supervision of Occupational Boards
      6. AB 3183 (Carrillo) Consumers
      7. SB 244 (Lara) Privacy: agencies: personal information
      8. SB 984 (Skinner) State boards and commissions: representation: women
      9. SB 1137 (Vidak) Veterans: professional licensing benefits
      10. SB 1465 (Hill) Professions and vocations: examinations

  5. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding BPC § 3109 Related to Optometrists Accepting Employment

  6. Update by a Representative of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Which May Include Updates Pertaining to the Department's Administrative Services, Human Resources, Enforcement, Information Technology, Communications and Outreach, as Well as Legislative, Regulatory and Policy Matters

  7. Update, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Amendments to Board Member Handbook

  8. Election of Board Officers

  9. Future Agenda Items

  10. Adjournment

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

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 Open Meeting Act. Public comments will be taken on agenda items at the time the specific item is raised. Time limitations will be determined by the Chairperson. The Committee may take action on any item listed on the agenda, unless listed as informational only. Agenda items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. Members of the Board who are not members of this committee may be attending the meeting only as observers.

NOTICE: The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability–related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Evan Gage at (916) 575–7185 or sending a written request to that person at the California State Board of Optometry, 2450 Del Paso Road, Suite 105, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.