STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 890

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed By Senator Sinagra)

ADOPTED: MARCH 10, 1997

      This bill amends section 1 of P.L.1983, c.28 (C.26:2H-12.1) to permit optometrists to practice in hospitals. These amendments, which are technical in nature, reflect the changes to that section of law which were made by P.L.1995, c.310.