Kimberly Reed, OD, FAAO,; (Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was republished June 25, 2014, in Volume 40, No. 123, of the Florida Administrative Register.) Petitioner seeks the Board's determination that use of the PROKERA® biological ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Optometry

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Optometry has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Kimberly Reed, OD, FAAO, on May 13, 2014. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was republished June 25, 2014, in Volume 40, No. 123, of the Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner seeks the Board’s determination that use of the PROKERA® biological contact lens bandage is authorized under Florida law and that its use falls within the scope of practice of “optometry,” as defined in §463.002(7), F.S. The Board’s Order, filed September 16, 2014, issues a declaratory statement that the use of PROKERA® in the manner specified in the Petition is within the scope of the practice of optometry as used in §463.002(7), F.S.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Adrienne Rodgers, Executive Director, Board of Optometry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257, [phone], [e-mail].