Agenda for Board of Registration in Optometry meeting — June 21, 2023

Meeting called to order:

• Teleconference procedures
• Roll call vote for attendance

Board Business:

• March 15, 2023 public session minutes
• March 15, 2023 executive session minutes

Correspondence:

• Timeline for accreditation Council on Optometric Education phase out of accreditation council on Optometric Education Accreditation of Optometric Technician Programs
• Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry letter from Optometric Examining Board of Canada to state boards
• Erroneous information distributed by Optometric Examining Board of Canada regarding National Board of Examiners in Optometry

Discussion:

• Board meetings
  • • section 40 of chapter 2 of the acts of 2023, signed into law on March 29, 2023: meeting via electronic means
• Quarterly probation report to Massachusetts Board of Registration for the period March 15, 2023 to June 8, 2023: Steven Tittl, O.D
• Prescriber training course requirement pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94C, s. 18(e)

Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of meeting:

Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, s. 21(a)(1) to discuss an individual’s health rather than professional competence and s. 21(a)(7) to maintain confidentiality of highly personal data to comply with G.L. c. 4, s. 7 para. 26(c) and G.L. c. 214, s. 1B:

• petition for reinstatement re: 2022-000587-IT-ENF

Cases, Investigative Conference, Settlement Offers [Closed session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112 §65C]: Investigative Matters and Settlement Offers- [Closed Session Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 65C]: