Hawaii Board of Optometry – February 13, 2023

Date:

Monday, 02/13/2023

Start Time:

09:00 AM

Place:

Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

Agenda

HAWAII BOARD OF OPTOMETRY

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

AGENDA

Date: February 13, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m.

In-Person Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

Meeting HRH King Kalakaua Building

Location: 335 Merchant Street, First Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Virtual Virtual Videoconference Meeting – Zoom Webinar

Participation: (use link below)

https://dcca-hawaii-gov.zoom.us/

Phone: 1+3462487799

Meeting ID: https://dcca-hawaii-gov.zoom.us/j/98181880006

Agenda: Posted on the State electronic calendar as required by Hawaii Revised Statutes (”HRS”) section 92-7(b).

If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please email your testimony to optometry@dcca.hawaii.gov or submit by hard copy mail to: Attn: Hawaii Board of Optometry, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

INTERNET ACCESS:

To view the meeting and provide live oral testimony, please use the link at the top of the agenda. You will be asked to enter your name. The Board requests that you enter your full name, but you may use a pseudonym or other identifier if you wish to remain anonymous. You will also be asked for an email address. You may fill in this field with any entry in an email format, e.g., *****@***mail.com.

Your microphone will be automatically muted. When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may click the Raise Hand button found on your Zoom screen to indicate that you wish to testify about that agenda item. The Chairperson will individually enable each testifier to unmute their microphone. When recognized by the Chairperson, please unmute your microphone before speaking and mute your microphone after you finish speaking.

Hawaii Board of Optometry

Agenda for February 23, 2023 Meeting

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PHONE ACCESS:

If you cannot get internet access, you may get audio-only access by calling the Zoom Phone Number listed at the top on the agenda.

Upon dialing the number, you will be prompted to enter the Meeting ID which is also listed at the top of the agenda. After entering the Meeting ID, you will be asked to either enter your panelist number or wait to be admitted into the meeting. You will not have a panelist number. So, please wait until you are admitted into the meeting.

When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may indicate you want to testify by entering “*” and then “9” on your phone’s keypad. After entering “*” and then “9”, a voice prompt will let you know that the host of the meeting has been notified. When recognized by the Chairperson, you may unmute yourself by pressing “*” and then “6” on your phone. A voice prompt will let you know that you are unmuted. Once you are finished speaking, please enter “*” and then “6” again to mute yourself.

For both internet and phone access, when testifying, you will be asked to identify yourself and the organization, if any, that you represent. Each testifier will be limited to five minutes of testimony per agenda item.

If connection to the meeting is lost for more than 30 minutes, the meeting will be continued on a specified date and time. This information will be provided on the Board’s website at http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/optometry/meeting_schedule/.

Instructions to attend State of Hawaii virtual board meetings may be found online at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2020/08/State-of-Hawaii-Virtual-Board-Attendee-Instructions.pdf.

The Board may move into Executive Session to consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”).

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2022

3. Chapter 91, HRS, Adjudicatory Matters

a. Settlement Agreement in the Matter of the Optometrist’s License of Nidha Nathani, O.D.;

OPT 2022-7-L

Hawaii Board of Optometry

Agenda for February 23, 2023 Meeting

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4. Applications

a. Ratifications

Approved for DPA Certification

OD997 IVY KHA

OD998 AKSHAY PATIL

OD999 TU BAHN

OD1000 JAMES THOMPSON

Approved for TPA Certification

OD990 CAMERAN DRAKE

OD991 GOLIE KEOVAN

5. Request for CE Program Approval

a. New Course Request

INDEX #

PROGRAM TITLE

SPONSOR’S NAME

DATE

LOCATION

HOURS REQUESTED

TPA HOURS

REQUESTED

23-001

2022-Holiday CE in Paradise

Jenkins Eye Care

12/7/2022

Oahu Country Club

2

2

23-002

Interesting Cataract and Refractive Surgery Cases

Aloha Laser Vision

12/15/2022

Zoom

1

1

23-003

Optometric CE in Paradise: Kona

Jenkins Eye Care

11/17/2022

Four Seasons

1

1

23-004

Retinal Detachment Management

Hawaii Vision Specialists

3/22/2023

Hilo, HI

2

2

6. New Business

a. Email Inquiry – Maritza Mora, Legal and Compliance Project Manager, SenderraRX.com

Do optometrists in Hawaii have the authority to prescribe self-injectable medications?

b. For Informational Purposes Only – NBEO 2023 Changes and Announcements

7. Executive Officer Report

a. ARBO 2023 Annual Meeting – June 18-20 – Alexandria, Virginia

Hawaii Board of Optometry

Agenda for February 23, 2023 Meeting

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8. Next Board Meeting

Monday, May 22, 2023

9:00 a.m.

Virtual Videoconference Meeting – Zoom Webinar

And

In-Person Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

Meeting HRH King Kalakaua Building

Location: 335 Merchant Street, First Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

8. Adjournment

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Kerrie Shahan at (808) 586-2705, or email optometry@dcca.hawaii.gov as soon as possible, preferably within two (2) business days of the meeting. If a response is received after that date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy

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