Ophthalmologists win latest battle in long-running ‘Eyeball Wars’
The 2023 version of the “Eyeball Wars” is officially over, with ophthalmologists coming out on top.
The House on Thursday voted 78-34 to pass SB 230, a top priority for Senate President Kathleen Passidomo.
The bill essentially bans anyone but medical doctors and osteopathic physicians from using the word “physician” in their advertisements and daily interactions with patients.
Dentists, podiatrists and chiropractors, whose underlying governing statute describes them as physicians, will continue to be allowed to call themselves physicians.
The House had tagged an amendment onto SB 230 earlier in the week that would have allowed optometrists to continue to use the word physician. Rep. Ralph Ma...
