HEARINGS

BEFORE

SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETIETH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 595, H.R. 732, H.R. 1283, H.R. 10075,
H.R. 12251, H.R. 12276, and H.R. 12297

TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

CONTENTS

H.R. 1283 (Sisk), to revise existing law relating to the examination,

licensure, registration, and regulation of optometrists and the practice

of optometry in the District of Columbia..

H.R. 12276 (Sisk, Dole, Adams, Teague, Fuqua, Walker, Skubitz),
revised bill..

H.R. 12297 (Nelsen, Clausen), revised bill.

Staff memorandum..

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Study of proposed legislation and section analysis (Library of Congress) __ 24-32

STATEMENTS

American Optometric Association:

Hofstetter, Dr. Henry W., Director of the Division of Optometry,

Indiana University.

Judd, Dr. W., Chairman, Committee on Legislation__

Kohn, Harold, General Counsel.

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District of Columbia Government:

Heath, Dr. F. C., Deputy Director, Department of Public Health..

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Moyer, Thomas, Esq., Assistant Corporation Counsel.

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District of Columbia Medical Society:

Albert, Dr. Dan, Past President.

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Alper, Melvin G., President, Section on Ophthalmology.

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Kling, Dr. Robert, Program Director, Ophthalmology Service of

Georgetown University Hospital Medical School...--

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Magee, Warren, Counsel

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Perraut, Dr. L. Edward, Immediate Past President, Section of

Ophthalmology-

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District of Columbia Public Health Association, Leo Goodman, Chairman,
Legislative Committee__.

Fuqua, Hon. Don, Representative in Congress from the State of Florida.
Guild of Prescription Opticians of America, Guild of Prescription Opti-
cians of Washington, D.C., and the District of Columbia Association of
Dispensing Opticians:

McLeod, William N., representing Sterling Optical Company, Kay Jewelry

Stores in Washington, Kinsman Optical Co., and Vent-Air Contract Lens

Specialists.

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Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade, Osby L. Weir, Secretary-

Missouri Optometric Association, Inc., Albert E. Schoenbeck, Counsel

National Association of Optometrists and Opticians, Inc., Dr. Galen E.

Rowe, Jr., President___

Corns, Dr. Robert G., Lowell, Indiana, Member, Legal Affairs Com-

mittee, American Optometric Assn., Inc...

MacCracken, Mr. William P., Jr., Attorney.

Warren, Dr. Evart F., Arlington, Virginia.

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Sears, Roebuck & Co., Osby L. Weir, General Manager, Washington area.

Sisk, Hon. B. F., a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali-

fornia..

Sterling Optical Company, Alvin M. Stein, General Counsel..

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United Optical Workers Union, Local 408, International Union of Electrical

Workers, AFL-CIO, New York City:

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United Optical Workers Union.

dated August 25, 1967 to Chairman McMillan___

District of Columbia Government:

Analysis of H. R. 595, H.R. 732 and H. R. 1283_.

Barstow, Ralph, letter dated March 9, 1967 to Chairman McMillan

Contact Lens Society of America, Frank B. Sanning, President, letter

Letter dated May 18, 1967, from Walter N. Tobriner, President,

Board of Commissioners, to Chairman McMillan..

Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia, Dr. Edward

A. Kane, Chairman, Health Committee, and Mrs. Edward B. Morris,

Secretary, submitting resolution..

Library of Congress, Robert M. Ujevich, Legislative Attorney, American

Law Division, letter dated June 8, 1967 to the Committee, study and

analysis of proposed legislation, and comparison with present law

National Newspaper Association, Theodore Serrill, Executive Vice Presi-
dent, statement__

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Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Anthony Maz-
zocchi, Citizenship-Director, statement-

State laws, resume of pertinent sections of

Texas Optometric Association, Charles M. Babb, attorney, statement..

United Optical Workers Union, correspondence..

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Washington, D.C. Publishers Association, Henry C. Gronkiewicz, Ex-

ecutive Director, letter dated June 2, 1967 to Chairman Sisk and state-

ment...

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