FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill to regulate online renewals of prescriptions for contact lenses and glasses.
The Kentucky House sent the measure to Gov. Matt Bevin on an 88-0 vote Monday.
Before voting for final passage, the House accepted changes made to the bill by senators.
The original bill required real-time interaction between an eye doctor and a patient seeking a prescription. The Senate voted to strike that requirement and the House accepted it.
The measure comes as more companies offer eye exams through a smart phone app, marketing it as a way to save a trip and some money on something as simple as a prescription renewal. The bill would regulate the industry for the first time in Kentucky.
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The legislation is House Bill 191.
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