Forty-four 44 notifications were closed nationally by 30 June 2013 and of those 29 were managed outside of NSW.Of the 29 cases closed under the National Sche, the Optometry Board of Australia determined:
– that no further action was required or that the notification should be handled by the health complaints entity that had received the notification in 28 cases;
– imposed conditions on the registration of one practitioner; and
– the board published new or revised documents: guidelines for use of scheduled medicine and continuing professional development and Continuing professional development registration standard.
OBA chair, Mr Colin Waldron, said effective and proportionate regulation was the constant goal of all national boards.”Every decision national boards make consciously focuses on striking the right balance between public safety and facilitating access to health services,” Mr Waldron said.The 2012/13 National Sche Annual Report, which includes the report from the Optometry Board of Australia, was published on 1 Novber.
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