Georgia Secretary of State Press Office

Actions Taken by the Georgia State Board of Optometry at its February 4 Meeting

Macon, Ga.�The Georgia State Board of Optometry held its meeting via teleconference on Monday, February 4, 2008.

The Board voted to post the following rule for revision:

Rule 430-2-.04: Continuing Education of Requirements; Approval of Educational Programs: The proposed rule is to condition the approval of educational programs upon the use of the ARBO-OE Tracker Program and to require that licensees maintain proof of attendance at continuing education programs for three years in case the hours are not registered by the program provider with the ARBO-OE Tracker Program.

A complete synopsis with the exact changes showing the current, added or deleted wording is available for downloading at the following website: http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/optometry.

The Board voted to accept the following Cease and Desist Orders for unlicensed practice:

Andy Young, Top Beauty Supply, Lawrenceville
Muhawesh Hijad, Beauty Queen, Albany

The Board voted to accept the following licensee by re-instatement:

Erich Bauman, Duluth

The Board voted to accept the following licensees by examination:

Fukuzato, Ricardo Y., Cumming
Gupta, Rahul Kumar, Charleston, SC
Gamble, Nacondus, Grayson, Charleston, SC
McCarty, Zachary Stuart. Chattanooga, TN
Gerber, Steven D., Atlanta
Kennedy, Sarah Anne, Winter Garden, FL
Shea, Michael Patrick, Corinth, TX
Vaishnav, Heer Rinku, Atlanta
Rossello, David Anthony, Decatur, IL
Cappelli, Rena, Plantation, FL
Fiedler, Catherine Maria, Palm Beach, FL
DiMeglio, Debra, Jersey City, NJ
Browne, Ebony Yohari, Norcross
Davidoff, Elina K., Cordova, TN
Atkinson, Gary Brian, Athens

The Georgia Board of Optometry will hold their next meeting Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 10:00 am at the Professional Licensing Boards Division in Macon, Georgia.

For Immediate Release February 6, 2008	FFI Contact: Matt Carrothers Director of Media Relations 404-656-4269

Actions Taken by the Georgia State Board of Optometry at its February 4 Meeting Macon, Ga.�The Georgia State Board of Optometry held its meeting via teleconference on Monday, February 4, 2008. The Board voted to post the following rule for revision: Rule 430-2-.04: Continuing Education of Requirements; Approval of Educational Programs: The proposed rule is to condition the approval of educational programs upon the use of the ARBO-OE Tracker Program and to require that licensees maintain proof of attendance at continuing education programs for three years in case the hours are not registered by the program provider with the ARBO-OE Tracker Program. A complete synopsis with the exact changes showing the current, added or deleted wording is available for downloading at the following website: http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/optometry. The Board voted to accept the following Cease and Desist Orders for unlicensed practice: Andy Young, Top Beauty Supply, Lawrenceville Muhawesh Hijad, Beauty Queen, Albany The Board voted to accept the following licensee by re-instatement: Erich Bauman, Duluth The Board voted to accept the following licensees by examination: Fukuzato, Ricardo Y., Cumming Gupta, Rahul Kumar, Charleston, SC Gamble, Nacondus, Grayson, Charleston, SC McCarty, Zachary Stuart. Chattanooga, TN Gerber, Steven D., Atlanta Kennedy, Sarah Anne, Winter Garden, FL Shea, Michael Patrick, Corinth, TX Vaishnav, Heer Rinku, Atlanta Rossello, David Anthony, Decatur, IL Cappelli, Rena, Plantation, FL Fiedler, Catherine Maria, Palm Beach, FL DiMeglio, Debra, Jersey City, NJ Browne, Ebony Yohari, Norcross Davidoff, Elina K., Cordova, TN Atkinson, Gary Brian, Athens The Georgia Board of Optometry will hold their next meeting Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 10:00 am at the Professional Licensing Boards Division in Macon, Georgia.