Regulation of laboratory practices of optometrists

The commissioner of health has the authority to regulate the laboratory practices of optometrists to ensure that such practices are in full compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) ( 42 U.S.C. § 263a ). Acts 1993, ch. 295, § 9. The commissioner of health has the authority to regulate the laboratory practices of optometrists to ensure that such practices are in full compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) ( 42 U.S.C. § 263a ). Acts 1993, ch. 295, § 9.