Pam Bergsma has been fighting for a device that should be used in standard eye exams called an opthalmoscope ever since her grandson Joey died from Retinoblastoma.
She has appeared every year in front of our commission telling her story and Tuesday night she mentioned that she finally has headway in possibly getting a bill passed in the Florida Legislature House bill 67 and Senate bill 46. Her perseverance has finally paid off.
HB 67: Eye Care for Newborns and Infants
GENERAL BILL by Jacobs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caruso ; Fernandez ; Good ; Jenne ; Polsky ; Silvers ; Stark
Eye Care for Newborns and Infants; Requires certain
eye examination for newborns; requires that coverage for children under
health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts include
certain eye examinations for newborns & infants.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020 Last Action: 9/23/2019 House - Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
2 comments:
That's a nice story Lynn. I hope it works out. I know that's one of the conditions they treat at St. Jude's.
Great going Pam
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