Each physician, advanced practice registered nurse and optometrist shall report in writing to the Department of Rehabilitation Services not later than thirty days after a person who is blind comes under his or her private or institutional care within this state. The report of such person shall include the name, address, Social Security number, date of birth, date of diagnosis of blindness and degree of vision. Such reports shall not be open to public inspection.

(1955, S. 1005d; 1961, P.A. 539, S. 9; 1963, P.A. 386, S. 8; P.A. 78-218, S. 205; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 139, 165; P.A. 11-44, S. 20; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 52; P.A. 16-39, S. 8; P.A. 17-202, S. 30.)

History: 1961 act deleted provision defining “blind person”; 1963 act changed name of board; P.A. 78-218 included feminine personal pronoun; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 added requirement that report of each blind person in the care of a physician or optometrist include a social security number, date of birth and date of diagnosis of blindness, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 11-44 replaced “Board of Education and Services for the Blind” with “Bureau of Rehabilitative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 replaced “Bureau of Rehabilitative Services” with “Department of Rehabilitation Services”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 16-39 added reference to advanced practice registered nurse; P.A. 17-202 replaced “within thirty days each blind person coming” with “not later than thirty days after a person who is blind comes” and made a conforming change.