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Tex. Occ. Code § 353.152

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION

Known as the Contact Lens Prescription Act

The act spans §§ 353–353 (23 sections).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A contact lens prescription must contain, at a minimum:

(1) the patient's name;

(2) the date the prescription was issued;

(3) the manufacturer of the contact lens to be dispensed, if needed;

(4) the expiration date of the prescription;

(5) the signature of the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist or a verification of the prescription described by Section 353.1015;

(6) if the prescription is issued by an optometrist, specification information required by Texas Optometry Board rule; and

(7) if the prescription is issued by a physician, specification information required by Texas Medical Board rule.

(b) The Texas Optometry Board and the Texas Medical Board may adopt rules regarding the contents of a prescription for contact lenses.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.