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Tex. Occ. Code § 353.201

LIABILITY FOR USE OF 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 physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist is not liable for a patient's subsequent use of a contact lens prescription if:

(1) the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist does not reexamine the patient; and

(2) the patient's condition, age, general health, and susceptibility to an adverse reaction caused by or related to the use of contact lenses or other factors result in the patient no longer being a proper candidate for the contact lens prescribed.

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