Texas Occupations Code

§ 351.002 — DEFINITIONS

OC § 351.002Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Adnexa" means the lids and drainage system of the eye.

(2)"Board" means the Texas Optometry Board.

(3)"Dispensing optician" or "ophthalmic dispenser" means a person who:

(A)is not an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician; and

(B)sells or delivers to the consumer ophthalmic devices, including fabricated and finished spectacle lenses, frames, and contact lenses, prescribed by an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician.

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Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.151(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.