Texas Occupations Code

§ 353.154 — SHORT-TERM PRESCRIPTION

OC § 353.154Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 353. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION ACT · Art. D. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS

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If a physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist writes a contact lens prescription for a period of less than one year, the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist shall:

(1)give the patient a verbal explanation of the reason for the action at the time of the action; and

(2)maintain in the patient's records a written explanation of the reason.

Legislative history

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