Texas Occupations Code
§ 353.157 — LIMITATIONS ON OR REFUSAL TO GIVE PRESCRIPTION
OC § 353.157Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 353. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION ACT · Art. D. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist may exclude categories of contact lenses from a contact lens prescription if the exclusion is clinically indicated.
(b)Notwithstanding Section 353.156, a physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist may refuse to give a contact lens prescription to a patient if:
(1)the patient's ocular health presents a contraindication for contact lenses;
(2)refusal is warranted due to potential harm to the patient's ocular health;
(3)the patient has a medical condition indicating that:
(A)the patient's ocular health would be damaged if the prescription were released to the patient; or
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Legislative history
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.