Texas Occupations Code

§ 353.201 — LIABILITY FOR USE OF PRESCRIPTION

OC § 353.201Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 353. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION ACT · Art. E. LIABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT

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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.

Legislative history

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