(1) A licensed practitioner shall keep on file for a period of at least 2 years any prescription she or he writes.
(2)(a) A licensed practitioner shall make available to the patient or her or his agent any spectacle prescription or duplicate copy determined for that patient. Such prescription shall be considered a valid prescription to be filled for a period of 5 years.
(b) A licensed practitioner shall make available to the patient or her or his agent any daily wear soft contact lens prescription or duplicate copy determined for that patient. Such prescription shall be considered a valid prescription to be filled for a period of 2 years.
History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 236, ch. 97-103.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
463.005 - Authority of the Board.
463.0055 - Administration and Prescription of Ocular Pharmaceutical Agents.
463.0057 - Optometric Faculty Certificate.
463.006 - Licensure and Certification by Examination.
463.007 - Renewal of License; Continuing Education.
463.009 - Supportive Personnel.
463.011 - Exhibition of License.
463.012 - Prescriptions; Filing; Release; Duplication.
463.013 - Optometric Services for Certain Public Agencies.
463.0135 - Standards of Practice.
463.014 - Certain Acts Prohibited.
463.0141 - Reports of Adverse Incidents in the Practice of Optometry.
463.015 - Violations and Penalties.
463.016 - Grounds for Disciplinary Action; Action by the Board.