Sec. 353.153. TERM OF PRESCRIPTION. A physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist may not issue a contact lens prescription that expires before the first anniversary of the date the patient's prescription parameters are determined, unless a shorter prescription period is warranted by the patient's ocular health or by potential harm to the patient's ocular health.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Professions Related to Eyes and Vision
Chapter 353 - Contact Lens Prescription Act
Subchapter D. Contact Lens Prescriptions
Section 353.151. Directions for Independent Dispenser; Delegation
Section 353.152. Requirements for Contact Lens Prescription
Section 353.153. Term of Prescription
Section 353.154. Short-Term Prescription
Section 353.155. Extension of Prescription
Section 353.156. Patient Access to Prescription; Timing
Section 353.157. Limitations on or Refusal to Give Prescription
Section 353.158. Prohibited Action by Physician, Optometrist, or Therapeutic Optometrist
Section 353.159. Waiver or Disclaimer of Liability Prohibited