Sec. 352.202. CONTACT LENS DISPENSING  


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  • (a) A person registered under this chapter may not dispense contact lenses other than from a contact lens prescription that specifies that the prescription is for contact lenses.

    (b) Except as provided by Section 351.005 or 352.203, a registered contact lens dispenser may not:

    (1) dispense contact lenses from the prescription of a physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist in a manner that adjusts or alters the specific, written instructions of the prescribing practitioner; or

    (2) unless directed or approved by a physician:

    (A) take any measurements of the eye or the cornea; or

    (B) evaluate the physical fit of contact lenses.

    (c) A person who violates this section is considered to be practicing medicine or optometry or therapeutic optometry without a license.

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